Example sentences of "could [verb] of a " in BNC.
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| 1 | all that godliness , honour and love could make of a knight was combined in Don Rodrigo … |
| 2 | If we could think of a better system we would introduce it . |
| 3 | Sam could think of a number of answers . |
| 4 | ‘ I wish I could think of a slick answer to that one , ’ he said . |
| 5 | John Nott said that the nuclear submarine Dreadnought was going to be scrapped as soon as anyone could think of a way of doing it and the US and USSR declined to consider each other 's plans for nuclear disarmament . |
| 6 | So , having no more to discuss on that topic , I went on to ask Sylvia if she could think of a place in her own home where she felt uneasy if the door was shut . |
| 7 | I could think of a way to feed a family of four on 50 pence each or less |
| 8 | ‘ I could think of a million things . |
| 9 | I mean you could think of a brilliant illustration , and then you work the message out from it , which is the wrong way round . |
| 10 | ‘ I could think of a couple of ways , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 11 | But the moment passed , for there was something in her grasp of his legs that was so awkward , so inexperienced , and the pitch of her entreaties remained so anguished that he knew she was only doing what she imagined might persuade him to help her ; and a wave of self-loathing washed over him , that a woman like her could think of a man like him in such a light . |
| 12 | It was not a satisfactory solution of what came to be called the Southwark Bridge Mystery , but no one could think of a better one . |
| 13 | Before I could think of a suitable verbal means of running for cover , he had gone . |
| 14 | Before the startled merchant could think of a reply , Cranston had taken Athelstan by the elbow and steered him out into the sun-baked street . |
| 15 | Before she could think of a suitable retort he had gone , her door closed quietly behind him . |
| 16 | In fact now she was away from him she could think of a hundred and one things she should have said — done — and what the hell was the matter with this damned car ? |
| 17 | If she could think of a good reason to ask questions about the missing don among his colleagues , she might well come up with some interesting answers . |
| 18 | Before she could think of a suitable reply , Bridget did it for her . |
| 19 | Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time . |
| 20 | if you would n't mind in the meantime if you could think of a few names you know as you 're going about your daily business . |
| 21 | ( These are assumptions : a ‘ map ’ could consist of a list of places , each with a map reference . ) |
| 22 | By allowing the SiO4 units to rotate freely about their common oxygens and by making the bond-angle of the ‘ bridging oxygen ’ flexible , these chemists could conceive of a continuously connected random network that left the local order intact , but which destroyed the overall crystalline topology . |
| 23 | The President of the European Commission , Jacques Delors , speaking at the same conference , said more explicitly that he could conceive of a situation in which France 's nuclear umbrella could one day be extended to the entire EC under a common doctrine . |
| 24 | No wonder , then , that at the cessation of Lend-Lease , which had until VJ Day bridged the gap in the British accounts , Keynes could talk of a ‘ financial Dunkirk ’ . |
| 25 | A Dry White Season is all that we could ask of a Hollywood movie about South Africa . |