Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lothar was still only in the lower clerical orders , those of the deacon , he had to be ordained priest , which could only take place on the ember days , so accordingly the ceremonies were delayed until Saturday and Sunday 21/22 February , six weeks after the election . |
| 2 | His conclusion that there was no duress where the defendant could only put pressure on the plaintiff by the institution of proceedings , to which proceedings there would have been available the defence which ultimately prevailed , was , in my view , unimpeachable since there is ample authority for the view that a mere threat of action does not per se constitute duress . |
| 3 | There was so much about her that Louise admired , she could only suspend judgement on the rest . |
| 4 | But David Bulman , for the objectors , said only 12 full-time jobs would be created and that local people could already play football on the common free of charge . |
| 5 | It could also throw light on the process by which they trap carbon dioxide in the atmosphere . |
| 6 | Exchange could also take place on the basis of ideological support , commitment or obligation , as has often been the case between public enterprise unions and social democratic governments . |
| 7 | Similarly , the value of a reinvestigation could be weakened if , instead of co-operating , the suspect leaves his explanation for the trial , when not only can it not be investigated but when it could also cast doubt on the value of any re-investigation that has taken place . |
| 8 | The girls who sign up for fashion 's survival course say they could n't imagine life on the other side of the camera . |