Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could rarely get a straight answer from any of them , they 'd been dodging questions about his father for so long ; evasion was a way of life with them . |
| 2 | Having several sons in the trade worked to the general benefit of the family business which could thereby offer a wider range of services . |
| 3 | I suggested that he might like to go and have a talk with his crew , I did not want to send him back to his squadron , but with a new navigator I believed he could eventually forge a good Pathfinding crew . |
| 4 | With an increased Democratic majority in Congress , the President could rightly claim a massive mandate for his Great Society programmes . |
| 5 | Alternatively either colleagues or neighbour could perhaps ring a relative or friend who might move into your home and take care of things while you are in hospital . |
| 6 | There were a thousand possible combinations … one-four-six , one-four-seven … in twenty minutes I could perhaps try a hundred and fifty numbers . |
| 7 | I could perhaps take a little bit of paper like that and I 'd find |
| 8 | If that is not possible , you could perhaps use a deep pink card mount with a cream silk backing , and a narrow gold frame . |
| 9 | Now in a sense erm the question I 'm asking is by introducing lots of modern machinery , you could perhaps kill a particular trade or craftsmanship in a whole group of people which may , in fact , be their key for erm future survival |
| 10 | Upward-moving atmospheric waves could greatly heat a rarefied atmosphere . |
| 11 | This could inadvertently promote a simplistic zoning pattern in local authority policies . |
| 12 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 13 | When Doris joined my classes , her figure resembled a barrel and , accordingly , she could only perform a few of the easier exercises . |
| 14 | This policy was adopted by the government as part of its general economic strategy to cut public expenditure and meant that local authorities could only exceed a predetermined level of spending on higher education if they found the additional sums of money from the rates . |
| 15 | Er but radical certainly as compared to how things operated before , when you went into the fitting shop , you know , you could , you could only walk a few feet |
| 16 | Even Signor Grignaffini with his big stomach could only eat a certain amount at one time . |
| 17 | After going out to inspect the works already projected , he could only suggest a still further-out ditch to be dug , in the rock , for the greater distancing of cannon and balista . |
| 18 | But now Laura could only feel a deep well of sympathy and compassion for the older woman . |
| 19 | Forgetting all her questions , Molly could only feel a secret satisfaction . |
| 20 | May 1758 brought a brief letter from Miller : he had been preoccupied with business in the country and could only send a small parcel of seeds . |
| 21 | However , the most satisfactory response could only mean a major thrust coordinated at national level . |
| 22 | However , we agreed that self-help schemes could only bring a few jobs and that a central demand should still be that the state provide jobs . |
| 23 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 24 | Dorrainge said that at any minute Cathbad would start talking about holding a pig-sticking party , and Cathbad , who was plunging about happily in the wild sorrel , said , ‘ And if we could only hold a pig-sticking party … |
| 25 | Overwhelmed by the viciousness of the attack , Pearl Heart could only manage a slight bob of her head . |
| 26 | Pat , partially submerged under her doting fans , could only manage a darting look in our direction . |
| 27 | Leicester could only manage a goalless draw midweek with Sutton Coldfield and will be keen to return to winning form . |
| 28 | Marching on FOOTBALL : Juventus clinched a thrilling 2–1 victory over Atalanta yesterday to claw back a point from Italian first division leaders AC Milan who could only manage a goalless draw at lowly Fiorentina . |
| 29 | City could only manage a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their Coca-Cola Cup-tie . |
| 30 | Coceres outscored Ballesteros , who could only manage a level par 72 , and said that though the Spanish maestro was one of his trate on his own game . |