Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 2 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 3 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 4 | On page 13 MARY BAILEY already has the cichlids — but if she could just get hold of a six foot tank … |
| 5 | If you could just get hold of say , the rainbow |
| 6 | Also , Prussia was only one of a series of German states and as such could hardly take advantage of the rapidly developing and highly lucrative Atlantic trade . |
| 7 | I was soaked to the skin , my hands so cold I could hardly keep hold of the tiller . |
| 8 | ‘ The gossip columnists could hardly keep track of them ! |
| 9 | The selectors , though , clearly consider that they could still have need of the towering mass of Dooley 's physical presence . |
| 10 | At least now , today , she could ease his suffering , help him forget Madeleine for a little while , make him see that he could still find happiness of a kind without her . |
| 11 | In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may . |
| 12 | No one could ever accuse Glass of a lack of ambition . |
| 13 | Thirdly , the order relates to the working papers of the auditors of Atlantic and not simply to Atlantic itself but these papers could clearly contain information of relevance to the administrator 's investigation even if that information could not have been obtained in litigation against Atlantic . |
| 14 | Knowledge of topic of discourse could also aid selection of candidates . |
| 15 | It could also make process of up-dating too demanding to sustain . |
| 16 | Educational theory and methodology could also become part of this academic enrichment — as could such things as sociology and applied psychology . |
| 17 | You could also keep traack of who was in whoose team … & all transfers could be done via you . |
| 18 | Mr Singleton knew other talented people , among them an extremely obliging fellow who could treat a sheet of notepaper to give it the feel and appearance of age , and could also produce ink of a quality used in the past . |
| 19 | Butchers are , on the whole , an ingenious breed , and they could probably get hold of some if you pressed them . |
| 20 | Evidence in favour of this interpretation of the phrase ‘ the physical environment ’ is found in DoE Circular 55/77 ( now withdrawn ) which made it clear that a statement of pollution policy could appropriately form part of a structure plan , albeit necessarily of a general nature since they are policies stated by an authority ( county council ) responsible neither for air pollution control nor for most development control . |
| 21 | ‘ You mean , I could now have cancer of the lung ? ! ’ |
| 22 | The shop , now double the size it was a year ago , was ‘ very healthily up ’ , and could now take advantage of the last minute frenzy by being able to accommodate more people inside . |
| 23 | Indeed cleaning up a polluted river could even allow invasion of blackflies and the possibility of starting a new focus of infection for onchocerciasis ! |
| 24 | Baby , if he keeps on grabbing his chances as a dad he could even become top of the pops . |
| 25 | But to show pictures of major scenes in the chamber could well revive criticism of parliamentary manners . |
| 26 | A new computer system for checking on chemical reactions deep below the ground could dramatically improve monitoring of the build-up of explosive gasses . |
| 27 | After climbing the hill at Vezelay we could almost feel part of the preaching of St Bernard and the 2nd Crusade . |
| 28 | Abolition of the Wages Council could seriously affect equality of pay between the sexes . |
| 29 | Certainly both groups find that p53 levels rise following radiation , and this could specifically activate transcription of apoptosis-inducing genes . |
| 30 | They 're they 're the sort of things that you could never get hold of , you know , that we always kept ourselves . |