Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] at [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile the Elector Carl Theodor had taken up residence in Munich , and had invited the members of his court to join him there ( though they could stay on at Mannheim and retain their salaries if they wished ) .
2 When Loz finds the solutions to the problems that clearly weigh heavy on his shoulders — and a new hairdresser — the Kingmaker campaign could wind up at Wembley .
3 You could fall out at night . ’
4 Some years later , to give one final example of the kind of trouble that could break out at football games , the police found it necessary to lead a baton charge against stone-throwers during a contest between Linfield and Belfast Celtic in 1935 .
5 That she could look up at men rather than over or down at them .
6 Afterwards we could look round at leisure . ’
7 Vologsky increased his pace , momentarily , gaining a few feet so that he could look back at Kirov 's grim face .
8 For Camus the sky was a source of sustenance that he could draw on at will ; for me it is a thwarted promise , yearned for and glimpsed against the odds .
9 I could dribble on at length about but I wo n't cos this is a Leeds list after all , and also Tim might get narky : - ]
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