Example sentences of "[n mass] [prep] [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Home home counties people like me could go anywhere . |
| 2 | When they were asked about any credit arrangements which they knew people like them could use to buy things , these were the proportions which named each of the following : |
| 3 | It was a cold fossil ; the people in it could have been strangers . |
| 4 | A questionnaire on smoking in the Library is under preparation by a working group of the Health and Safety Committee — and they will shortly be seeking the views of staff on what could turn out to be a contentious issue . |
| 5 | This hypothesis does not seem to have a lot going for it because , at the time Matthew — or whoever — was writing , there would still have been a few people around who could say something like I do n't remember any star ! ' ) |
| 6 | ‘ I know a lot of people around who could fill the parts and the vocals very well , a lot of people in LA who are not working that much who would love to do it . |
| 7 | ‘ You flatter me , both of you , ’ he said , and again Julia was amazed that the pair of them could appear so cheerful . |
| 8 | The pair of you could live here and look after me in my dotage . ’ |