Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [vb infin] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | English fans could find themselves alongside rival Hungarians when Manchester United lead football league clubs back into Europe tomorrow after a five year absence . |
| 2 | Supporters could perceive themselves as part of ‘ a collective and democratically-structured enterprise ’ . |
| 3 | Accordingly , companies could find themselves in front of the Review Panel when an early discussion with the UITF might have saved an embarrassing discussion . |
| 4 | These could supervene powerfully in the individual personality — as they evidently did in that of Akhenaten — but , more frequently perhaps , these psychopathological tendencies could manifest themselves in the culture of the agricultural society , perhaps as fire-festivals ( with attendant witch-delusions ) or as full-blown cults of solar-imperial megalomania . |
| 5 | However , employers could find themselves in a tight corner if they attempted to increase employee contributions or reduce benefits . |
| 6 | But overall , it was by turning to their own bodies that women artists could free themselves from surrealist stereotypes . |
| 7 | ‘ It would be helpful if applicants could record themselves on tape . ’ |
| 8 | In the event of a hung parliament with the Tories as the largest party , the Unionists could find themselves in a powerful bargaining position . |
| 9 | The pamphlet explained , in simple terms , how civil servants could protect themselves from the possibility of having their actions and decisions overturned by the courts . |
| 10 | The signatories could congratulate themselves in not forgetting important details in their concern over large aims . |
| 11 | To the extent that these values were questioned , by young people , their parents , or society at large , teachers could see themselves as representatives or custodians of what was in effect ‘ company policy ’ . |
| 12 | Mothers on out-door relief were to be encouraged or forced by the threat of withdrawal of relief to send some or all of their children into the workhouse , so that the mothers could support themselves by work . |
| 13 | English ships could equip themselves with a heavy weight of broadside relatively cheaply , so that they were built simply to carry guns without worrying too much about anything else . |
| 14 | By going even so short a distance , however , men could free themselves from the control of their lord and the custom of the manor , and it is clear that one can see a similar situation elsewhere in the country ; families were prepared to leave the land to free themselves from their lords ( 79 , p.35 ) . |
| 15 | For just £14,000 couples could count themselves among Sinatra 's guests . |
| 16 | How wonderful , I thought , if today 's humans could find themselves on the shores of England seeing and getting mixed up with Caesar 's army in 54 BC , landing to take over the country ; be in burning Rome as Nero fiddled ; get involved in Europe 's tragic thirty years war , etc. , etc . |
| 17 | Without this " attraction " it was hardly to be expected that rural labour markets could clear themselves through falling wages , since they were already so close to the level of subsistence that a further lowering would have reduced the productivity of labour via its depressing effect on the calorific value of workers ' diets which would no longer have sustained the same work effort . |
| 18 | A ploughman with a knack for handling horses could establish himself as a virtual NCO above the lower ranks on the land . |
| 19 | Brothers turned against brother , and married women could find themselves in opposition to their own family , in duty to their husband . |
| 20 | Lynsey was researching a project on how women could defend themselves from potential rapists and sex attackers and planning a BBC documentary on the subject . |
| 21 | The Council then was not quite a ‘ cross-section ’ of Athenians , but contained disproportionately many rich , determined politicians ; and lobbies , political dynasties or mafias could perpetuate themselves over the years despite the restrictions on re-election ( so the contrast with , for example , the Roman Senate is not after all total ) . |
| 22 | More importantly , however , considering the perilous economic climate and the number of people out of work , he is also considering kicking off an employment register of sorts where Uniforum members looking for jobs could avail themselves of free advertising in the group 's magazine Uniforum Monthly . |
| 23 | In this way the individual cells could protect themselves from danger . |
| 24 | Given what has happened in Britain , certain enterprises could lend themselves to being sold to the Polish public who , surprisingly , might have few difficulties putting up hard cash to buy shares . |