Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [vb infin] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie could look after the baby and I could help out by going to the shops for fags and milk and stuff like that . |
| 2 | To legitimise their activities in Lebanon , the PLO could point to the 1969 Cairo agreement , a dubious document drawn up in Egypt between Arafat and the Lebanese army commander which permitted any Palestinian in Lebanon ‘ to participate in the Palestinian revolution ’ and to assist in guerrilla operations by safeguarding ‘ the road to the Arkoub region ’ , the great volcanic escarpment in south-east Lebanon that was now largely controlled by Arafat 's Fatah gunmen . |
| 3 | The withdrawal of Rangers ' Stuart McCall could lead to the re-emergence of Celtic 's John Collins in midfield for his tenth cap . |
| 4 | But once it is formally rejected , the SWD could press for the money to be held in trust until the children are 18 . |
| 5 | Praxsys could deliver in the fourth quarter : early 1993 is more likely . |
| 6 | I have recently been in New Zealand and I think Scotland could benefit from the kind of facilities they have . |
| 7 | But men in Scotland could look to the monarchy as the focal point and representative of their aspirations , not as the frustrator of them . |
| 8 | Maggie could tell from the expression on Mr Sanderson 's face that much thought had gone into this . |
| 9 | Come the warm weather , all Ray could find on the pond walls was a fine , powdery , dark green algae which was easily vacuumed away . |
| 10 | Reynolds poser ATHLETICS : Officials of The Athletics Congress , the US governing body , said its executive committee would hold a teleconference to discuss whether banned 400 metres runner Butch Reynolds could compete in the US Olympic trials later this month . |
| 11 | All Mr Ross could remember of the burglars was that they both had Glasgow voices and called each other Pat and Jim . |
| 12 | There was no single incident that Loretta could pinpoint as the cause , merely a series of minor hold-ups ; and Bridget had mislaid her car keys , causing them to set off a few minutes after the time they had agreed . |
| 13 | Eva could enter into the exuberance and singing of African life whole heartedly and Sunday evenings were no exception . |
| 14 | ‘ Pugna pro patria ’ , ‘ Fight for your country ’ , was a call which Bishop Brinton could make from the pulpit in the 1370s . |
| 15 | Progress in the solving offshore jurisdictional dispute between Norway and Russia could lead to the two sides exploring for oil off their northern coasts . |
| 16 | The only reason Trent could imagine for the attack was to link him to Don Roberto 's murder — this presumed that the three men were Don Roberto 's hirelings . |
| 17 | Patrick could tell by the change in his tone of voice that he was talking to a woman . |
| 18 | Quick air-reinforcement with infantry was one thing , but any serious fighting or prolonged operations would need far heavier loads and greater tonnages of ammunition and supplies than the RAF could lift in the required time scale . |
| 19 | He also said that he thought he and Strach could play in the same team . |
| 20 | He hoped Great Britain would support Austria-Hungary against Russia and that Germany could remain on the fence . |
| 21 | The Trades Unions themselves were not necessarily pleased with ‘ co-determination ’ since the policy tended to reduce the Union 's role and make workers less militant , but co-determination showed that all classes in Germany could share in the benefits of the ‘ social market ’ , helped create good industrial relations and reduced the danger of deep class-based divisions between the CDU and SPD . |
| 22 | The scientists provided the sound base from which Harold Wilson could talk about the white heat of the technological revolution in 1963 , and be believed , rightly , because it was no gimmick , but sincerely meant , and potentially a huge success . |
| 23 | But Blandford could travel to the court if his lawyers wish him to be present . |
| 24 | And in fact there was nothing that Willis could do about the boxes . |
| 25 | But if anybody refuses to believe that about 270 B.C. Lycophron could say about the Romans : " And the fame of the race of my ancestors shall thereafter be exalted to the highest by their descendants who shall with their spears win the foremost crown of glory , obtaining the sceptre and monarchy of earth and sea " ( transl . |
| 26 | All Robert could see through the keyhole was the blur of Mr Malik 's grey jacket , passing and repassing ; he seemed to be running , now in one direction , now in another . |
| 27 | The CEGB could rely on the Treasury to oppose the expenditure to reduce pollution which did most damage in remote Welsh hills , Scottish lochs and other countries . |
| 28 | Although the two canoeists who were ashore had been barely 200 yards inland they had gathered sufficient information to confirm that LACs could land on the beach at Houlgate . |
| 29 | His face seemed to show nothing except benevolent interest , but Julia could tell from the way that he was carrying his head and a certain tension in his body that they were approaching a crisis point . |
| 30 | Zahedi asked whether the Shah could come to the States in the next few days . |