Example sentences of "[coord] could [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towns could take some space at a normal street comer to give ‘ more chance to be seen and to see others ’ ( a ) ; or could create a vest-pocket park ( b ) ; or a play area ( c ) ; or an island in a cul-de-sac for the local children ( d ) . |
| 2 | Not that the James Committee was convinced that the CNAA would or could accept a validating role for the colleges and the field of study . |
| 3 | How many readers knew that , or could name a single book of his ? |
| 4 | League leaders Bayern Munich travel to Karlsruhe today , and could open a two-point lead over second-placed Werder Bremen , who trailed by goal difference following a 4–0 defeat of Saarbrueken on Friday . |
| 5 | If applied on an institutional scale it could abolish the deficit of cadaveric transplants and could go a long way towards solving the moral problem that continues to exercise me and my colleagues . ’ |
| 6 | A couple of new songs had a few ideas ‘ borrowed ’ from The Mission and New Model Army and could give a few clues as to which market Echo & The Bunnymen see themselves operating in during their climb back up the ladder to fame and fortune . |
| 7 | Supper was becoming a fashionable word and could cover a snacky situation better . |
| 8 | They are already in use in Australia , America , Brazil and Tanzania , and could make a major contribution to managing insect-borne diseases and crop pests , according to Dr Janet Hemingway of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine . |
| 9 | The establishment now of a co-ordinated network of Regional INSET ( in-service training ) offices , or officers , with the primary function of advising and promoting self help , would be timely , in view of the stimulation to training that has been engendered by the introduction of the pre-licentiate scheme , and could make a major contribution towards combating the inefficient and inequitable distribution of training . |
| 10 | As she endeavoured to come to terms with the realities of her marriage and royal life , there were moments in those early years when Diana sensed that she actually could cope and could make a positive contribution to the royal family and the wider nation . |
| 11 | They boasted that it was the worst they 'd ever known , and could expect a million profit with confidence . |
| 12 | In spite of all the obvious agonising , has Neil ever experienced a time when he was totally happy with his sound , and could quote a recorded example of this ? |
| 13 | He had a wicked tongue when roused and could talk a blue streak . |
| 14 | Some of Gibson 's basses of this period come with ‘ tighten towards the player ’ heads , as on early Fender Precisions , and could cause a certain amount of confusion . |
| 15 | The big bony collar could protect vulnerable-parts of its body , and could provide a useful broad anchor for muscles which supported the heavy head . |
| 16 | Then , one day , when I was dressing it , I looked in the mirror and could see a small protrusion out of the lump . |
| 17 | I looked in the mirror and could see a small protrusion out of the lump . |
| 18 | I gazed upwards and could see a few stars twinkling in the sky , one seemed much brighter than the others . |
| 19 | The Russian broadcast media and most newspapers are largely sympathetic to the president and could prove a powerful weapon in the national confidence vote . |
| 20 | ‘ These stores will give them the best of both worlds and could prove a major rival to the big store chains . ’ |
| 21 | I enjoyed Dave Cook 's piece on Sandbags and Soft Touches ( Oct. issue ) and could add a lengthy list of both to the ones he covers . |
| 22 | as if the happenings of the last thousand years had been impregnated in the massive stone walls , and could begin a phantom replay at any moment … |
| 23 | Both share stakes are expected to be put up for sale over the next few months if the Hafnia merger goes ahead , and could allow a large French company to buy a key stake in the Nordic market . |
| 24 | Such ideas had their major influence in South Wales where nearly all men were engaged in mining and could envisage a pure " class struggle " between themselves and the coalowners which would at the same time be a political struggle between the great majority and the rich minority . |
| 25 | Each child could have a drink of water out of the shared cup , and could take a small piece of biscuit . |
| 26 | Austria has much potential and could play a major role as the bridge between the EC and Eastern European countries ; |
| 27 | The secondary school to which they went on would then have an accurate record of what they could do , and could save a great deal of time at present wasted in the transition from one school to another . |
| 28 | She was in food time this morning , and could spend a few minutes on the bridge , looking at the river . |
| 29 | West of Wester Hailes ( ie away from the city ) the towpath is rural and in poor condition but could form a valuable corridor for leisure/recreational access to the countryside . |
| 30 | Certainly , when I watched her in the St Trinian 's films , I knew I was watching someone who not only knew all of the people I knew , but could do a wicked job of ‘ taking them off ’ ! |