Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [verb] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second question was whether an increasingly beleaguered Gerry Adams could hold on to West Belfast . |
| 2 | Rose Hill could do well in the women 's event now that last year 's champion from Denmark , Connie Hansen , has decided not to take part this time . |
| 3 | It was only a theory but it had always amazed him , and the other field operatives , how Philpott could come up with solid cover stories at such short notice . |
| 4 | WEU also took over the social and cultural responsibilities outlined in the Brussels Treaty , but since most of the original military functions had become redundant with the creation of NATO , it was decided that WEU could perform best by being directly incorporated within the broader defence alliance . |
| 5 | Molly could put up with the mysterious fallibility of the electric devices ; she would overcome her husband 's reluctance at the prospect of any sort of adventure . |
| 6 | By paying claims in advance , they fear Mr Outhwaite could pay more in the long term . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , she had a quiet voice , and Millie could put up with her . |
| 8 | But I told McIllvanney that Sammy Meredith could go instead of me . ’ |
| 9 | But by coming clean and staying clean , North Korea could look forward to much in return : the right to poke about military installations in South Korea , a better relationship with America , more outside help and investment for its decrepit economy . |
| 10 | ‘ That 's what kept me awake last night — facing up to the fact that my behaviour , anyway as far as you were concerned , was as devious and manipulative as anything that William Ash could come up with . |
| 11 | She liked Theda , yes , she did , but she felt Benedict could do better for himself , even if Theda could not . |
| 12 | Before and after his marriage , Nicholson could date happily without fear of a single solitary piece of salacious writing in any newspaper or magazine — ‘ complete anonymity in social exchange ’ was the way he described his situation — or , as a further succinct explanation , ‘ I was able to go around picking up stray pussy . ’ |
| 13 | Already a giant American sports management group reckon that Christie could earn up to £1million for each of the next four years . |
| 14 | Then Connie could come out of her hole . ’ |
| 15 | The track ran along the lip of the natural amphitheatre , no trees guarding it from the eighty-foot drop to the small lake , so Trent could look out from his ambush across the track to the meadow below . |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday striker Hirst could go straight into the team as partner to Alan Shearer after a disappointing Wembley display by Arsenal 's Ian Wright . |
| 17 | Officers made a thorough search of Molineux , the home of Midlands side Wolverhampton Wanderers , before deciding the game against Middlesbrough could go ahead on Saturday . |
| 18 | Daisy nearly said Perdita could start off by weight lifting some of her belongings upstairs , but desisted because it was such heaven to be on speaking terms again . |
| 19 | The graveyard was on a slope above the village , and from where he stood William could look down over most of the neighbourhood where he used to live . |
| 20 | There was nothing she could do to warn him about trouble except beat a hasty retreat back to their hotel suite in Cascais before Jason could catch up with her . |
| 21 | That 's all Bernard could find out from Al-Makesh . ’ |
| 22 | The reason Bohm could get away with it was that he did not submit his theory to this superfluous requirement . |
| 23 | CHANCELLOR Kohl yesterday appealed again to East Germany 's unbending leaders to introduce reforms as anxiety grew here that the situation in East Germany could hurtle out of control . |
| 24 | It also questioned whether Rosyth could compete effectively for this business against firms in the Far East with their lower cost base and sites on the main tanker routes . |
| 25 | Middlesbrough teenager Ian McGuckin looks set to continue after an impressive first-team debut against Darlington , while Steve Fletcher could take over in attack from injured Andy Saville . |
| 26 | And while neither manager was wholly satisfied with events , Liam Brady could take more from the proceedings , in which his side dominated the second-half . |
| 27 | The old , wild Africa in which rhinos like Samia could wander freely for ever is gone for good ; but at least she is alive and safe , seemingly unconcerned by the fact that her world has shrunk to 10,000 acres of thornbush inside an electric fence . |
| 28 | Yet for all his own pleasure at tracing this evidence , Dixon could see little in his report which might have accounted for the look of extraordinary triumph he had seen on Morse 's face when he reported in at 2.45 p.m . |
| 29 | Lily could think only of him paying for little girls . |
| 30 | If Walterkin could sneak in on him so easily , anybody could . |