Example sentences of "could [vb infin] them [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Maybe we could suspend them from this bit in the middle with a length of thread , ’ Norris grunted , sticking his head almost right inside the appliance . |
| 2 | It 's like all good things to come , I do n't like to count my chickens , so I 'd rather not , not the little memorandums say , oh you 've got another X million , if only we could take them in this year . |
| 3 | The local team 's reply to England 's 334 for 4 was a not unimpressive 221 for 3 , with a trio of schoolboy prodigies ( 'We could produce them like this on better pitches , ’ Stewart said ) in their line-up . |
| 4 | Microtympanometry , a sensitive method of diagnosing effusions of the middle ear , could help them in this . |
| 5 | Some months ago a gang of local youngsters asked if I could help them in this direction . |