Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun pl] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the longer they dealt with it , the more aggravated our members could become on a shop floor , or that they could have additional disputes you know , on their hands , because of the fact that the dispute or the , the problem had lasted so long . |
| 2 | ‘ They told me trumpet-players could kiss , ’ she said , breaking free . |
| 3 | The District was painfully aware that it could ill-afford his loss , but because of its continuing impecunious position it recognised his services could not be retained . |
| 4 | She was aware that the colour that flooded her cheeks could n't be blamed on reflection from her sweater . |
| 5 | Brian Caton , vice-president of the Prison Officers Association , warned his members could strike if widespread sell-offs go ahead . |
| 6 | At school , more than half ( 54pc ) said they had been bullied and 45pc thought their teachers could not cope with the bullies . |
| 7 | Slightly more men thought their wives could attend than wives themselves felt they should . |
| 8 | The recognition of parents who intentionally harmed their children could not be easily accommodated within the understanding of what these services were there to do : the scandals and the subsequent enquiries revealed time and again that social workers could not see what to lay people was painfully obvious , and what lawyers and other professionals ( with the benefit of hindsight ) constructed to be their duty to recognize . |
| 9 | If he genuinely felt her designs could form the basis for a new range to lift the company 's fortunes ? |
| 10 | After Belfast , he knew what women could do and smile at the same time . |
| 11 | ‘ I was shocked in the sense that I knew what inspectors could do , but I was n't worried because I thought they were just wasting their time . ’ |
| 12 | Even the popularity of these lesser mortals could not drive aristocrats completely from the stage , particularly in those countries where major theatres continued to be subsidised by Royal Treasuries who largely dictated what choreographers could produce . |