Example sentences of "[adv] could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When establishing the Editing Commissions responsible for drawing up the Statute of 1861 , the Tsar had recognized the need to appoint men who not only could cope with the intricacies of the legislation involved but who positively favoured Emancipation , who were convinced in their hearts as well as their heads of its desirability . |
| 2 | The first of Miller 's important tackles came after twenty two minutes , as Town 's defence was caught wide open , but before Loud could pass to the unmarked Patterson , he dropped him superbly . |
| 3 | A sentence such as ( 8 ) below could refer to the past ( How could you have expected me to know the answers to those questions which you asked me last week ? ) , the present ( Why are you asking me ? |
| 4 | A special declaration adopted by G-7 leaders on July 7 called on all sides in the former Yugoslavia not to endanger relief workers or to deter the opening of land corridors to Sarajevo , and warned that failure to do so could lead to the UN Security Council considering " other measures , not excluding military means , to achieve its humanitarian objectives " . |
| 5 | In particular , studies of taxonomic botany theses in the UK and elsewhere could lead to the publication of lists of such works . |
| 6 | Whilst the company had grown significantly during the Wadeville years little could compare with the move to Germiston . |
| 7 | ‘ If the process is allowed to achieve a more relaxed rhythm of its own and we are given enough time to handle the international consequences , the Soviet leadership probably could live with the kind of confederal links between the two Germanys which are under discussion now . ’ |
| 8 | Well , not for a king 's ransom would she return to the kitchen , even though she really could do with the drink . |
| 9 | IF you want to visit a city of such apparent cleanliness that you really could dine off the pavements , make your destination Dusseldorf . |
| 10 | There are a number of likely contenders for the Coalite Dragon Stakes , but victory here could go to the relatively unexposed Highland Dress from the Michael Stoute stable . |
| 11 | The British Government lifted red tape restrictions so that a charity here could fly in the eight-month-old girl , and give her the best chance of survival . |
| 12 | Teams of security staff police the laboratory , guarding the precious property , protecting what potentially could lead to the greatest fortune ever ; the combined wealth of Rockefeller , Vanderbilt and Onassis is a mere drop in the ocean compared to the promise of test-tube fusion . |
| 13 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 14 | Oh maybe could go to the advisory after I think they 're open till five . |
| 15 | But together they may be too big a proposition , and instead could turn from the hunted into the hunter . |
| 16 | He either could go for the vital boundary himself , or back his and his partner 's ability to hold fast for the remaining three overs and also gather the runs as insurance . |
| 17 | Mr Asquith maintained that the Prime Minister and nobody else could preside over the War Committee , otherwise decisions might be arrived at which he could not agree to , which would result in friction and delay … |
| 18 | I never could sleep in the middle of the day , so as usual I took a sketch pad and sat sketching and making notes with my back against the wall of my house . |
| 19 | ‘ I expected it to turn around , but I never could get over the hump to break his serve . |
| 20 | They almost certainly could go to the services of any Free Church and not be insulted . |