Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 First , the club could not afford large-scale spending on players : the payment of £200 for Lloyd Davies in 1907 strained its resources to the limit .
2 You could always smear sticky treacle on the bit or make sure the bit is always warm before it goes into her mouth .
3 The pilot could also give vital information on Syria 's air force .
4 Barbarian invasion or civil war could also bring vast unpopularity on the Christians , cast as scapegoats .
5 But the experience and achievements being gained there could also have far-reaching impact on the sort of work that will remain inside an organisation 's premises .
6 It could never take regulatory action on the basis of a criticism or a complaint alone .
7 It could never take regulatory action on the basis of a criticism or a complaint alone
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