Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh great competition it was , in my day about who could build the best stack er you know both in the hay coles and the and the harvest time . |
| 2 | You could adapt the dapper Dad 's card to include a smart tie or even a pair of cufflinks . |
| 3 | Although laser discs are used today mainly for music , you could pack the whole Encyclopaedia Britannica onto one of them , and read it out using the same laser technique . |
| 4 | No one by 1989 could doubt the Prime Minister 's stamina as , politically , a long-distance runner . |
| 5 | I suppose we could do a classified count er on the A four eight seven sort of a bit away if we wanted a proper classified count could n't we ? |
| 6 | And she could feel the little man 's shocked reproach when he replied . |
| 7 | She could see the older woman 's eyes darting incredulously over her , swiftly assessing style , quality , cost , as she stumbled through vague expressions of welcome and gratitude . |
| 8 | But we felt the tables themselves , could provide a useful background er and in having had them compiled , they point up some rather interesting issues , which we would return to eventually . |
| 9 | Hawke tries to shoot down the rebel pilots : Robert Milliken reports on a bitter dispute which could cost the Australian government A100m dollars |
| 10 | If this description sounds familiar , you could enter the 1993 Sainsbury 's Wine Taste Challenge . |
| 11 | The the conclusions of the National Rivers Authority erm and the the Water Authority was that er in general terms er the location of a new settlement could have a significant impact er on local land drainage . |
| 12 | ‘ And if we do manage to land all the players we are thinking off we could have the best Queen 's team since the early 80s . |
| 13 | I could hear the young man 's hiccoughy laughter all over again , this time with more telling effect . |
| 14 | Mrs Plumptry 's words came into her head , and she could hear the old lady 's delighted cackle . |
| 15 | Speaking at a press conference on security , Reagan raised the banner for a new approach to national defence — a move away from massive retaliation toward a new defensive technology , hovering in space , that could nullify the Soviet Union 's arsenal of missiles . |
| 16 | I could undertake a whole week 's worth and then |
| 17 | And I ca n't believe Frank would be holding anything back if he thought it could save a young girl 's life . ’ |
| 18 | He would reject the 100 outstanding applications for GM status ( including the nine unfortunate schools given preliminary approval to go ahead in September ) , and could reduce the existing schools ' funding and capital for building improvements . |
| 19 | A nome could get a good night 's sleep in one of those . ’ |
| 20 | " Only one thing could open the French people 's eyes — fear , " he had told one of his former advisers shortly after resigning in 1946 . |
| 21 | The EC 's Common Transport Policy could frustrate the British Government 's aim of privatising the rail network , Professor John Hibbs has warned . |
| 22 | There was no way in which he could turn a young man 's allegiance completely against his motherland in just three weeks . |
| 23 | It was certainly a surprise to Watney 's , which for the previous four months had been planning its own takeover bid for Truman 's , so that it could close the high-cost Mann 's site . |
| 24 | But in December 1985 United States ’ officials indicated that they could accept a United Nations ' agreement if it led to a ‘ comprehensive and just settlement ’ , involving a short time frame for Soviet withdrawal and self-determination . |