Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] could [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I could in fact use it to prove that there should be a singularity only if the universe was expanding fast enough to avoid collapsing again ( since only those Friedmann models were infinite in space ) . |
| 2 | So it could in theory , but I can not conceive of a case where a doctor , faced with the refusal of a mentally competent 16-year-old to having an abortion , would terminate the pregnancy merely upon the consent of the girl 's parents . |
| 3 | Hepworth was to speak wistfully of ‘ a pressure in the air which we did not understand ’ , saying that ‘ we worked on as best we could in spite of it . ’ |
| 4 | Twoflower hung on as best he could as Ninereeds swooped through a succession of caverns and soared around a spiral staircase that could easily have accommodated a retreating army . |
| 5 | Now they could at act as : merchant banks ( advising companies on issues of securities ) ; brokers ( placing newly issued shares with customers ) ; market makers ( making a continuous succession of prices in shares ) . |
| 6 | Well I could on Tuesday to get to the normal run . |