Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] they could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Phoenician traders were notorious for their shady dealings around the Mediterranean and if there was a precious commodity for which they could find a ready market , nothing could stop them . |
| 2 | If only Harry were to fall in love with her they could have a wonderful life together . |
| 3 | Framed in it they could see a letter . |
| 4 | Laura had learned , from the antique dress in the window of Gwalia House , the pulling power of a loss leader and she was not above producing one sample dress , never intended for general distribution , for the press , always hungry for a fashion article around which they could build a story . |
| 5 | Since the lawmakers were mostly of the creditor class , their attitude was to retain a statute by which they could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtor and his detention at their will . |