Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best I could do would be to say ‘ I like peaches better ’ , but quite apart from the logical objection to deriving ‘ Choose the peach ’ from this psychological statement , reliance on a generalization about my preference could get me into a habit which would dim my awareness of the tastes , until I fail to notice that I no longer like peaches as much as I did , or that at this moment I hanker after a pear , so that the abortive try at rationalization would make my choice less intelligent . |
| 2 | While Viscount Althorp , the late Earl Spencer , may have been proud of his new daughter — Diana was very much the apple of his eye — his remarks about her health could have been chosen more diplomatically . |
| 3 | Dickinson , a cautious man , advocated limited innovations — in particular an agreement among states to observe a cooling-off period in international disputes , during which mediation could proceed and public opinion could mobilize against war . |
| 4 | The other necessary component was the deceased 's name , which through its power could preserve life and identity . |
| 5 | They had their own windows with dark blue oil-cloth roller-blinds through which Dot could see into the compartment of the train alongside just like looking over at a next-door house . |
| 6 | For sure Cabinets were made and unmade on the floor of the House , but the Cabinet for its part could unmake the House of Commons because it enjoyed the right to ask for a dissolution and after the election it could look for support from amongst members in a new House of Commons . |
| 7 | That had at least prepared me , in ways that no other part of my experience could have done , for the chaos and complexity of industrial life . |
| 8 | No part of my game could hurt him . |
| 9 | No part of my game could hurt him . |
| 10 | But the institute 's researchers think that the results of their work could hold equally in other areas of the world where fewer obstacles are in the way of mining companies . |
| 11 | This was not altruism on the part of the brewers , but was born out of a realisation that preserving the best of their heritage could make them money . |
| 12 | For a modest sum , a family sitting in the comfort of their home could listen for a whole year to one performance nightly from a selection of theatres , music halls and concert halls with a choice of a dozen church services on Sundays . |
| 13 | It was the time when her mother took to the couch because she could n't stand the sight and sound of the hordes of women and children with their buckets , and the arranged fights among the urchins so that one or two of their gang could get away with some lumps of coal , which would make all the difference between having a fried meal or freezing both inside and out . |
| 14 | However , most of the cases which arose for decision were concerned with payments extracted ultra vires by persons who in virtue of their position could insist on the wrongful payment as a precondition to affording the payer his legal rights i.e. they were payments colore officii . |
| 15 | Mr. Pannick submits that the only justification for section 9(4) in terms of the Convention is that it is addressed to avoiding prejudice to the sovereignty of the Crown since the states party to the Convention can never have contemplated that one of their number could limit the scope of its own obligations simply by refraining from giving the judiciary power to execute letters of request in particular circumstances . |
| 16 | There has been , I think has put it adequately very well , that there are members who 've turned up really for no real reason but to speak on a minor item which members of their group could 've taken on their behalf , and therefore erm , I , I do support that we need to look at that particular issue , and I think that can be dealt with under the present chairs arrange arrangement without having to have permanent chairs . |
| 17 | But the Red Cross says every misuse of its symbol could put its workers in danger . |
| 18 | In Britain , most juries would find it depraving and corrupting to solicit members of the public to become voyeurs of an actual rape , murder , and dismemberment , but a new criminal test based not on the effect of the work , but on the circumstances of its production could provide one more useful link in the chain of criminal provisions which modern media law requires . |
| 19 | Filled with a restless , fevered energy that set every nerve twangling and pumped her blood full of adrenalin , Evelyn threw herself into her work as if the sheer force of her will could drive the hands of the clock round more swiftly . |
| 20 | Even worse , someone of her stature could make a hell of a lot of trouble for me , even if she does n't . ’ |
| 21 | Just in case it was anything venereal — though he did n't see what opportunities a woman of her age could have had for picking it up — he made sure that there was a larger gap than usual between them in bed . |
| 22 | Even a piece of her mind could cost you dearly if you got on on the wrong side of her . |
| 23 | In front of him Holly could see the expanse of the snow-draped camp . |
| 24 | It was hard to stop the sudden rush of emotion just the mention of his name could provoke , but she did her best . |
| 25 | It was always the same wherever he went — people were drawn inexorably to him , as though some of his charisma could rub off on them if they could just get close enough . |
| 26 | There are many such instances where secrecy was maintained so that the leader or members of his entourage could remain in office , irrespective of potential or actual damage to government . |
| 27 | A squat chunky man whose face was stitched by tiny red veins , his head rested on his shoulders like a box on a shelf , and the rasp of his voice could drill through any argument . |
| 28 | He slammed a fist up at her as if the force of his gesture could throw her the last five feet , and screamed at her although he knew that she could n't hear . |
| 29 | Dungannon 's Clarke , now attached to the host K Club , has improved his score each day — 75 on Thursday , 73 on Friday and a splendid 70 yesterday — but it is most unlikely that even a golfer of his calibre could make up seven shots in one round . |
| 30 | One member of his family could come and visit him that afternoon and yes , we would be allowed to bring food , which would be examined before being given to the prisoner . |