Example sentences of "could [verb] from [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was clear that Miss Morgan 's brain had been fully engaged on what she was doing , which was pushing a client 's interest , and that such attention as she could spare from that had been centred on her forthcoming marriage . |
| 2 | There were certainly regions where this situation was developing — the new cotton districts of south Lancashire for example , and in the Potteries where females unknown in the industry before 1760 could earn from 12s ( 60p ) to £2 a week by the end of the century . |
| 3 | More in a year than I could earn from four novels . |
| 4 | Defoe in 1730 had considered a poor man in constant work could earn from 4s to 5s ( 20-25p ) a week , " which will barely purchase bread and cheese and clothes for his family , so that if he falls sick or dies his wife and children infallibly come to the parish for relief , who allow them a small pittance or confine them in a workhouse " . |
| 5 | Arthur Young suggested that children at the Askrigg lead mines could earn from 1s 10d ( 9p ) to 4s 2d ( 21p ) a week in the 1770s . |
| 6 | He could glean from each category what was happening and , of course at a convenient time , he would test the aircraft itself and then put it on line so that the bombload could be installed before mid-afternoon or early evening . |
| 7 | At the end of the war government assistance was withdrawn and local Bureaux were left to scrape along on what they could glean from local authorities and other sources . |
| 8 | Darwin , on the other hand felt that if bodies could evolve from one form to the other , therefore the mind could as well , though he freely admitted that he had no ideas concerning the essential nature of mind itself , nor even of life . |
| 9 | In polluted regions of the Northern Hemisphere , seasonal increases in ozone concentration have been observed ; such changes could arise from photochemical reactions , but they could also involve transport from the ozone-rich stratosphere . |
| 10 | What further activities could arise from this exercise ? |
| 11 | Equation ( 6 ) above suggests that they could arise from autoregressive behaviour in investors ' target asset holdings . |
| 12 | It could range from unnecessary physical contact to suggestive remarks . |
| 13 | Results could range from 1 ( minimum effort ) to 6 ( maximum effort ) . |
| 14 | This is usually for the length of the publishing agreement ( normally about three to four years ) plus a period which could range from five to twenty-five years , depending on the writer 's bargaining position . |
| 15 | Even mafic crust , for which Nd could range from high to low values , would still have a fairly high γ Os . |
| 16 | If ear could unfold from this strata |
| 17 | All recordings are genuine , manufactured and supplied by the world 's leading record companies — and are identical to those you could buy from any leading store . |
| 18 | It could profit from increased efficiency , as long as the technology is available . |
| 19 | The Tories could profit from this switch of allegiance and , with the opposition vote split , Mr Forsyth could get home . |
| 20 | Because it is written at first-year undergraduate level , many students could profit from this volume . |
| 21 | But , ‘ Our façade , so rudely shaken , could crumble from one moment to another . ’ |
| 22 | Studies at Aberdeen University are testing how literate adults and learners could benefit from better spelling . |
| 23 | The hon. Member for Leyton makes the point well that we could benefit from better statistics . |
| 24 | Margaret Bonner-Walter , chair of the London-based International Federation of Aromatherapists , agreed that the packaging of some bottles sold over the counter ‘ could benefit from better safety-labelling ’ . |
| 25 | The MPIs too could benefit from closer contacts with universities : older members who have passed their first flush of creativity would have the opportunity to refresh themselves by teaching , at the same time attracting new young people . |
| 26 | If you find yourself panting after climbing the stairs , or stiff after unaccustomed physical work , such as gardening , it 's nature 's way of telling you that you could benefit from extra exercise . |
| 27 | Services the council provides which we think could benefit from extra resources . |
| 28 | Two two three , the new highway schemes may provide major development opportunities and for the two thousand and six town plan , the county will allocate sites which could benefit from new road access . |
| 29 | Looking back I can see that I was somewhat raw material that could benefit from such provision . |
| 30 | Perhaps your company has a project that could benefit from such a partnership — if so , our Enterprise Development Officer will be happy to discuss it with you . |