Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh pn] could [vb infin] [noun prp] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Garth McCartney and Philip Young were the only drivers who could challenge Emerson but they both went out on the second stage , McCartney retiring with broken throttle linkage and Young crashing . |
| 2 | Ironically , if — as is not unlikely — Jason Leonard and Nick Popplewell go as the loose-heads , it is Wright who could cost Probyn his seat on that Lions ' plane . |
| 3 | He was the soapbox orator who could quote Virgil or Shakespeare to give dignity to a bitter grudge . |
| 4 | A positive United Kingdom approach — good for Britain and good for Europe — could win us partners and allies at Maastricht who could support Britain 's positive proposals , could associate themselves with us on proposals by others that we oppose , and could be counterparts in the give and take involved in any negotiation . |
| 5 | But why would anyone choose to buy pornography with performers who could make Roseanne and Tom Arnold seem sexy ? |
| 6 | Head of school Tom Hitchen said he could only find one other pupil at the school in the last 25 years who could match Alyson 's record . |
| 7 | At first , Jerry was believed to be the woman who could tame Mick . |
| 8 | But Keegan has the man who could poop Leicester 's promotion party , the man Little sold to Newcastle for £250,000 in December . |
| 9 | But Keegan has the man who could poop Leicester 's promotion party , the man Little sold to Newcastle for £250,000 in December . |
| 10 | Dublin airport worker Mark Gill is the man who could leave Malone grounded . |
| 11 | If there was anyone in the world who could match Marvin drink for drink it was Richard Burton . |
| 12 | Their task was to impregnate the woman so she would eventually produce children who could serve Satan . |
| 13 | If France remained without an ally who could force Germany to fight on two fronts she would find it impossible to match German numbers because of the difference in the birthrate of the two nations . |
| 14 | ‘ Have you got anyone on the spot who could hit Kirov ? |