Example sentences of "could [verb] and [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could laugh and joke with her colleagues but Dexter often wondered how much of the crude banter she found genuinely amusing . |
| 2 | He could stay and sing with Aschmann , or he could break his contract . |
| 3 | ‘ It began with striking his spurs off for disobedience , but ended more on the lines of he could stay and rot for two weeks for all Zacco cared . |
| 4 | Robbie was ready for a rest and some food , and she groaned inwardly at the thought that Fen would undoubtedly expect her to prepare a meal before she could eat and sink into her bunk . |
| 5 | ‘ It seems as if I really do need to lie down , ’ she said faintly , and then he had swept her off the ground and was carrying her to one of the low , comfortable sofas in a private alcove where donors who were feeling faint could eat and drink in peace and quiet as they recovered . |
| 6 | Faced with the prospect of growing structural unemployment and reflecting an analysis that structural unemployment would be a growing feature of industrial society , the work-force at Lucas Aerospace proposed 150 socially useful products which they could design and manufacture as an alternative to facing degradation and suffering in the dole queue . |
| 7 | Yes , you could think and dance at the same time . |
| 8 | He was contemptuous of those who could think and talk of nothing but party politics and political careers , but his own talk ( and presumably his own thought ) was much about the penumbra of government and the idiosyncrasies of politicians . |
| 9 | A large quantity of Mozart 's music was published in that year , 1785 , perhaps reflecting the ever-growing demand from the newly affluent middle classes for music which they could buy and play at home . |
| 10 | Farmers could buy and sell through their local co-operative but were not obliged to do so . |
| 11 | They would be unable to compete with larger companies which could buy and sell in bulk , and take advantage of advanced technology . |
| 12 | ‘ I was only asking why you waste so much time stealing stuff you ca n't eat and then waste more time stealing dogs when you could steal and eat at the same time , as it were . ’ |
| 13 | They were so small , he and Hazel , that they could share his single bed quite comfortably — could sprawl and stretch without constraint . |
| 14 | They were alright , big glass things which you could surround and pack in tea chests with bits and pieces and equipment in . |
| 15 | After a court ruling that this was unlawful , Haringey rang round other councils to see if they could borrow and lend on the money to tide it over . |
| 16 | Endill returned as often as he could to talk and play with the Bookman . |
| 17 | The concrete plinth exhibited similar stoicism , having withstood the best that several generations of secondary schoolboys could formulate and explode against it . |
| 18 | From here she could watch and wait for take-off , count the bombers out , bless them on their way . |
| 19 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 20 | But — ’ and here she sighed , ‘ Lily darling , I could look and look at him the whole day … ’ |
| 21 | Her mind filled with pictures of the old grey-stone manor house , surrounded by peaceful green fields , where the children could run and play to their hearts ' content . |
| 22 | He handled immediate matters he could see and touch like lighting the fire , hunting game , or finding the easiest way through a thicket or over swampy ground . |
| 23 | In this way every general practitioner could shape and contribute to the future research and development of primary care . |
| 24 | I sneaked into the main dealing room and found a heating vent near the skirting-board at one end which I could unscrew and look as if I was doing something professional . |
| 25 | A careful search had been made for two orphaned children whom the Sheikha could foster and love as her own . |
| 26 | His fate would depend entirely upon her mood , which he knew from experience could shift and change in the winking of an eye . |
| 27 | I attach a copy of a standard contract which I would be grateful if you could sign and return to me with the invoice for your fee . |
| 28 | I could enter and leave at will . |
| 29 | What is more , no special preparation had to be made , no time had to be set aside , programmes only lasted fifteen minutes , and one could enter and leave as one pleased . |
| 30 | I could try and describe to you the expression in my eyes at this moment ; but they are far too discoloured with rage . |