Example sentences of "who could [verb] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were numerous other meetings at every level , between Iraq and friendly countries , between member countries of the US-led coalition , and between political leaders on either side and independent figures who could hope to offer some mediating influence . |
| 2 | Yet the real conflict occurs within the individual , who could decide to spend less lime on self and more with the family . |
| 3 | None-the-less the battle ultimately favoured Grom who could afford to lose vast numbers of troops without affecting his horde 's strength . |
| 4 | Apart from the fact that I think most people were able to afford a far bigger range of furnishings , for instance , the number of homes that actually had a carpet in the living room , there was very small percentage of people who could afford to have any sort of carpeting except for a small square of something in their living room . |
| 5 | Well do you know , when I met , I , I 'm meeting old chaps through this very excellent marriage agency , I 've never expected any thing like it , they are marvellous , and the sent me a nice old lad , but I knew I was onto a looser when he said , of course I go to my daughter-in-law every Saturday for lunch , she absolutely insists because she says , she wants to make sure that I 'm eating properly , now this is a very healthy old man with a very good income who could afford to buy any food he wants and the fact of the matter is his that he 's son is probably not , he does n't want to upset his old dad , and it 's handy to have him to come on Saturday for lunch and be done with it as it were , but I thought surely Bernard your own sense would tell you that nobody want 's their old father and father-in-law every Saturday of their life , for lunch oh . |
| 6 | Better use of machinery and tractor and erm farmers are at risk of I know that manufacturers who could have to progress these capital to get better returns . |