Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And science itself might be seen as an instrument of religious union in that all parties could agree on the existence of a Creator whose power was visible in nature . |
| 2 | Individual authors could write on the decline of national intelligence but public debate did not necessarily lead to action . |
| 3 | Manufacturers could play on the excitement of a commentary to sell their sets . |
| 4 | They liked to check on the weather situation after briefing — they knew very well their lives could depend on the forecast . |
| 5 | Once upon a time book-buying parents could rely on the classics to keep the kids quiet . |
| 6 | ‘ No footprints could show on the grass , ’ said Mortimer . |
| 7 | Muslim deputies here said they were optimistic that a working group of senior deputies could agree on the reforms , which give the Muslims equal representation in parliament and transfer executive powers from the Christian president to a cabinet led by a Sunni Muslim prime minister . |
| 8 | Two by-elections at the Wrekin and one at Dover showed the threat that independents could pose on the anti-spending tack , and Lord Salisbury tried to guide the agitation into respectable channels through a People 's Union for Economy . |
| 9 | Two thirds of these , however , have a range of less than 160 km ; so the weapons could drop on the alliance 's own territory if it ever had to retreat in the face of an attack by the Warsaw Pact . |
| 10 | Once rid of the tasks of allotting routes and setting fares , governments could concentrate on the function that rightly belongs to them : expanding the capacities of airports and air-traffic-control systems . |
| 11 | In any attempt to estimate the effects which population changes could have on the economy as a whole , the crucial matter is , however , not the absolute numbers of Englishmen at any particular date but the broader demographic trend . |
| 12 | Soviet leaders could count on the support of most states in the region for a general demilitarisation and limitation of superpower military presence in the Mediterranean . |
| 13 | SHe 'd been charting possible escape routes for a while now , the main reason for not taking advantage of them being a certain concurrence with Jahsaxa 's opinion that blackouts could occur on the street . |
| 14 | So long as you keep things above board your schemes will be tolerated , perhaps even appreciated , but do n't over-stretch your imagination as the results could border on the bizarre . |
| 15 | There is a real danger here that other publishers could jump on the Reed bandwagon , and force wholesalers to buy at less advantageous discount and credit terms . ’ |
| 16 | Early down-town theatres could rely on the casual trade , the ‘ droppers-in ’ , but small-town and suburban halls had to go after their trade and it was essential that managers acquaint the whole community with what was on offer . |
| 17 | Meanwhile , the greater forces would be assembled in the forest : the fire in the sloop should act as a decoy , so that the army of over five hundred warriors could fall on the settlement while its defenders were distracted , sweeping down on them , while they flapped around the burning ship , from the rainforest where they would be concealed till then . |
| 18 | Their hopes could rest on the performance of the country 's best bowler : Courtney Walsh . |
| 19 | Have you any indications as yet as to how many other credit cards could come on the scene ? |
| 20 | But the company says hundreds of jobs could depend on the project . |
| 21 | The word gigantic may seem surprising for a cell , especially when you remember that 10 million bacterial cells could sit on the surface of a pin 's head . |