Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The farcical element throughout was dateless , showing how the Victorians could laugh at their own conventions . |
| 2 | When she came to France , in future , she could stay with her father . |
| 3 | Elizabeth 's sons could stay with their mother , at least for the time being . |
| 4 | Apparently a hooded stranger with a bag of gold had asked if he could stay at her house one night . |
| 5 | ‘ You could stay at our place if you want . ’ |
| 6 | Marie said I could stay in her room , and she left a lot of stuff so it 'd be comfy , but to tell the truth I feel real sad in there on my own . |
| 7 | She said I could stay in her room , but I ai n't going to . |
| 8 | He 'd obviously spent time here , perhaps as much as he could spare before their marriage . |
| 9 | ‘ You could explain to your editor and ask her to find you a collaborator , a ghostwriter . ’ |
| 10 | At a pinch , indeed , Labour and Meretz could rule on their own : the automatic support of two small Arab factions in the Knesset gives them 61 votes in the 120-seat chamber . |
| 11 | On Dec. 28 the Russian Constitutional Court demanded the suspension of the decree forming the new Russian Ministry of Security and Internal Affairs until the court could rule on its constitutionality . |
| 12 | But institutions could compensate for their loss of income by taking a more active role to ensure better performance from the management , which would at least give them the chance of a greater capital gain , so that their total return is unaffected . |
| 13 | He could compensate for his low official pay by means of the strings he could pull in conjunction with the other few rich peasants in the commune . |
| 14 | Before the Fijians had scored , Townsend had essayed a daring cut , but the pass to Stark was delayed over-long , while in the second-half , before the Fijians could build on their 14-0 interval advantage , Stark was the recipient of possession in some space which he embellished by brushing off a couple of tackles , only then to run crossfield into trouble . |
| 15 | Neither Paul Lawrie nor Stephen McAllister could build on their opening rounds of 68 at Vila Sol , where eagles and birdies again abounded in the warm sunshine and still air . |
| 16 | On the other hand , we could see areas where we continued to hold the best cards and could build on our strengths . |
| 17 | On the surface , nobody could quarrel with its conclusions ; Cadbury has done an excellent job in producing a basically sensible code of good practice . |
| 18 | The I.L.P. provided James and his fellow colonials , Padmore and Jomo Kenyatta , with a forum in which they could expound upon their own individual ideas concerning nationhood . |
| 19 | At the same time , the unions gradually dropped their pre-war opposition to occupational pensions , recognizing the contribution they could make to their strategy of removing older workers from the labour market ( Hannah 1986 ) . |
| 20 | The beautifully refurbished Palace was the only upwards step the band could make after their previous Manchester appearance at the Free Trade Hall . |
| 21 | He asked for two or three days ' grace so that he could consult with his friends and when this was granted , he took his leave . |
| 22 | Er If you could think about your experience of buying stamps of buying stamps and other items , to collect from the main counter of your Post Office . |
| 23 | You could think of your child 's behaviour as falling into three colour codes : green , amber and red . |
| 24 | He found that he could make a speech — that is , he could think on his feet , and not be at a loss for words . |
| 25 | Of course he was at ease ; he could joke with his servants and turn away , dismissing them with a happy , ‘ Good to see you all , and very good to be home . ’ |
| 26 | They represent some aspects of what I have called the representation problem , and it is only through further investigation of that problem , and by becoming clearer about how the various kinds of norm could relate to our biological inheritance , that we can come to see much about what biological constraints there might be , beyond the obvious ones , on social and ethical arrangements . |
| 27 | He desperately wished he could glance at his watch , but knew he could n't risk it ; it was late … it must be sometime around ten . |
| 28 | She wanted only to be free of this , for the lake to clear , so she could retreat to her task . |
| 29 | She could wait for her vengeance . |
| 30 | What was the hold he exerted over her , that could steal beneath her guard and leave her so vulnerable to his own undeniable brand of charm ? |