Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [pers pn] could " in BNC.
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1 | You got any discreet contacts you could tap into fast ? ’ |
2 | This is where a sales idea could come in , but for the right reasons it could be good , but also , for the bad reasons , it could be totally wrong . |
3 | Even with only half those Spanish coins he could buy all he wanted and more . |
4 | Half-way along the back of the lower legs you could see the vicious spur with which the birds fought . |
5 | We welcome suggestions for any further improvements we could make , so please let us know your views . |
6 | With some pros you could have got the sack on the spot . |
7 | I can also , if I erm come across the same problem a few times I could hopefully work on that and then probably eradicate altogether . |
8 | Meanwhile , back at the ranch there was Antonia — busy dreaming of her days at No. 10 , her chauffeur-driven car , her designer millinery and all the social skills she could bring to the job of Prime Minister 's wife . |
9 | He was horrified that even for a few minutes he could seriously have contemplated such destructive stupidity . |
10 | If Kegan had waited another few minutes I could have got it settled . |
11 | ‘ A few minutes I could spare , ’ she flashed at him . |
12 | In some cases they could be tried only by their own national courts and cases had to be remitted to Smyrna or Ankara or wherever it was . |
13 | In some cases it could be worth making out a third party support agreement with a specialist maintenance company . |
14 | He acknowledged that in some cases it could be hundreds of pounds extra but argued that people would still be allowed to go to law . |
15 | The last syllable is usually quite prominent so that in some cases it could be said to have secondary stress . |
16 | In different forms it could provide marriage market ( 21st birthday party or coming-out-ball ) , gynaecological information service ( women withdrew from male company at some point during the evening ) , a seasonal celebration of community spirit ( harvest home , yuletide ) or a mark of respect to a human life ( funeral , wake ) . |
17 | When I opened one of them and saw English words I could feel the tears pricking at the back of my eyes . |
18 | In the wet months it could turn into a quagmire . |
19 | ‘ Then in a few months you could have a thriving business here , Mr Robinson . |
20 | After a few months he could strip down the simpler engines , service and reassemble them . |
21 | In a few months he could leave those rooms over the shop and the shop itself for ever . |
22 | When Izzie came out , hearing voices , she found them drawing tally marks in the dust , counting up the number of different roles they could play between them . |
23 | In some respects it could be argued that diminishing populations need not necessarily be unwelcome in the cities : renewal can take place at lower densities and much needed environmental improvements can take place . |
24 | When Mr. Gosling picked the apples for me last month he left a few on the top branches he could n't reach , and they 're rather a temptation to boys , I expect . |
25 | Below are some guidelines you could give them for using video on their own . |
26 | If your Mob is taking high casualties you could be forced to take a panic test , resulting in your archers fleeing and panicking other Goblins . |
27 | Jenny Warburton Lee would fly over in the company ‘ plane with all the fresh ingredients she could muster while Sybille gathered the rest locally . |
28 | On the other hand , there are certainly some Conservatives I could not bring myself to vote for — such as Mr Jack Aspinwall in my neighbouring seat of Wansdyke , who a few years ago was one of an all-party group of MPs who spoke far too warmly about the Ceausescu regime on a visit to Romania , and who lists as his only publication Kindly Sit Down ! , a collection of ‘ after-dinner stories from both Houses of Parliament ’ . |
29 | If you are the number one in the market and have the strongest brands it could be argued that you do not necessarily need to have the strongest people ! |
30 | In some areas he could plant his land with windmills . |