Example sentences of "[adj] and could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 2 | But the choruses in L'incoronazione ( of Seneca 's household , Act II , SC.3 , of ‘ Consuli e Tribuni ’ in the penultimate scene ) are almost nugatory and could have been sung by a handful of soloists , while the instrumental ensemble in the best source , the manuscript in the Biblioteca Marciana , Venice , consists mainly of only two parts — perhaps taken by only one player each — over the basso continuo . |
| 3 | He was aware that he was infuriating Ludovico by his opposition to the plan but everything he knew about his friend convinced him that the idea of a whirlwind marriage was wrong and could end only in disaster . |
| 4 | PRIVATISING prisons is morally wrong and could result in violence and bloodshed , the Scottish Prison Officers ' Association annual conference at Inverness heard yesterday . |
| 5 | The Profitboss gets to the top because he believes that he could be wrong and could do better . |
| 6 | He was almost illiterate and could make only one speech , which he had painstakingly learnt by heart . |
| 7 | Do n't let toddlers lean into the basket from the seat — they 're top-heavy and could topple . |
| 8 | In international law too , the strict rule was inconvenient and could cause hardship to third parties whose interests were adversely affected by treaties from which they were excluded . |
| 9 | This could remove the fear , the pain , the anxiety and other factors which are arrhythmogenic and could cover the patient after thrombolytic therapy . |
| 10 | United Buses and Darlington Transport Company both complained that they were not properly consulted before decisions were taken and said the proposed speed humps would make bus travel uncomfortable and could damage the vehicles . |
| 11 | Almost all the work was done by manual labour alone and the order which Wade sent to Edinburgh Castle in 1726 for ‘ 94 shovells , 82 pickaxes , 42 spades , 3 iron crows ’ is typical and could have been repeated many times over . |
| 12 | However , if the package does not include features such as right-justification and block editing facilities this would be more serious and could make the system virtually useless in a business environment . |
| 13 | ‘ The reports are bland and could have been doctored . ’ |
| 14 | The process involved the burning of nodules of calciferous clay to form a cement which was strong and durable and could withstand damp . |
| 15 | They explained that they were poor and that the sick man was rich and could afford to stay in bed without working . |
| 16 | Although many kinds of trace fossil are known from a long geological time span , some are confined to the Cambrian and could record extinct body plans , as well as details of early metazoan activities such as locomotion and feeding . |
| 17 | Melanie stumbled with joy because Finn was alive and could walk . |
| 18 | Their economy was strong and could gain sufficiently in commercial terms from freer trade measures carried out through the OEEC — without any loss of sovereignty . |
| 19 | He was immensely strong and could ride up almost any hill — he also had scant respect for " rests " so that you needed a vigorous constitution to enjoy it . |
| 20 | During that week of leave there was one other incident which was memorable and could have been serious , if not fatal , for me . |
| 21 | The terms of employment are negotiable and could include secondment for a period of not less than three years . |
| 22 | ‘ The mine companies knew if you played rugby well you were fit and could handle the hard , physical work . ’ |
| 23 | I was fit and could run well . |
| 24 | Admittedly this new recurring dream of his , in bald summary , does n't sound particularly encouraging , but I think it is ambivalent and could go either way . |
| 25 | The specific focus on care management , for example , is brief and could have been more penetrating had it related back to specific points about services made earlier . |
| 26 | Very foolish , as it merely postponed the inevitable and could serve only to irritate my guards . |
| 27 | I worked really hard which meant I got tired and could sleep better at night . |
| 28 | One might remark that the working-class child considered it redundant to constantly refer to the presence of a picture since he knew that the researcher was present and could see it for himself . |
| 29 | It was , she thought , an almost indecently incongruous remark with which to begin a visit of condolence ; or was this his way of confronting her grief and stoicism by taking refuge on professional ground , the only one on which he felt confident and could speak with authority ? |
| 30 | I have to say that I was no budding Garth Crooks or John Fashanu , but I was fairly useful and could score goals . |