Example sentences of "could [adv] do so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Hendaye , Franco stated personally what had already been said in his letters and through his ministers and officials : Spain was committed to helping the Axis , but could only do so when she was materially equipped for war and assured of her " rightful " territorial claims in North Africa . |
| 2 | We could only do so if in our view he was so clearly and outrageously wrong that his decision could properly be said to be irrational . |
| 3 | However , they could not do so unless their account was settled in full . |
| 4 | It refused as it knew that it could not do so and survive at home . |
| 5 | That said , we have seen so many people in recent months who wanted to move but could not do so until they knew what was going to happen to their take-home income . ’ |
| 6 | Lothar having tried for three days to do the dividing , said he " could not do so because of his ignorance of the places involved " and so finally left that task to his father . |