Example sentences of "could [verb] [adv prt] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was widely feared that , under such circumstances , Duke could syphon off sufficient right-wing votes to cause Bush 's defeat in several crucial states . |
| 2 | Clare served supper early so that four-year-old Josh could stay up late and eat with them . |
| 3 | I could stay out all day . |
| 4 | So if you 're planning to use inkjets with company letterhead , check that the printer works with the paper before you buy , or you could wind up unable to use all that expensive stationery ! |
| 5 | But there are fears that the MPC could wind up staffed by members of France 's closely knit financial elite , whose pals roam the corridors of political power . |
| 6 | If we go round the same group and ask them how much management training they 've had , we 'd be lucky if we could dredge up fifty weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ We certainly do n't want to make unnecessary enemies — especially ones who could trigger off another Cambodia . ’ |
| 8 | If one looks at the continuing difficulties in eastern Europe and the disintegration of the Soviet empire , which some now call the UFFR — the union of fewer and fewer republics — one sees that those troubles could trigger off large movements of displaced persons across national frontiers . |
| 9 | — a terrible sacrifice — but no amount of lonely pacing could throw up any alternative in his mind . |
| 10 | Also , in shortlisting candidates for interview , how widely will governors cast their net , remembering that train fares and an overnight stay could eat up some £100 per head ? |
| 11 | Okay that 's how you could make up twelve coins one set of twelve . |
| 12 | Dungannon 's Clarke , now attached to the host K Club , has improved his score each day — 75 on Thursday , 73 on Friday and a splendid 70 yesterday — but it is most unlikely that even a golfer of his calibre could make up seven shots in one round . |
| 13 | You could make up some theoretical examples . |
| 14 | Julia could make out dark green stretches of the river as it wound between the ochre and terracotta of the buildings . |
| 15 | I could make out four men . |
| 16 | Its surface was worn and rough , but her fingers could make out irregular indentations and shallow groove markings . |
| 17 | He could make out all the separate conversations . |
| 18 | Rex could make out all the fine detail of its undercarriage . |
| 19 | I could make out two soldiers standing in a slit trench , they look like Airborne troops judging by the type of steel helmet they are wearing . |
| 20 | Beyond the stained glass window he could make out two male silhouettes . |
| 21 | Magee could make out two figures crouched on the steps near the top , quite close to the door of the church . |
| 22 | I could make out two figures in the boat , one male , one female . |
| 23 | Going over to the window , she could make out odd moon shadows on the garden . |
| 24 | Far off on the horizon I could make out tiny figures : galloping beasts , scurrying men ; and faint sounds came down to me of barking dogs , irritated bellowings and shrill cries of " Haow , haow ! " |
| 25 | The window was so small that until his eyes became accustomed to the dim light Fowler could make out few details . |
| 26 | Grant could make out some pretty sophisticated-looking electronic hardware massed down one wall in addition to a cardiac visual display monitor and the usual paraphernalia of an intensive care unit . |
| 27 | While the German weapons could rattle off 1 , OOO rounds without reloading , their own magazines only contained forty-seven . |
| 28 | But if we could think up some really punchy window displays to tempt them in … ’ |
| 29 | That is to say , he could think through those ideas and feelings and in theory he could say them aloud but his shyness and his social position and the conventions about men expressing their feelings would have prevented him . |
| 30 | I could knock up some lightweight special frames and do a positive test on their value . |