Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] on [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are only too painfully aware how they could cash in on any multi-coloured shirt worn by one of Europe 's best known goalkeepers . |
| 2 | ‘ After taking off from Bermuda , I thought I could catch up on some sleep . |
| 3 | Sun-tanned , fit and contented , we could look back on fourteen days of carefree cruising ; four hundred miles through some of the finest scenery in the British Isles with the freedom of the hills for good measure . |
| 4 | She could look back on that time with a great deal of fondness ; it had been one of the few times in her life when she had been truly free — there had been no one , neither family , friends nor employer — to make demands on her . |
| 5 | Irwin had a marvellous year last time and will be keen to win the Regal as will Derek Young , another rider who could look back on 1992 with a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 6 | ‘ Darlington could miss out on foreign trade opportunities if it does n't begin an enlightened dialogue with these people . ’ |
| 7 | Hundreds of victims of crime could miss out on vital counselling , because of restrictions on the use of computer information . |
| 8 | Well , they used to do them at fourpence ha'penny a pair , and each one must be put in a big envelope , so as it could go out on this catalogue business . |
| 9 | ‘ Knowing the amount of people who could come over on cheap air fares and that 's another concern it could be a problem . |
| 10 | The greater proportion ( 33 per cent ) of people said they could function on a minimum of six hours ' sleep , though many claimed they could get by on five hours ( 23 per cent ) and four hours ( 20 per cent ) . |
| 11 | She could get by on that . |
| 12 | Terry was really taken at the time with bands like The Cardiacs , but none of the rest of us could get off on that impressive-sounding , orchestral rock band kind of approach . |
| 13 | Mrs Fletcher , Roe Padfield and Mrs Thatcher sat on the low cupboard by the door and Tom pulled the table out so that everyone could squeeze round on three chairs , a stool and the arm of the armchair . |