Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The interviewer is trying to find out if you left your last job for reasons which could pose similar problems if you came to work with his/her firm . |
| 2 | Suddenly , for reasons she could not explain , Marie felt like crying too , like the baby in the pushchair … . |
| 3 | She went to her pool but , for reasons she could n't comprehend , felt powerfully disinclined to idle sensually in the water . |
| 4 | Under Options for Change we could see there was going to be a reduction in defence expenditure . |
| 5 | Yeremi almost clung to the former undercity dweller , whether out of strange fellow feeling or only for support he could not have said . |
| 6 | The process is satirically described by Nashe in the Anatomie of Martin Marprelate : ‘ Having bestowed his bowels in a ditch … and filled his hungry belly … with coal dust , for spice they could not bestow ( his carrion being not worth it ) and sawdust they could have none ; they wrapped him in a blanket … for that all others are lapped in sheets . ’ |
| 7 | As secretary of state for defence you could never have afforded a position like this . |
| 8 | For hours I could n't put those dreadful cries out of my mind and I imagined that with every breath my own stomach was swelling and about to burst . |
| 9 | If Brian sued John for negligence he could be met with the defences of volenti non fit injuria and contributory negligence . |
| 10 | Voluntary tagging may also be adopted for sheep which could benefit from the positive identification of their flock of origin , such as pedigree animals or breeding females from farms operating under specific health schemes . |
| 11 | ‘ So they are bitter about proposals which could leave them without a future . |
| 12 | The findings should provide the basis for proposals which could improve the GP-Patient consultation . |
| 13 | For instance it could be a good idea to introduce your free boilies at 12 mm or 15 mm and use hook baits of 18 mm , 20 mm or maybe even 22 mm . |
| 14 | The menu is varied and if you choose to do so , you could make a full meal of it — for instance you could choose calamari , followed by Scottish salmon , followed by delicious fudge brownies . |
| 15 | For instance you could n't , like nowadays , tighten up a slack scene where people were n't picking up their cues so quickly by cutting out a few pauses here and there . |
| 16 | For instance you could learn to be a , a motor driver , you could learned to be an electrician , you could learn to be an engineer , you could learn to be anything . |
| 17 | Within the year there was money made available for projects which could take the broad skills of a science like genetic manipulation and give them a saleable medical application . |
| 18 | Congress duly approved funding of $200 million , but subsequently objected to the Defense Department 's initial proposals for projects which could be supported by it . |
| 19 | At Rome in the 250s a split occurred between the rigorists led by Novatian who believed that for apostates there could be no restoration in this life , and those who saw no restriction in the Lord 's committal of the power of the keys to bind and loose . |
| 20 | If you get paid to do it or you were doing it for money I could appreciate it . |
| 21 | So obsessive was his craving for goals he could put us one up or one down at any minute ! |
| 22 | ‘ I 'll agree that on the For side you could put the things you listed the other day , that he has all the skills to set the trap and the perfect place to do it . ’ |
| 23 | Employers of young engineers face a double dilemma : a declining proportion of a reducing population opting for subjects which could lead to qualifications in science , technology and engineering . |
| 24 | At any given time during term there could be up to a thousand people on the compound . |
| 25 | But he told his bosses in London who have now provided him with round-the-clock protection for fear he could be in the sights of an IRA killer gang . |
| 26 | Day after day she could be seen sitting cross-legged on the carpet in front of her house , a pair of silver-rimmed spectacles perched across her mask , a copy of the Qur'an or a book of the Hadith on her lap , oblivious to the movements of the household . |
| 27 | For day after day I could n't even keep water down . |
| 28 | THE Duchess of York has had her armed police bodyguards restored after fears she could become an IRA target . |
| 29 | A tourist video has been withdrawn from sale after fears it could threaten the safety of children . |
| 30 | Would he eventually be ousted by one of them , a toothless lion left to die of starvation while the rest of the herd loped off after game he could no longer compete for ? |