Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Teachers , it was felt , were the guardians of a politically free curriculum : if they lost their entitlement to control the learning experiences of pupils , not only would their own professionalism be undermined , but , worse , schools could easily become the agents for transmitting ‘ state-approved knowledge ’ . |
| 2 | Scotland 0 , England 28 SCOTTISH Schools could not match the skill and strength of their English counterparts in the international at Balgray . |
| 3 | In theory children over the age of 12 months could just use an adult seat belt . |
| 4 | Criticism that the new cars could not operate the town routes , provoked Luff to arrange a demonstration for the Transport Committee on the Marton route . |
| 5 | Clients could therefore join the study after its onset and could move at whichever point in time their new services were ready . |
| 6 | If this decoy assault should fail to draw the English troops from the camp at Belmont , he knew the islanders could not match the outsiders ' firepower in open battle . |
| 7 | The Prussians could not industrialise the east because local commerce did not generate profits large enough to finance industrial investment , and because local agriculture could not support the bulk of the population at more than subsistence level . |
| 8 | We showed that the virus particles that display antibody fragments could also encapsidate the genes of a marker ( neo ) , and were infectious as shown by the transfer of G418 antibiotic resistance to murine cells from viral particles immobilised on NIP-BSA coated plates . |
| 9 | If it subsequently acted contrary to the agreement the parties could not terminate the agreement for material breach and deprive it of statehood , or even modify its rights . |
| 10 | Bebe said : ‘ The passers-by could not believe the scale of abortion taking place in this country and worldwide . |
| 11 | When sorting the stimulus cards into order , it was ensured that subjects could not see the cards . |
| 12 | When sorting the stimulus cards into order , it was ensured that subjects could not see the cards or the experimenter 's worksheet , on which s/he recorded the subject 's responses . |
| 13 | Gail Vines and Michael Barnes refer in their article ‘ Hypnosis on trial ’ ( 6 January , p 12 ) to an experiment by J. Stalnaker and E. Riddle in the 1930s in which hypnotised subjects could blithely recite the Longfellow poem The Village Smith , confidently inserting their own words for forgotten lines or verses . |
| 14 | If the string of letters were totally random and did not form words then the subjects could accurately report a maximum of three or four individual letters . |
| 15 | But her natural politeness could not hide the distress in her voice . |
| 16 | Electricians could not pinpoint a cause . |
| 17 | He thought he heard him chuckle from the shadows once , but his eyes could not penetrate the gloom . |
| 18 | Jesus , half of SCUM supporters could nt name the side 5 years ago , let alone 40 years ago . |
| 19 | It used to hurt me that an African who was considered good enough to hand the cement to the man to lay the bricks could n't get the opportunity to lay the bricks himself and become a qualified tradesman . " |
| 20 | Chelford were bowled out for 135 , Rick Shenton making 57 , but the visitors could not reach the total , finishing on 132–8 . |
| 21 | Youngsters could also enter a map drawing competition and have the chance to win a Young Rambler 's Adventure Kit of boots , rucksack and waterproofs . |
| 22 | A move on the tribal areas could also unify the tribes against the Pakistan People 's Party coalition government in the North-West Frontier Province . |
| 23 | Ivanauskas , Narbekovis and Jermanis are missing because the Lithuanians could n't afford the insurance required by their clubs . |
| 24 | Some of the Commandos could not resist the temptation and burst into the Horst Wessel song , rounding it all off with three hearty cheers , much to the amazement of the German prisoners . |
| 25 | Yeremi could still see the tube wall quite clearly with his enhanced vision . |
| 26 | That last minute instruction from London said that planners could only form a view . |
| 27 | As a result of the decision , which was handed down by a judge in Newcastle , the holders of all Ministry Licences could successfully contest the termination date of existing agreements . |
| 28 | With Thornton 's final refusal the comrades could not fudge the Chair issue any longer . |
| 29 | Since , as has throughout been common ground , the defendants were not at liberty to divulge to others information acquired as agents for Mr. Brant , the defendants could not tell the plaintiff the true position without breaching their duty to Mr. Brant . |
| 30 | A ROBBERY trial was halted yesterday because five defendants could not hear a word of evidence in their bullet-proof dock . |