Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If Forgive us our … had been followed by sins ( as it is in some modern versions of the Lord 's Prayer ) , inappropriate contextual information could slow down word identification if used too early . |
2 | Mr Clarke admitted no ‘ responsible ’ government could rule out tax or interest rate rises . |
3 | You could crack your skull on that intractable stone , or it could scoop out spoonfuls of flesh . |
4 | Fortunately , one or two civil servants realise that the government could build up trouble if it allows a whole generation to grow up with a dislike for nuclear weapons . |
5 | Eve was so strange , she could make up tales and then , when everyone had got interested , she would say , ‘ Fooled you ’ . |
6 | Once , Swan flew higher than ever before and they came to an enormous billowing cloud that was shining in a pale golden light , and in the folds of this cloud Little Billy could make out creatures of some sort moving around . |
7 | There was n't a tree in sight , but nearer the cliff edge she could make out carpets of thrift and sea-campion , and yearned to explore . |
8 | Hector , who came and went at will through her open chamber door , was in turn barking and yelping , and she could make out Mrs Diggory 's voice . |
9 | When Dorcas 's eyes grew used to it , he could make out squares and rectangles and circles . |
10 | The gaslight had been turned down low but he could make out Rachel standing at the foot of his bed in her dressing-gown . |
11 | They could make out stands of wooden shelving in the gloom , the nearest cheeses a luminous white , the furthest ones matured to a dark , oily yellow . |
12 | But I reckoned I could make out Joanna within half a dozen yards . |
13 | At first all I could see was the hazy black outline of a jagged peak , little more than a shadow on the pallor of a dead calm sea , and then , as the air shimmered and danced and drew nearer , I could make out colours , mostly green . |
14 | The rest was darker although she could make out shapes . |
15 | Endill could make out towers , turrets , spires , and an endless amount of windows . |
16 | They fear drainage work for the 10 acre development could dry out Brinkburn Pond , destroying the thriving community of Greater Crested Newts , a protected species . |
17 | This was due to the fact that Wilkinson had invented a boring mill in 1774 which could bore out cannons to very fine limits . |
18 | He left the house and set out to find London University , and see if he could track down Rebecca Salmon . |
19 | The interpretation of his objective through committees , in which he could win over doubters , was to him a central part of the chairman 's task . |
20 | British Rail could win back part of the record damages paid to a widow after her husband died from an asbestos-related disease . |
21 | But she could reel out pages of verbal textbook at the mention of any subject . |
22 | If the DVLA co-operates , it could mail out surveys to car owners , which would then be returned to JD Power . |
23 | Dobson , ugly and cretinous , was compensated by a sense of animal cunning that could smell out weakness in others and advantage to himself . |
24 | Once through the gate to the drive he would walk fast , but not too fast since the power that ruled the night could smell out fear as dogs smell out terror . |
25 | Our music was really ‘ out there ’ , but it was n't something you could stuff down people 's throats ; you had to really want to hear a lot of guitar if you wanted to listen to our records ! ’ |
26 | Yes , yes Erm one once you 've done that if you could give in diaries for the day and then your time is your own . |
27 | Alternatively , you could carry on south out of As Cain , down a more minor road , to the village of Sare . |
28 | In this particular case the client , who had a copy of the source code , could carry out error correction himself but , because he had brought the contract to an end , the supplier would cease to be liable for unremedied defects . |
29 | Trainees could carry out office work for small simulated companies . |
30 | This group was set up to bring together young Asian people who could organize around issues affecting them — not least the worrying trend of the National Front gaining increasing numbers of votes , and in some cases Asian votes . |