Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] could [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or I could open some tins of potatoes and he 'll fry them with corned beef and beans . |
| 2 | For these reasons it is necessary for you to check catalogues carefully to make sure the trees you order are compatible , or you could grow self-fertile varieties that do not need cross-pollination . |
| 3 | For example , if your wall units do n't meet the ceiling , little-used dishes can be rowed up along the tops , or you could build extra cupboards in the gap . |
| 4 | You can fit drawer chests inside the units for easier storage of items like underwear and socks , or you could use sliding baskets in a rack for the same purpose . |
| 5 | " Or you could have champagne-tasting competitions from ladies ' slippers , " she said , laughing . |
| 6 | Researchers who were interested in people 's views on blood sports could either hang around waiting for respondents spontaneously to bring the subject up , or they could ask directed questions about this on a structured questionnaire , taking care to ask everybody exactly the same question . |
| 7 | It could prompt a big swing to the Socialists in the second round or it could push left-wing voters to give up altogether . |
| 8 | There were two options : he could either take unilateral measures to challenge US hegemony or he could seek alternative partners with a common interest in breaking down hegemonic control . |
| 9 | In May 1983 the head first introduced the appraisal at a meeting of senior staff and I attended this meeting so that the research project could be explained and I could answer any questions staff might have . |
| 10 | A further six months and I could run thirty miles with little stiffness afterwards . |
| 11 | And you could walk fifty yards down the road and there 'd be somebody else building and you could walk on a say is that the job how much ? |
| 12 | And erm these things used to used to sort of wind the r the the the spring or the leather thong around th top and start it off to spinning you know and then you 'd keep whipping it like that and you could make these things jump into the air , in fact a friend of mine was telling me , we were talking about it the other day . |
| 13 | The management er clearly desired to implement the scheme er with the minimum amount of frustration er to anyone , although you 've got to understand that as an engineer working a , a big milling machine for example , if someone comes along and said er , you know you could stand that job on its side different to what you 've got it at the moment , and you could do two faces instead of one you know , by turning the table and you know , by use of various tools er decrease the time factor , there was the , it was a fear that our members may work themselves out of a job . |
| 14 | And you could have ten minutes on the phone and say ooh I 'll have to go , there 's somebody at the door . |
| 15 | As she bent over the intercom the little skirt went peek-a-boo and you could see white pants cupping her buttocks like a bra . |
| 16 | He also talked in Morocco to Barbara Walters of ABC news , Walters was among those Western journalists with whom the Shah was on good terms and who could expect exclusive interviews when they came to Teheran , as well as personal attention from the Iranian ambassador in their won countries . |
| 17 | Her bush shirt was sticking to the small of her back and she could feel tiny rivulets of perspiration trickling between her breasts . |
| 18 | And she could use these groups to provide some forms of education for parenthood . |
| 19 | His black hair was well streaked with grey , and she could see white streaks in his beard as well , as his stubble grew thick and unkempt . |
| 20 | For a moment , the centuries seemed to roll away , and she could visualise grim-faced men in chain-mail racing to answer some alarm , while women in wimpled head-dresses leaned down from the Gothic windows to bid them Godspeed . |
| 21 | In Action for Cities ( HMSO , 1988a ) , the government announced that developers wishing to use recorded land could ask the Secretary of State to force its sale , and they could request additional listings . |
| 22 | The small size of the formulations compared to red blood cells means they could penetrate solid tumours , making them more susceptible to chemotherapy and radiotherapy , and they could reach inaccessible parts of the heart during surgery . |
| 23 | For the rest the visitors were simply played out of it — and they could have few complaints . |
| 24 | And he could ensure those banks that have delayed interest re-adjustments cough up the entire amount — back-dated . |
| 25 | The Boro boss said Peter Schmeichel also had a good game and he could sense 15 minutes from time that neither goalkeeper was going to make a mistake . |
| 26 | Tom had perfect pitch and a wonderful recall and he could sing whole passages from Boccherini 's aviary music . |
| 27 | I mean he grasped what the word , he grasped the way she taught him and he soon learnt to read and he could retain those words |
| 28 | And given that it was Godolphin himself who supplied these items — most were simply terrestrial trivia , revered in the Dominions because of their place of origin — and given that he would not cease to do so as long as the fever of collection was upon him and he could exchange such items for artifacts from the Imajica , Peccable 's business would flourish . |
| 29 | William bounced down the stairs , a grinning schoolboy again , and he could hear other voices somewhere in the upper reaches . |
| 30 | The 404 , designed by Michael Jackson and built by Parker , is the opposite of that , a fast trapeze centre-boarder suitable for youngsters when on an 80 per cent main , but which could test lightweight crews of any age with a full rig . |