Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What scientist could make such a promise ? |
| 2 | ‘ What shocked me was that one wall could make such a difference , ’ he said . |
| 3 | She had never imagined wearing clothes like this , or that they could make such a difference . |
| 4 | Hector Charlesworth broadcast a Dominion Day speech , in both English and French , in which he pointed out that a famous French writer had said that ‘ A man with two languages is a man with two souls ’ and he felt that if LaRochfoucauld could make such a statement it might well be embraced by all true Canadians . |
| 5 | No city could absorb such a body-blow without showing the effects , and by 1937 Danzig was in severe financial difficulties . |
| 6 | ‘ Only a double-dealing Sagittarius could think such a thing , ’ Claudia said indignantly . |
| 7 | ‘ Afraid of you ! ’ she gasped , and , truly horrified that he could think such a thing , ‘ No , of course not ! ’ she faced him squarely to state . |
| 8 | It is truly — and intellectually — heart-warming that music as hook-free and unfeathered as Spiritualized 's could elicit such a sporting , involved response from a bunch of lumber tops and nose-pin rebels . |
| 9 | ‘ I think you could consider that a brush off . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't know how many other nations could survive such a history — land being taken off us , our buffalo being killed . |
| 11 | Even if scientists could demonstrate such a correlation , it would still be difficult to be certain whether the effect were the result of social or genetic transmission . |
| 12 | Howard cocked an eyebrow , intrigued that a newcomer could know such a thing , but the Doctor did n't notice as he continued : ‘ In the city , it 'll be complete chaos . |
| 13 | Either Alice or Bert could bring such a claim if they suffered damage . |
| 14 | ‘ I still do n't understand how you could do such a thing , ’ Michael complained . |
| 15 | I am not for one moment suggesting that you could do such a thing yourself because I think you would do it with more style and use a magnum of champagne . |
| 16 | Only he who is with sin could do such a thing and not be playing God . |
| 17 | Her solicitor , James Littlehales said : ‘ She 's very very distressed and finds it very difficult to understand how her daughter could do such a thing . |
| 18 | It 's hard to believe another child could do such a thing . |
| 19 | Nobody who knew Uncle Maurice could possibly believe that he could do such a thing . |
| 20 | How do you feel about the person who could do such a thing ? |
| 21 | But I am sure that the Treasury could run such a system and there would be few tears for the banks we have now . |
| 22 | The realization bit into Harry 's confidence that he could outwit such a man : who was he really fooling ? |
| 23 | Though only I could follow such a trace . ’ |
| 24 | There is no other organization within the movement that could provide such a level of debate on this particular matter . |
| 25 | What mystified her was how any firm could employ such a gorgon to promote their products . |
| 26 | George could not imagine how a change of clothing could create such a transformation in his plain youngest sister , but passed no comment . |
| 27 | Her vision faded : Gabriel could create such a collection , she could not . |
| 28 | ( Searle , 1980 , 1981 , and 1984 , Lect. 2 ) That such a thing could instantiate such a programme , as already remarked , necessarily is allowed by the proponents of causalism and functionalism. ( v ) To add something unfamiliar , functionalism will need to explain how it avoids the absurd conclusion that consciousness is , so to speak , not merely independent of biology , but entirely independent of all instantiations of programmes and the like , which is to say entirely independent of persons , computers , and all other spatio-temporal things . |
| 29 | It was unbelievable that he could suggest such a thing — and she wondered if it was a test of some sort . |
| 30 | Franco-British co-operation could reinforce such a policy . |