Example sentences of "[noun pl] who could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , see who I mean I ca n't think of anybody who 's in the reserves who could do any better than the lot that are in , in at the moment . |
| 2 | It is full of intrigue , subtle plots , and traders who could cheat a beggar out of his skin . |
| 3 | The urban guilds and merchants steadily advanced in wealth and power , and began to spawn a top bourgeoisie of financiers and international traders who could help the landowners to invest their surplus capital profitably . |
| 4 | Gradually , though , as the rest of the column led by his uncle on a fine white horse arrived , the survivors who could walk came out of the banqueting hall and allowed themselves to be greeted by the relieving troops . |
| 5 | He began by giving official passports to Jews who could claim some vague connection with Sweden , and ended by thrusting , in defiance of the Gestapo , cyclostyled papers bearing his signature into the hands of anyone he could reach , in the cattle trucks in railway sidings or along the road as the tragic columns struggled by . |
| 6 | They sometimes had secretaries who could imitate their master 's hand so perfectly that it is difficult to tell one from t' other . |
| 7 | Better use of machinery and tractor and erm farmers are at risk of I know that manufacturers who could have to progress these capital to get better returns . |
| 8 | Garth McCartney and Philip Young were the only drivers who could challenge Emerson but they both went out on the second stage , McCartney retiring with broken throttle linkage and Young crashing . |
| 9 | Her singing sounds alright but there are plenty of kids who could do that after a whirl in Stock , Aitken and Waterman 's mixmaster . |
| 10 | He remained there long enough to draw many camp-followers of various kinds , including several of the merchants of Shrewsbury , who had an interest in the supply of gear and provisions , and smiths and other craftsmen who could pick up lucrative jobs among the armouries . |
| 11 | There were a small minority of property-holders who could retire on their revenues , at a time of their choosing . |
| 12 | It is not only deaf parents who could have affected children . |
| 13 | In other words , Indian parents who could afford amniocentesis , the rich ones , wanted sons and they certainly did n't want daughters , because they aborted ninety five point five percent of the daughters but none of the sons , even when the sons were genetically defective . |
| 14 | Good-looking eejits who could charm the birds off the trees . ’ |
| 15 | There are not many broadcasters who could undertake four major outside broadcasts like these within 24 hours . |
| 16 | We also need to foster links with the many special interest groups within the horticultural and botanical communities who could benefit from our specialist knowledge and experience , and from the facilities we are able to offer them . |
| 17 | The second concession was to exempt from most GATT rules those developing countries who could benefit from preferential trade arrangements offered by some rich countries , such as the European Community 's Lomé Conventions , or by regional agreements like the Latin American Free Trade Area ( LAFTA ) or the Central American Common Market ( CACM ) , both established in 1960 . |
| 18 | We intend to offer an international Strategic Programme in 1993 for a consortium of companies who could nominate up to five candidates each . |
| 19 | I 've heard there are companies who could do this for me — do you know of any ? |
| 20 | This must be done by people on all levels involved in health-care , including the insurance companies who could save themselves a fortune in claims . |
| 21 | And what we 've tried to do is to look at the national curriculum and try to identify young engineers who could go in and help with design and technology and quite obviously , practice what they preach . |
| 22 | As González remarks , ‘ Given the Guatemalan precedent [ in 1954 the CIA organised the overthrow of left-wing President Arbenz ] [ Castro ] may therefore have calculated that if his regime was inevitably to be labelled as ‘ Communist ’ , he had everything to gain by moving closer to the Cuban Communists who could serve as brokers in obtaining indispensable Soviet assistance' ( González : 1968 , p. 48 ) . |
| 23 | Thus the hunt was on for heads of functions who could deliver results , and executive search was seen to be the only truly effective way to actually define and attract this key talent . |
| 24 | As Archbishop he was indecisive ; there were contemporaries who could have provided stouter leadership , as they let him know . |
| 25 | Many small companies could be sustained over difficult periods in their life-cycle if they were associated with caring educational institutions who could offer facilities , skills training , professional consultancy , sharing of staff on a flexible give and take basis , students seconded as real working additions to the work force , joint economic ventures such as trading , shared facilities such as crèches , and so on . |
| 26 | Louts who could go no further than ill-thought-out violence on street corners . |
| 27 | It also noted , however , that the facilities presently available are inadequate to provide for the patients of all ages who could benefit from these procedures . |
| 28 | Congratulations from Councillor H.D.G. Fraser on the above mentioned appointment and a list of local contacts who could help to forward her aims . |
| 29 | Congratulations from Councillor H.D.G. Fraser on the above mentioned appointment and a list of local contacts who could help to forward her aims . |
| 30 | It may be unfair on clubs who could lose out as a result of weak Quins combinations , but I would hate to see the Football League system of fining clubs for this practice being brought into rugby . |