Example sentences of "could [verb] [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not a child to be frightened by a resolution of a board of directors , or to be soothed by the present of shares ( each carrying 10 liability ) in a company which has been losing money every year from its commencement , and which nothing short of a miracle could make pay a dividend as hitherto managed ; neither is my position in Scientific Circles here such as to render my retaining the editorship of any advantage to me — indeed , I am vain enough to think that I confer more than I receive . |
| 2 | But anyway , we created that whole idea that no-one could photograph him , no-one could do do a story on him unless it was going to be a cover story , which was outrageous because he was virtually unknown in America . |
| 3 | Its aim was to provide a convivial meeting place where the enlightened could help formulate a programme to teach the uninitiated the nature of the enemy which was undermining the country . |
| 4 | The rioting underlined continuing political and security problems facing the allies , who arrived ten weeks ago to end devastating clan warfare so that relief agencies could help ease a famine that threatened millions of lives . |
| 5 | The rioting underlined continuing political and security problems facing the allies , who arrived ten weeks ago to end devastating clan warfare so that relief agencies could help ease a famine that threatened millions of lives . |