Example sentences of "[adj] could [verb] and [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Never mind the exploitation and atrocities wreaked on whole countries in order that the British could plunder and fill their coffers from our raw materials and the sweat of our cheap labour . |
| 2 | She decided that what she felt was panic , the terror of being trapped not in too small but in too large a space , where too much could happen and go beyond control . |
| 3 | In the new Poland barely two-thirds of the population was Polish , and of these barely two-thirds could read and write . |
| 4 | Perhaps we three could go and eat at the Cross Keys in Chelsea . ’ |
| 5 | These could test and modify units designed at international workshops ( or by other centres ) or initiate work of their own and present it for international criticism , modification and subsequent diffusion to other countries . |
| 6 | People were increasingly better informed about social ills as the century wore on and how these could undermine and inhibit individual responsibility and freedom . |
| 7 | Each line had its speciality ; it might comprise exceptionally small girls , or very tall ones , or talented acrobats , but whatever the speciality , all could sing and dance . |
| 8 | What is more , no special preparation had to be made , no time had to be set aside , programmes only lasted fifteen minutes , and one could enter and leave as one pleased . |
| 9 | As the winner had to add a gold or silver medal to the trophy , it is obvious again that only the wealthy could compete and hope to win . |