Example sentences of "could [vb infin] a [adj] [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sir Paul would be grateful if Commander Dalgliesh could spare a few minutes to see him . |
| 2 | My guess is that the bozo could make a half-headed attempt to chase after the car , but more likely he will not . |
| 3 | The two maxi-sloops , Lawrie Smith 's Rothmans , of Britain , and Pierre Fehlmann 's Merit , of Switzerland , could make a last-day attempt to overtake the two New Zealand ketches , swinging up the West Australian coast to make full use of the sea breeze . |
| 4 | Or he could make a determined effort to solve the mystery , whatever the risk . |
| 5 | Perhaps we could instigate a national drive to recycle on a grand scale — from restaurants , BR etc — and sell them as a peat alternative ! |
| 6 | He found that he could direct a free horse to choose the correct feed bucket — the one containing oats whilst the others were empty — by visualising in his own mind the oats lying in the bottom of the bucket . |
| 7 | William III , helped by the ‘ Protestant wind ’ that kept the English navy pinned in harbour while William 's Dutch fleet could choose a convenient place to land , was able to carry out a successful invasion with quite a substantial military force , so the events of the 1680s underlined the possibility that James II might be able to make a successful return from exile . |
| 8 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 9 | That type of change would enable one to say honestly that a redirection of the money already spent could do a great deal to improve the situation of farmers . |
| 10 | I will not insult you by asking you to be my servant , Burkett , but nevertheless I could use a good man to drive this coach down to Grasmere , get me some fishing over a few days , be prepared to go the odd errand — about a week in all I would guess . |
| 11 | Castle Drachenfels could provide a mind-numbing complication to add to the events of Empire in Flames . |
| 12 | It is clear from equations ( 3.14 ) and ( 3.16 ) that we could employ a two-stage procedure to obtain estimators of α t , α t and the 's , which are ‘ consistent ’ in the formal statistical sense . |
| 13 | The decision is discussed more fully below , but it is of importance in the present context because the House of Lords explicitly disapproved of statements made in the Court of Appeal that a court could exercise a general power to consider whether the decision reached was fair and reasonable . |
| 14 | Perhaps I could induce a socialist government to take The priory off our hands . |
| 15 | The judge also ruled that medical staff could administer a painkilling sedative to assist him in the process . |
| 16 | With Kosovo and Vojvodina under his belt and Montenegro to come ( perhaps after a referendum there leading to that republic 's formal incorporation into Serbia ) , he could have a respectable country to run . |
| 17 | It could be coincidental or it could have a great deal to do with it . ’ |
| 18 | But these children could have a wonderful chance to improve their skills . |
| 19 | Perhaps , perhaps you could take a few moments to show me the house , your room , where you work ? ’ |
| 20 | He argues : ‘ I have little doubt that on average we will see a premium of about a third , but it could take a few weeks to get there . |
| 21 | He found it ironic that anyone who supported the Anglo-Irish Agreement could oppose a modest measure to introduce divorce ( Irish Times , 28 June 1986 ) . |
| 22 | The drop in support for the government parties after less than five months in power was widely attributed to growing scepticism about whether the government could produce a workable programme to tackle the country 's economic crisis . |
| 23 | Management may be able to establish Newco , obtain commitments to subscribe share capital from the employees and collect in their money , which could support a bridging loan to enable Newco to acquire Target and thus become a holding company . |
| 24 | We could list a thousand reasons to visit Germany , and in fact we do — out new ‘ Calendar of Events ’ service has logged every major event in all the major cities . |
| 25 | THE Treasury could receive a substantial boost to tax revenues next month because of attempts to take income before April 5 so that it would not be taxed at the Labour party 's threatened high rates . |
| 26 | BRITAIN could lose a valuable opportunity to help the growth of democracy in Eastern Europe by failing to give total commitment to the European Community , the Labour leader , Mr Neil Kinnock , said in East Berlin yesterday . |
| 27 | The circle members identified the problems and began talks with a local company , Consolidated Holdings which could supply a re-usable strap to do the job of a batch of bands . |
| 28 | If the quality of what 's available leaves a little to be desired , perhaps we could get a professional photographer to supply what is required , but I would need early warning of this . |
| 29 | While at the hostel they could get a free pass to visit any cinema or theatre so a decent life was possible on the half pay rehearsal salary . |
| 30 | As for Galileo himself , the fateful urgency with which he mobilized the earth could reflect a genuine desire to uphold the reputation of Catholic scholarship . |