Example sentences of "could [verb] [pers pn] with [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She trusted him to look after the Post 's interests before he sold the story to any other outlets , but she did not know whether she could trust him with the story . |
| 2 | But this was n't his case ; he could discuss it with the detachment of a man who has a professional interest but no responsibility . |
| 3 | Its original purpose was to enable us to turn our work so that we could rehang it with the plain side towards us , knit a few rows of reversed stocking stitch and then turn it back again to continue in stocking stitch or pattern . |
| 4 | But it could land them with a court bill of up to £200 if they 're stopped by the police . |
| 5 | THIEVES stole drugs from a doctor 's surgery and took them to a Middlesbrough man who could identify them with a handbook , a court heard . |
| 6 | Even the heyday of tomb-robbing was over ; his scavenging could n't be called by such a piratical name and the local labourers could not be inspired to sift the soil scrupulously when they could break it with a pickaxe so much faster , and the mounted overseers might take a crack at them with a rifle butt if they dawdled . |
| 7 | I 'd swear you could do it with a child 's hoop . ’ |
| 8 | Could do it with the enema syringe in the bath . |
| 9 | The stark desire in his face threatened to take what strength she had left , nor did he make any attempt to hide the blatant response of his body to that consuming , passionate kiss , continuing to hold her so tightly that she could feel him with every part of her being , could still taste him inside her mouth . |
| 10 | ‘ I could understand it with the men , who thought I was coming-on to them , but the women 's reluctance puzzled me , until I discovered that the City people discouraged the country dwellers ( she objects to the word ‘ peasant ’ ) from having their picture taken . |
| 11 | ‘ I could understand it with the men , who thought I was coming-on to them , but the women 's reluctance puzzled me , until I discovered that the City people discouraged the country dwellers ( she objects to the word ‘ peasant ’ ) from having their picture taken . |
| 12 | But in time the phrase turned into an excellent formula of excuse , and Elizabeth and I could use it with no feeling of heartlessness . |
| 13 | One look at the intricate pattern was enough to tell her she could follow it with no trouble at all . |
| 14 | She had enough on her hands trying to bring up the boys , and the simplest expedient would be to get the little girl down to Frome , where her deceased husband 's sister and brother-in-law , William and Sarah Chinnock , could provide her with a decent upbringing . |
| 15 | Enthusiasm for the idea is great but I wonder if you could provide me with the following information ? |
| 16 | It was n't until the beginning of 1969 that they realized the paper could provide them with a regular income . |
| 17 | Taken together with higher level knowledge , these could provide us with an alternative technique for correcting errors within the system . |
| 18 | The bank chose Acse because , while ‘ other companies told us they could provide us with an Electronic Data Interchange translator , Acse was the only one who said , ‘ EDI is not a problem of technology , but a problem of integrating it into your existing systems , ’ ’ Gilmont said . |
| 19 | By Hilary Applegate IF YOUR garden suffers from slow-draining surface water , slow plant growth or shallow rooting , it could pay dividends to find out whether a soil profile could provide you with a diagnosis . |
| 20 | I said I wish I could provide you with a bed , I ca n't . |
| 21 | If so , a Raleigh International overseas expedition could provide you with the opportunity of a lifetime . |
| 22 | Do n't misunderstand me , he was a brilliant chemist ; nobody could touch him with the theory . |
| 23 | ‘ If with their aircraft expertise Saab could fit it with a radar jamming device , they really would have it cracked , ’ Michael said . |
| 24 | Yeah , well if it bubbles , it 's only air , you could prick it with a stick ! |
| 25 | Steven decided that if he could n't come up with a definitive artistic statement to impress the grown-ups , then at least he could impress them with the definitive bank statement . |
| 26 | ‘ I could phone him with a problem and he had such insight that he could steer me through it , although he knew very little of the problems over here . ’ |
| 27 | Jos Lansink 's first visit to The Horse of the Year Show could reward him with a Jaguar car , if he can maintain the form shown on the last three days . |
| 28 | We should never have got rid of the little Fiat we used to have which started first time every time and if anything did go wrong you could fix it with an elastic band or a bit of string , Gianluigi used to say , although personally I 'm hopeless with machinery . |
| 29 | Rehearsals , if you could distinguish them with the name . |
| 30 | Even if you do n't normally wear make-up , you will probably need some on your wedding day as white or even ivory reflects on the skin and could leave you with a washed-out look . |