Example sentences of "the [adv] [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Minister had ended the meeting with the words , ‘ Now , Mr Sanders , what can we do to persuade you to put more investment in Ireland ? ’ the Englishman had replied , ‘ The best advocate you could have , Minister , to influence more investment in your country , is a local plant manager who consistently turns in good results , year after year . |
| 2 | It was the best answer she could have expected ; but the memory of Fand sinking to the ground preyed on her . |
| 3 | The best deal they could strike . |
| 4 | He had rejected the best deal she could offer him . |
| 5 | It 's the best result we could have hoped for . ’ |
| 6 | And the more one knew , the more control one could wield over circumstance . |