Example sentences of "[coord] [noun prp] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd have given his place to Fat Frank , but if he 's off to , then maybe Whelan or Forrester could get the starting nod . |
| 2 | They could lose their jobs , or DPR could go bust , without warning . |
| 3 | I 've a feeling one of the lads from Portsmouth or Sunderland could end up a national hero . |
| 4 | Not that , I 'm sure , India or Pakistan could n't put a mugging team in the next Olympics if they wanted to , but it was unusual . |
| 5 | If Annie or Jean could see you now , says one Kate to the other , they would n't know you . |
| 6 | Either Alice or Bert could bring such a claim if they suffered damage . |
| 7 | Or Kay could take me up bingo I ai n't worried . |
| 8 | If J. Sainsburys or Waitrose could see us using the necks of 40/60 mm jam jars they would be surprised ! |
| 9 | Many people ( especially bankers ! ) claim that default by a major debtor government like Mexico or Brazil could set off financial shock-waves that would make the Black Monday stock market crash of October 1987 look like a hiccup . |
| 10 | As with the designers of the Douglas pistonliner family , those that designed the test-rigs to go in support of the Pratt & Whitneys could never have envisaged their creations having to last as long as they have . |
| 11 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 12 | Tactically , he may not be Brearley or Fletcher , for he sticks with what he knows ; but Brearley or Fletcher could not bat like Gooch . |
| 13 | Visitors for the school or Matthew could press either of the little buttons marked Inquiries above their names and step right in and wait for attention . |
| 14 | She refused to let him come with her , but reluctantly agreed that either he or Shelley could call and see her every day before she went out or undertook any exercise other than gentle walking . |
| 15 | Really there was no other word for it , though only he or Mervyn could have said it . |
| 16 | Er I know Mike now goes off at slightly different subjects , so I would suggest if there are any questions , not only on what I 've just said , but really what you 've done this morning , the exercise , either myself , Dennis , or Mike , or Trevor could answer any questions ? |
| 17 | Working for Virgin was fun , in a way in which working for a large , anonymous corporation such as EMI or CBS could never be . |
| 18 | On the surface , Red Or Dead could be lumped in with all those old-school London names who used to show wacky creations and sell zilch . |
| 19 | It appears that Murdock was the only one of the Soho workmen in Cornwall that Boulton & Watt could rely on . |
| 20 | In fact , by making the assumption that the needle-like fibrils were capable of deforming affinely , Arridge & Barham could explain the change of Young 's modulus with draw ratio as a result of the greater reinforcing efficiency of the fibrils as they became longer and thinner . |
| 21 | They could consider adoption — or Wendy could undergo AID . |
| 22 | A substantial oil spill off the costs of Ireland or Britain could therefore wipe out more than half of the world population of these species , the report said . |
| 23 | Celia Freeman was of far greater help than either Morse or Lewis could have wished . |
| 24 | A change of destination to Oxford or Northampton could mean emergency cover becoming stretched . |
| 25 | And before Athelstan or Cranston could do anything , the madman bit into the hen 's neck and tore its throat out . |
| 26 | Or Ealhfrith could have left sons . |
| 27 | Market speculation that Saatchi & Saatchi could be the target of a takeover bid has been intensified by South Eastern Asset Management , a Tennessee- based fund manager , which recently amassed a 10.3 per cent stake . |
| 28 | ‘ Or Hilary could have kept her away . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Lionan and Mullach , and Jinneth , could be out there somewhere now , waiting for a signal to attack — or Jinneth could have brought the signal herself . |
| 30 | Neither Belfast or Dublin could confirm the reports but FIFA are discussing the problem today and a statement is expected tomorrow . |