Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] could [verb] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Continuity , stability , mutual reliance , it says ; yet a change of wind or tide could end it all . |
| 2 | Until recently what was on the child 's school record and whether parent or child could see it was a vexed question . |
| 3 | It was the only thing on the horizon , shouldering aside achievement and sensation with attention-seeking roughness , and nothing , not conversation , wine , sexual encounters or the search for knowledge or fame could prevent it . |
| 4 | Anyone wishing to buy furniture out of income rather than capital could have it at the cash payment price plus 5 per cent commission , a quarter of which they had to deposit before the goods were delivered . |
| 5 | Self-delusion could easily once again cloud the judgment of the shadow cabinet and Labour could go it alone at the next election , perhaps with the same misplaced confidence in a ‘ safety first ’ stance that will deliver success if the dangers inherent in new initiatives are avoided and new ideas anathemised . |
| 6 | HAMLET : S'blood , there is something in this more than natural , if philosophy could find it out . |
| 7 | One hand was tangled in her hair , holding her down , and with the other he traced a line past her collarbone and down on to the softer flesh beneath , tugging the neckline of her dress lower and lower , until Folly could feel it brush the swollen aureoles of her breasts under the silk of her bra . |
| 8 | If she could get there before the long closure for lunch-hour he would make her up a preparation , and Peony could get it back to her mother and possibly get back again to the harbour for the Swimming Gala . |
| 9 | This will be a tough match-up but Star could do it . |