Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [noun sg] with [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But Eisenhower and Dulles continued to work on the assumption that they could buy time with diplomacy , and with this object in view — especially in face to face meetings with the British — they were reluctant to lean too heavily on their ally .
2 Realistically , though , you would need to have strong evidence that the existence of such a right is part of your particular deal with your employer , and that you have been denied satisfaction from your work in a clear and unjustifiable fashion , before you could pursue litigation with confidence .
3 Sausage on , could have salad with sausage or not ?
4 All they could tell Pétain with certainty at Dugny was the dreadful news that Douaumont had fallen .
5 Mrs Amelia Bloomer , an American , whose eponymous , bifurcated undergarment was considered revolutionary in the early part of the last century , was passionately concerned with showing women that they could combine beauty with utility .
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