Example sentences of "could [verb] at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harriet drove her to the local hospital as soon as the pains started in mid-afternoon and , knowing how hazardous the road back in the dark could be at this time of the year , brought an overnight bag so that she could stay at a nearby hotel . |
| 2 | He says that a person could stay at a hotel with his own doctor and nurse cheaper than that . |
| 3 | That 's right , that 's right , yes , how we consume these products , yes , I mean , you 're right , so a potato is a potato is a potato , but if it 's pre-packed , graded and washed , that is sort of intrinsically different from er , er , sort of , mouldy , scruffy old potatoes that you could buy at a greengrocer . |
| 4 | The invisible powers of nature were analogous to the visible powers of the magnet , which could act at a distance and penetrate matter with its rays . |
| 5 | To get this charter , Ayr had to demonstrate that they could manufacture at a ‘ landed cost ’ competitive with other Digital plants , particularly those in the Far East . |
| 6 | Clearly individuals could survive at a low standard of physical efficiency and in housing which to those accustomed to greater comfort was grossly overcrowded and substandard . |
| 7 | ( c ) The matrix could yield at a strain lower than that required for fibril yield . |
| 8 | But these inconveniences can not be related to those which could result at a given moment from the capture by the enemy of three or four battalions , with a loss , by consequence , of several thousands of men . |
| 9 | She could look at a row of colours for hours and never be bored . |
| 10 | He had thought he could look at a picture of Wyvis Hall , a photograph he had taken himself with a cheap camera Zosie had stolen , with equanimity and even a rueful amusement , but it appeared he could not . |
| 11 | So that kind of thing made analysts think that they could go on more than just free associations , they could look at a person 's character , as it were . |
| 12 | The Mitry peasants ( like the proverbial cat ) could look at a king , and they spoke the same legal language of customary rights and fairness as Charles and his faithful men used in their capitularies . |
| 13 | This did not surprise me , since one could see at a glance that Herr Bremann was a gentleman of great decency . |
| 14 | Another innovation made in 1932 was a huge 45-minute clock which Chapman had installed at the north end of the ground so that players and spectators could see at a glance how much time was left for play . |
| 15 | The inner side of the track was almost sheer at this point , brown broken rock glistening with water , and I could see at a glance where the rock had come from , a gaping hole oozing mud as though a giant molar had been extracted . |
| 16 | On April 16th the Philippine Supreme Court decided that the three Cojuangcos could vote at a shareholders ' meeting on April 19th , although the shares themselves remain sequestered . |
| 17 | Erm I did say at the time if the Council agreed it was we would approve the new application it would only be if the original was rescinded and I did speak to the Town Clerk so there 's no need , I 'm not making a big issue , but I think the Council should be aware and the Town Clerk I believe has notified because again this is one of those things that could happen at a later date and as we all know if we have n't made these things perfectly clear . |
| 18 | He marched out of the barracks to make his way to the station — he wondered how long it would be before he could walk at a normal pace . |
| 19 | American and Soviet leaders could arrive at a compromise over the composition of the future Afghan regime , perhaps at a summit meeting , which would pave the way for subsequent international guarantees of Afghanistan 's formal non-alignment . |
| 20 | I could tell at a glance whether the job was done or not . |
| 21 | The idea is that people on the street could tell at a glance that I 'm a proctor , which of course only the more informed of them can . |
| 22 | The rubber stamp for the proposals could come at a meeting of the Community 's Council of Ministers at the end of June . |
| 23 | In the resultant Postlethwait audio-tutorial laboratory , open from around 7.00 a.m. to 11.30 pm. , the student could come at a time of his own choosing ; at the entrance he would receive a descriptive hand-out explaining what books , notes , equipment would be necessary to bring along ; once inside he would be given a botanical specimen and would enter a pleasant area equipped with a multiplicity of booths or carrels . |
| 24 | Powell felt both clubs were impetuous buys which Virgin could ill-afford at a time when it was struggling out of recession . |
| 25 | When it mattered , Leonard was a learner ; he could sit at a man 's feet and absorb completely . |
| 26 | An offeror could strike at a time before the benefits have come through and shareholder loyalty is at its weakest . |
| 27 | The Kingscote mosaic itself , like those of rooms 5 , 11 and 14 at Chedworth , could lie at a stylistic crossroads ' . |