Example sentences of "in [noun] [pron] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did n't tell her that they wanted to see whether it was still empty , just in case they could have it for Brownie Pack Meetings . |
| 2 | But when Bernard 's plan backfired I needed you alive in case you could lead me to Graham . |
| 3 | ‘ I had never met the man , but a friend had given him my number in case he could help me with my research , ’ says Lynsey . |
| 4 | Of course they would escape and of course they would outwit the Gruagach , thought Fenella , her mind tumbling with images , fighting to stay awake in case she could help Floy and Snodgrass . |
| 5 | I hung on , keeping one eye on Neil in case I could help him , and the other on Stormy Petrel . |
| 6 | If you can find someone with a key to let you in , the interior of the chapel is said to be interestingly decorated , but the one time I was in Harambels I could find cows but no people . |
| 7 | He was a man who could be honest with himself , and in honesty he could say that he was both pleased and relieved to be back at his desk on a grey Monday morning in London . |
| 8 | If I can do it , I 'm sure there are plenty of other talented players in Victoria who could do the same ’ , he said . |
| 9 | yes , well I do n't know , I suppose that nearly all er the houses in Harlow you could say are open planned now , you know had a , had er , a , kitchen dining area that we have , erm or erm lounge , diner , erm they have n't gone in , in this , the ordinary houses , they have n't gone in for building |
| 10 | Its upper set of arms ended in claws which could tear armour open ; and its carapace was as tough as armour . |
| 11 | In addition they could have gained a seat in Belfast West if Republican Clubs supporters had transferred to SDLP in that constituency as well . |
| 12 | In addition you could benefit from a messaging system which turns your mobile phone into an answerphone when not in use . |
| 13 | In addition you could ask the parents of the bride and groom about their marriages . |
| 14 | For example , in P1/T1–T4 we could retain only the rows marked with an asterisk in addition to the objective row , without any loss of information . |
| 15 | He answered earnestly and in words I could understand . |
| 16 | Jim Keeble recalls one amusing incident in ASF which could have been a terrible accident . |
| 17 | Asked to name sources of credit out of the blue , people might well simply leave out or forget about some sources which in practice they could use , if they were offered that type of credit when they were buying . |
| 18 | This delineation of labourism is ideal-typical ; in practice it could exhibit contradictory tendencies . |
| 19 | In daylight he could have used a shop window as a mirror to watch the pharmacist 's across the road but lit windows were no use and who stands staring into dark ones ? |
| 20 | Brazil is a eventually in Mexico I could become a Mexican , way up to a Mexico , how do we get to a Mexico , jump to a Mexico ! |
| 21 | We did not know any influential person in Parma who could help us , and certainly there was no one in Fontanellato . |
| 22 | In future we could extend their kind of insurance benefit to people who are divorced , separated or unmarried and looking after children . |
| 23 | With Wagner in mind he could say it now . |
| 24 | It is not known where he learned his trade , but if it was not in Raunds it could have been in Cambridge , where a Thomas Grumbold ( d . |
| 25 | I used to go to these houses with all the other kids , and you could hear the parents , someone would say , but he 's not very like his father , and then they 'd all explain in voices you could hear a mile away , and I would get funny looks from all the rest . |
| 26 | She was afraid she would have a defective child because she had seen in Angharad what could happen in her husband 's family . |
| 27 | well , if they were interested in speaking to me I could probably put them on to not just myself but members of my flight , it is n't my flight it 's flight erm and there are several of us in Scotland who could come in and do things like that for a modest remuneration erm |
| 28 | It was over as soon as it had happened , and as he turned in panic he could see that in reality she was exactly as before … except that she was looking at him now in a way that was more detached , stepping back as if to observe whatever he was going to do next . |
| 29 | In battle none could stand against them , for the Dragon Princes of Caledor were fearsome mages as well as mighty warriors , and their steeds were terrible to behold . |
| 30 | In movements which could have been those of a somnambulist Kersey had retrieved his cigarettes and was placing one between his lips while feeling in his pockets for a lighter . |