Example sentences of "[noun] could [vb infin] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new Prime Minister was obliged , yesterday morning , to send a driver to find out the telephone number of one of his key ministers , before Mr Singh could pass on the good news of his appointment . |
| 2 | From their respective sites at Stowmarket and Peterborough , Prentice and Alcock could work out the heights and paths of the dust particles by triangulation , showing that these sporadic meteors were members of the Solar System , in contradiction to the view of professional astronomers in the United States who believed that they entered from interstellar space . |
| 3 | Interviews were tape-recorded so that a trained rater could play back the tape and rate the relatives on : critical comments , hostility , overinvolvement , warmth and positive remarks . |
| 4 | But Scott could stir up a lot of trouble before next May . |
| 5 | The murals of Diego Rivera for the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City are admitted by the critic Antonio Rodriguez not to be all of an equally high standard , ‘ but what poet could keep up the same lyrical flow for a thousand verses ? |
| 6 | Once his officers had been provided with a comprehensive register of the homages and other obligations of Gascon vassals , Edward could set about the task of governing his duchy with some confidence . |
| 7 | Willie Falconer could take over the No.3 shirt from suspended Jimmy Phillips . |
| 8 | Companies wishing to register on the EC eco-audit scheme will have to lodge an externally verified environmental statement with a competent body and Coles is hoping the IEA could take on the role of approving accredited verifiers . |
| 9 | So composite fifteen , energy policy to be moved by Southern region , Midlands region to second and again colleagues if supporting speakers could come down the , the front I 'd be very much obliged . |
| 10 | A spokesman for Bond Corporation admitted the action could wipe out the entire group . |
| 11 | If there are , this little piece could open up a whole new concept . |
| 12 | He could see that the flap of cloth gaped open , but in the dark could make out no more than the vague shape of her legs , her stomach . |
| 13 | Dana could put on a good show ; no one would know she had broken down and confessed her need for Roman 's strength . |
| 14 | At the rate things were going Meredith could swallow up the budget for the entire year before the season was a quarter way through . |
| 15 | Congress and state regulators could speed up the construction of pipelines . |
| 16 | Enterprise intends to make free supplies of Highgate Mild and M&B Mild available so that pubs could try out a new Bass beer for their range . |
| 17 | And , initiative succeeding , brighter futures for 15 million people in the North of England could light up a new way to many more . |
| 18 | A mind could not be read any more reliably than keys could give up the name of a killer . |
| 19 | A Youngman protégé could take over the old boy 's lecturing responsibilities and everything would fit together rather nicely . |
| 20 | The taxicab had gone before Tunney could pay off the driver . |
| 21 | But not even Barnes could break down a Springbok side able to absorb the most intense pressure and punish every error . |
| 22 | Positives could pass on a negative gene . |
| 23 | His grey moustache bristled ; he was so close that Loretta could make out the individual hairs . |
| 24 | We 're sure that machine knitters will think of other uses — perhaps those who can use a sewing machine could run up a fabric tool and accessory holder which could be suspended off the side of the knitting table ! |
| 25 | A parallel computer is described in Section 1.8.3 , and it is easy to appreciate how the use of such a machine could speed up an important operation on digital remotely-sensed images . |
| 26 | After much negotiation , the Welsh Wool Marketing Board agreed to a special arrangement whereby the Cambrian Mill could make up the Ashley 's own wool into cloth as long as this was not sold , but used only for demonstration models and pattern samples . |
| 27 | Liberal Democrat Peter Bergg could pick up a significant number of protest votes which will boost his party 's previous showing . |
| 28 | Alejandro , fed up with Raimundo 's laziness and his exorbitant whining demands , was put in such a good mood when he saw the black eye that he agreed that Perdita could take over the breaking of little Tero . |
| 29 | Since they look very similar even a regular buyer could pick up the larger size without realising it — but of course the scanner at the check out would recognise the different bar code and charge the correct amount . |
| 30 | Charles moved back so that the porter could put down a tray with tea things on it . |