Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [vb infin] [pron] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think even the most jealous Committee of Privileges could do anything with such a sentence , but its meaning is clear enough . |
| 2 | English fans could find themselves alongside rival Hungarians when Manchester United lead football league clubs back into Europe tomorrow after a five year absence . |
| 3 | In the boiling midday sun , the Scots could make nothing of five minutes of first-half possession and conceded tries to Pasikale ( 2 ) and Silolota , the latter converting two . |
| 4 | But overall , it was by turning to their own bodies that women artists could free themselves from surrealist stereotypes . |
| 5 | Any creature that could eat hundreds of rugby balls could swallow us in one go . ’ |
| 6 | The allies could decide which of these to use in a given crisis . |
| 7 | In fact , managers could take it in non-pecuniary terms — in the ( 1963 ) Williamsonian manner . |
| 8 | Of those questioned , 45% thought that experienced business managers could help them with future strategic decisions . |
| 9 | How could gas companies give any guarantees to gas suppliers , especially on gas volume , if their customers could by-pass them at any time ? |
| 10 | Banks prefer to lend short-term because their borrowing ( at least from depositors ) is short-term and changes in interest rates could lock them into long-term loans that were uneconomical . |
| 11 | The latter suggest the presence of several wealthy inhabitants , principally in the third and fourth centuries , but the individual examples could represent anything from rural establishments to official residences . |
| 12 | All your enthusiasm vanishes ; not only have you not been able to ‘ do ’ it , but you are now convinced you are not cut out for mathematics teaching at all and none of your pupils could produce anything like that . |
| 13 | And if you go over the top the police could charge you with various types of assault , depending on the damage done . |
| 14 | ‘ Only humans could believe something like that . |
| 15 | Lynsey was researching a project on how women could defend themselves from potential rapists and sex attackers and planning a BBC documentary on the subject . |
| 16 | More importantly , however , considering the perilous economic climate and the number of people out of work , he is also considering kicking off an employment register of sorts where Uniforum members looking for jobs could avail themselves of free advertising in the group 's magazine Uniforum Monthly . |