Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] could [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | With Shine On being ridden by a hospital case , my home could have a chance . ’ |
| 2 | There have been no fresh falls of snow and I know where my dogs could rouse a fine hart . ’ |
| 3 | My brothers and sisters knew my dad could harbour a grudge , but not like this . |
| 4 | I wo n't deny I find you damn near irresistible when you plead like that , but I do n't think my ego could take a repeat of last time . ’ |
| 5 | On the Saturdays I would scrub the kitchen floor , black and polish the kitchen grate , and polish the knives , so that my mother could have a little rest on her return from several hours cleaning , sometimes having to walk at least a mile to her regular place of work . |
| 6 | They know that a mistake on their part could send a signal almost as disastrous as the one that Chamberlain sent Hitler at Munich in 1938 . |
| 7 | Cars would slow down so that their drivers could have a better look . |
| 8 | Albion fresh from promotion are always good at home with a big crowd cheering them on and their fans could have a lot to shout about … |
| 9 | The exercise was given added spice when pupils carried out their tests ( to see which machine could hurl a missile the furthest ) on a site visit to a real medieval castle where such machines would have been used . |
| 10 | Once few dared the wrath of Caledor , for their Dragonriders could ravage a foe 's armies and lands in hours , the great leathery wings of their mounts blotting out the sky with their numbers . |
| 11 | So , a wife carefully distinguished her property from her husband 's , for the marriage could end , requiring a division of goods ; or her husband could marry a second wife , or a third , and wives ' property had to be kept distinct . |
| 12 | Their preservation could have an important lesson for nuclear waste storage . |
| 13 | However , her RSI could become a recurring problem unless she takes careful precautions . |
| 14 | This was one area of the farm business that was likely to assume much greater significance in the future and in which wives could play a very important part . |
| 15 | Its use could spur a battery of commercial workstations for under $5,000 from Hyundai Electronics America and Sun among others . |
| 16 | But there remained too many blocks to opportunity after schooling , and prejudice about the age at which people could begin a new career . |
| 17 | Before deciding on which model to buy , talk to a reliable manufacturer or dealer as their advice could save a lot of time and money at a later stage . |
| 18 | Even worse , someone of her stature could make a hell of a lot of trouble for me , even if she does n't . ’ |
| 19 | Donor states are aware that by providing support for the armed forces of one superpower their territory could become a target in the military operational planning of the other superpower . |
| 20 | The tips of her fingers teased her wide open vagina until her audience could catch a glimpse of her wee-wee hole . |
| 21 | Immigrants with residence permits would have to live in Denmark for five years before their spouses could acquire a residence permit . |
| 22 | He could also shorten the period in which residents could make a claim for compensation and alter the cost of a survey of buildings outside the protected property area . |
| 23 | Hence , in some measure , if not crises then problems were wished for because their solution could give a sense of purpose . |
| 24 | She also thought of it as a great household , in which her son could find a favoured place . |
| 25 | Judging by the interest shown so far , their display could become a fixture of the show . |
| 26 | Such substantial additions to the diet happen only among the largest specimens , such as Nepenthics rajah of tropical Borneo , whose pitcher could encompass a rugby ball . |
| 27 | Moreover , for all we know about the nature of thought , it might be possible , it might even be necessary , that the substances whose succession could continue a personal consciousness are material , not immaterial at all . |
| 28 | Sheep should also be treated at least once at the start of the dry season and preferably also before the start of prolonged rain to remove persisting hypobiotic larvae whose development could pose a future threat . |
| 29 | The Milton Humberside whose looks could make a woman turn weak at the knees , and whose ducted fluorescent shelf units were in use from Hartlepool to Exeter and back again ? |
| 30 | Through the window beside him Owen could see a large rat sunning itself on a mooring rope . |