Example sentences of "could [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Speaking to BBC radio , Lawrence Eagleburger said the US had done what it could for an agreement on farm subsidies , which had derailed the talks . |
| 2 | Addressed to the archbishop and all the prelates assembled at Lambeth , it commanded them , on their oaths of fealty , to do all that they could for the defence and conservation of the king 's rights and of his realm ; it then continued : |
| 3 | The brindle hounds , John Deverill 's speciality and obsession , stood well to order at one side of the drive with the whippers-in waiting as patiently as they could for the order to move off . |
| 4 | Many severely handicapped children do die at an early age through natural causes , but at least the parents can feel that they did everything they could for the child when it was alive . |
| 5 | His energy revived , Richard was now intent on keeping Victoria 's company as much to himself as he could for the rest of the day . |
| 6 | And of course everyone knew all about it , just as they knew that the Mackays , poor souls , had done everything they could for the boy ever since they took him in for adoption . ’ |
| 7 | Using highly mobile soldiers to avoid battle , Bruce used the physical geography of Scotland to make conditions as difficult as he could for the English who , risking starvation and ambush , had to be very careful not to overstretch themselves and to keep open their lines of communication as best they could through the control of castles , in particular the vital one at Stirling , which dominated the lowest point at which the river Forth could be crossed by bridge . |
| 8 | Those who talked to Harold Macmillan at this time were sure that this cold politicking did not enter his head ; that he was sincere and only wanted to do the best that he could for the Church . |
| 9 | He thought he had got all he could for the time being . |
| 10 | He made as swiftly as he could for the foyer . |
| 11 | He had groomed himself as best as he could for the interview . |
| 12 | I watched the distant cloud from the explosion drift away over the firth , dispersing , then I turned and ran as fast as I could for the house . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , it was certainly an improvement on the preceding 40 years of Anglo-French relations , and the Emperor could for the moment feel reasonably proud of his achievement . |
| 14 | I had discovered all I could for the moment . |
| 15 | ‘ Not too good , I 'm afraid — I did everything I could for the moment , but his kidney failure is almost complete . |
| 16 | How could we use this what are the benefits of doing this or the disadvantages of doing this so that you 've got people within the group who could as a plant and know what to do with those ideas he comes up with them or she comes up with them do n't know what to do with them just comes up it 's up to the rest of the group and monitor evaluate you know the person that 's always putting things that never work . |
| 17 | Or you could as a Neighbourhood Watch do that yourself . |
| 18 | From information contained in two articles written by Jeremy Warner , a journalist with the Independent newspaper , the DTI were convinced that he knew members of the ring and could as a result provide helpful evidence to assist their investigations . |
| 19 | Contesting articulations of musical practices could as a rule now arise only at the level of consumption . |
| 20 | He settled himself as best he could between the metal wall and a heavy bundle of wires , and stared into the darkness . |
| 21 | Threading her way as diligently as she could through the mass of humanity , it was with a sigh of relief that she eventually found herself back in the vast City Hall square . |
| 22 | She looked out to sea , as far as she could through the mist , and thought of great trees whispering under the waves . |
| 23 | Using highly mobile soldiers to avoid battle , Bruce used the physical geography of Scotland to make conditions as difficult as he could for the English who , risking starvation and ambush , had to be very careful not to overstretch themselves and to keep open their lines of communication as best they could through the control of castles , in particular the vital one at Stirling , which dominated the lowest point at which the river Forth could be crossed by bridge . |
| 24 | they asked him to remember all the things he could about the trip from earth . |
| 25 | Erm I 'd like just to re remind the county if I could about the question I did put in my opening er remarks that er we would like some view from them as to whether if their if their strategic exceptions policy is n't er ultimately included in the structure plan they would object to the principle of us er pursuing this sort of approach through our local plan . |
| 26 | She had taken the trouble first to find out what she could about the topic from the notes given , and had thought about it carefully , so that in a real sense she was herself involved in what was happening in the classroom . |
| 27 | When Caroline had signed a year 's contract with International Models , it had been because she 'd wanted to learn everything she could about the fashion business . |
| 28 | If they could n't beat Greycoats by skill , they might stand more chance by guile , and one needed to learn all one could about the opposition . |
| 29 | My immediate concern on that first morning in Punta Arenas was to learn all I could about the ship . |
| 30 | ‘ I carried on training as best I could after the operation , but when the specialist told me six months later that I could n't play again , I was shocked . |