Example sentences of "could [vb infin] it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But while the pair had their differences , Bradl could laugh it all off in the end . |
| 2 | Now er in the in the An engineer if you 've any engineer friend engineering friends I could explain it all to you but it takes time . |
| 3 | Then the gong sounded for tea , which somehow had to be endured , the shrimps shelled , the bread buttered , the milk and tea poured into the cups , Victoria 's cake to be cut into fingers so that she could eat it all up . |
| 4 | Then they You dropped the old er breasts of lamb in the old stew pot , chop it up , and then if there was any left , me Mam used to take it out , so we could eat it cold . |
| 5 | I could make it eleven o'clock if necessary |
| 6 | the was that the first one was was more or less science orientated an I I , I looked at it and thought how how I could how I could make it such that it was common |
| 7 | It was a world that would never solidify , would never be understood , unless it was named ; as philosophers knew , only the naming of an object could make it real . |
| 8 | If you have fractured a bone or fallen and damaged your back , do not move at all , you could make it worse . |
| 9 | We could make it worse by insisting on the sort of minimum conditions put forward by the Labour party , conditions that would disadvantage the very people whom Labour says they are designed to protect . |
| 10 | He could make it sad or gay , or even funny . |
| 11 | Measuring 14.5 cubic feet , the boot in the Mercedes is very wide ( up to 58 inches ) but considerably shorter and the sill height of around 31 inches could make it awkward to load heavy cases . |
| 12 | If she tried hard enough , surely she could make it all , the car and the people , vanish into thin air , like one of her fantasies ? |
| 13 | You could make it all seem better than it was by reminding yourself of the spirit of Sharon Lines and the apparent contentment of Old Ape and the cigarette cocked jollily in the corner of Mrs Slewy 's mouth and the way in which Miss Lavant had learnt to live with her passion . |
| 14 | She shook her head , as if by the strength of her will she could make it all untrue . |
| 15 | ‘ You could make it better for them . |
| 16 | You love it here , and I could make it possible for you to remain here . |
| 17 | It is obvious that only personal documentation at the time could make it possible for these three politicians to write anything with accuracy from 20 years after the events had taken place . |
| 18 | Erm if that 's sounds too much , th the way we could make it cheaper it erm not to have erm the interlinking chains . |
| 19 | This could make it impossible to test QCD to better than 10 per cent , bringing the business of science to a halt . |
| 20 | He has written on the issue to the new Fisheries Minister , Gillian Shephard , claiming that certain technical requirements in the Act could make it impossible for local fishermen to secure an adequate allocation of fishing days Royal crystal challenge STAFF at Welsh Royal Crystal , Rhayader , were commissioned to manufacture and supply the specially designed bowls which will be presented to each concert winner in the preliminary rounds , as well as goblets for each competitor , in this year 's Cardiff Singer of the World Competition at St David 's Hall . |
| 21 | But Senna 's renowned diffidence towards fellow drivers could make it tough for his British team mate , as Hill diplomatically acknowledged . |
| 22 | ‘ Could make it easier . |
| 23 | ‘ You could make it easier for him to bear , Lavinia , ’ she suggested tentatively . |
| 24 | Most people accept that such a statute , which would be optional , not mandatory , could make it easier to set up subsidiaries or merge companies across EEC frontiers . |
| 25 | As a photographic subject , but yeah , I , it 's simple and it 's , it 's a bit sort of small , the actual , I do n't know how you could make it any bigger but I do do n't know what you could do . |
| 26 | But , I I do n't really think I could make it any clearer , but you need to , perhaps take it home and go through it again , and think about it and see if you can understand it , you know , in the quiet of your own bedroom , plus is a very useful time to try and learn things . |
| 27 | But the pressures on the growing small firms from the different elements of the ‘ people gap ’ could make it difficult to maintain the recent rate of expansion . |
| 28 | Anna Marsden , director of the foundation which was established to raise new funds for voluntary work , said the gulf could make it difficult for people to seek help . |
| 29 | He knows we could make it difficult for him . |
| 30 | That could cause difficulties and if such an inhibition operated which did not apply to other bus companies it could make it difficult for management-employee buy-out teams to raise funds . |