Example sentences of "[v-ing] [conj] [pron] could [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that country could keep on running during the war , and , proving that they could do the same jobs as men , women gave themselves an enormous boost in the push for votes . |
| 2 | Realising that they could undercut the bids of competitors and still make a fat profit , the Reichmanns turned their company , Olympia & York , towards the property business . |
| 3 | Citizens in those countries retained allegiance to the political process , content most of the time to leave politics to elites , while believing that they could influence the outcome of both local and national decision-making if necessary . |
| 4 | Military leaders in Serbia reacted angrily to the airdrop plan , warning that it could escalate the war . |
| 5 | ‘ That as soon as he was refuelled he took the opportunity of seeing if he could locate the remains of that American plane ? ’ |
| 6 | We are wondering if we could use the hall on the evenings of 26 April , 10 May , and 24 May ? |
| 7 | She faltered , wondering if she could speak the devastation she had felt when Rosa and Dolores had shown her that tiny baby . |
| 8 | I was just wondering if I could change the timetable of my visit but it is n't important … ’ |
| 9 | He frowned , wondering whether they could recoup the entire cost of the holiday by letting the house in London to an American . |
| 10 | I 've also heard Councillor er being , er er quoted in the press , as saying that he could find the money for capital schemes . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't want to work in a shop or a bank so I wrote to my local radio station , West Sound , asking if I could make the tea . ’ |
| 12 | He looked less threatening when she could see the sincerity in his eyes , and his hair , finally loosened from its severe style , waving naturally round his ears . |
| 13 | The bacon-curing business was for sale for £l00,000 so assuming that he could finance the remainder he engaged an accountant to check over the books of the existing business and report back to him . |
| 14 | Impulsively , suddenly feeling that nothing could worsen the ruins of hir existence , Zambia opened the door and went in . |
| 15 | The mist was clearing and he could see the sea . |