Example sentences of "could [verb] [noun sg] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , the course was so short of mounds and high vantage points that only spectators just behind the ropes could watch play in comfort . |
| 2 | Then , the course was so short of mounds and high vantage points that only spectators just behind the ropes could watch play in comfort . |
| 3 | If a castle acted as one of a related group it could provide defence in depth : an army could be inhibited from penetrating behind a group of castles by the threat to its communications which they provided , and the danger of attack from the rear . |
| 4 | One might expect , a priori , that no empirical ( that is perception-based ) observations could provide evidence in support of a metaphysical theory of perception ; that perceptions would not enable us to get to the root of perception . |
| 5 | Whether or not attitudes changed in the next ten years , by the Act 1 & 2 Victoria cap 110 of 1837 abolished arrest by ‘ mesne process ’ by which , as seen , a debtor could spend time in prison before his case had been tried in court and judgement made on it . |
| 6 | So your wages could fluctuate week in week out with not really |
| 7 | You and I could have breakfast in bed , Ellen . |
| 8 | You could have sex in front of mirrors ; take Polaroids and videos ; or watch each other jerking off … |
| 9 | The proposal got as far as a White Paper which suggested a two-tier system — life peers with voting rights and other members who could take part in debate but not vote . |
| 10 | Stapleton , who is almost back to full fitness after a close-season knee operation , brought Pearson in because he wanted someone who could take charge in training — and have the respect of the players . |
| 11 | And your cousin was one of the first one of the few women I ever knew , who could take shorthand in Welsh . |
| 12 | It used to be the case that contestants who were struck lightly in the face could exaggerate injury in order to have the opponent 's score disallowed . |
| 13 | Banks could hold cash in excess of the statutory minimum . |
| 14 | The European Commission will have to review and approve or otherwise IBM Corp 's proposed acquisition of Compagnie Generale d'Informatique SA : it has four weeks to decide whether the alliance could harm competition in Community markets ; if it has ‘ serious doubts ’ about the transaction , it will then launch a deeper , four-month probe . |
| 15 | ‘ I just filled the silly thing out so there would be something in the files , and they could prove employment in case an auditor ever came in , ’ Mandy had said petulantly . |
| 16 | Colin Jackson is the favourite for the 110m hurdles title , while the mens ' team captain , Andrew Morris , could strike gold in gymastics . |
| 17 | If the Government did not fulfil these expectations , they could find difficulty in future in arranging any such competition . |
| 18 | At best , it could kill interest in learning : at worst it could foster the alienation of the young . |