Example sentences of "[noun] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Singh could take him to the bus when he was on late shifts and collect him on early shifts . |
| 2 | He was confident , anyway , that his words could talk her out of any ill-feeling . |
| 3 | Truly my living words could vindicate me ; ask Helen , if they would not. , The necessary complement to the epistolary picture of his Oxford life is his own book Oxford , published three years after he came down . |
| 4 | And er you know , your words could find their way into one of Longman 's dictionaries . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | But while the pair had their differences , Bradl could laugh it all off in the end . |
| 7 | Since the characters that helped the individual to succeed in the battle were the traditional Protestant virtues of enterprise , initiative and thrift , Spencer could project his philosophy as a new foundation for traditional morality , despite its tendency to encourage indifference to the suffering of those who still needed to be taught a lesson by a wise but harsh Nature . |
| 8 | Meanwhile , Noah Claypole , amazed by all that he had heard , crept up the steps and ran for Fagin 's house as fast as his legs could carry him . |
| 9 | No horse could do it , not even this great-muscled giant . |
| 10 | No doubt 1st class golfers would have their own horse conveyance , having an advantage which we today do not enjoy , namely that after ‘ refreshment ’ in the clubhouse the horse could find its own way home . |
| 11 | Then the club DJs could change it again , extending it further , overlaying different elements , adjusting the speed , heightening a mood through context . |
| 12 | If Mr Mitterrand could do it , why not Mr Rocard ? |
| 13 | He suggested the discussion of a draft constitution ‘ so that representatives of the opposing side could express their proposals ’ . |
| 14 | A spell out of the side could make him restless . |
| 15 | It is arguable that if each side could communicate its opinions more clearly to the other , the resulting conflict would be even more embittered . |
| 16 | I wished Richard could see them together . |
| 17 | You do n't , that 's why I asked whether Richard could join your committee so that he could voice to you the things he tried to explain to me which I think are |
| 18 | Yet if many of the toxic chemicals that animals possess have evolved in order to aid survival , either by predation or protection , it may well be that some of these compounds could assist our own survival . |
| 19 | English fans could find themselves alongside rival Hungarians when Manchester United lead football league clubs back into Europe tomorrow after a five year absence . |
| 20 | But before Ferguson and the Rangers fans could celebrate his very first goal for the club it was ruled out . |
| 21 | Before Corbett could open his mouth , Prince Edward came forward and took him firmly by the hand . |
| 22 | Corbett could see nothing untoward |
| 23 | In the flickering light Corbett could see their muzzles caked in blood . |
| 24 | ‘ That 's Mima , ’ Artemis said , hurrying to collect her hen before any harm could befall her . |
| 25 | She could walk safely in the forest of city streets and that no harm could touch her . |
| 26 | ‘ Ari could stand it no longer . |
| 27 | With his shorts flapping around his knees and his wispy , thinning hair he was almost a caricature of a footballer , but Wally could mesmerise his opposing full-back or swerve past him at a deceptive pace , before putting across an accurate , teasing centre . |
| 28 | He leapt for the navigation panel before Jinkwa could stop him and began to manipulate the unfamiliar controls with ease and skill . |
| 29 | It is equally clear that some directors have privately expressed fears that , given the crudeness with which the 1993–4 budget trends will have been constructed , severe cash shortages could affect them by September . |
| 30 | Finally , he suggested that that if Telefonica de Espana SA could forecast its investment more effectively , Spanish companies would in turn be able to plan their production better . |