Example sentences of "[verb] someone who could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time we got her address and tracked her down to some miserable tower block in Hackney , discovered she did n't know any English and found someone who could speak Gujarati , it was late afternoon . ’ |
| 2 | We did six tracks with Chris , but we did n't gel with him at all , we needed someone who could offer more inspiration . |
| 3 | You 'd think they 'd have the wit to send someone who could speak English . |
| 4 | After the performance , they felt they might have found someone who could fit the part . |
| 5 | Instead , he gambled on finding someone who could play the last card in the British deck — independence — and then , with nothing further to offer , keep sufficient control of the situation to extricate Britain from India with honour and possibly with glory . |
| 6 | Stapleton , who is almost back to full fitness after a close-season knee operation , brought Pearson in because he wanted someone who could take charge in training — and have the respect of the players . |