Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] their [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The name commemorates Don Juan Fernandez De Velasco , the Spanish governor of the city who , in 1598 , allowed the widening of a local road so that the citizens could better celebrate their carnivals . |
| 2 | They had to take their places on a enormous swing ; once seated it was lowered from the flies until the audience could only see their legs as they went through their act . |
| 3 | In 1953 he unveiled her at the Cannes film festival where she stole the limelight to such an extent that established stars could only get their pictures taken by posing with her . |
| 4 | Scotland led 2–1 after the foursomes but the target of three points from the singles was beyond them when their top two players , Catriona Lambert and the very talented 18-year-old Mhairi McKay , could only halve their matches . |
| 5 | An insensitive allocation policy could only frustrate their efforts . |
| 6 | Orrell , having led 9–0 at half-time , could scarcely believe their eyes . |
| 7 | I feel the time is now right to respond to local bargaining initiatives , C C T and L M S , with a review of how the research department could best provide their services to the people at the sharp end . |
| 8 | By receiving accounts of invoices received or paid , they could easily overcommit their budgets . |
| 9 | In a society rigidified by autocracy and serfdom , the educated could easily find their ambitions thwarted , their sensibilities offended . |
| 10 | He wound up the interview and was rising to say goodbye when Catherine , sounding shy , asked Peter Yeo if she could possibly use their ladies ' room . |
| 11 | There , many Europeans could hardly believe their ears with the excuses of why the British would not want to sign a European Charter on Environment and Health . |
| 12 | The Riverbank folk could hardly believe their ears . |
| 13 | People could hardly believe their eyes when they opened their newspapers yesterday morning : alongside the ritual party propaganda there was genuine criticism and complaints . |
| 14 | Visitors to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales could hardly believe their eyes last Autumn . |
| 15 | BEMUSED rail commuters could hardly believe their eyes when they stepped off trains at a rainswept Merseyside station yesterday . |
| 16 | My men could hardly take their eyes off them . ’ |
| 17 | Above the roaring and cracking of the storm , it could still hear their voices , still smell their presence . |
| 18 | They could still live their lives for Christ without sacrificing everything . ’ |
| 19 | They could also time their appearances when they had something to show off . |
| 20 | Supporting her , other women who say they could also lose their homes because they 're separated from their RAF husbands . |
| 21 | In order to meet the requirements of ABCTG which demand the assessment of competence in the conditions of the workplace , centres could eg. transform their classrooms into training offices . |
| 22 | In 1963 the Peerage Bill became law and members of the House of Lords could now renounce their titles and preserve their political careers in the Commons . |
| 23 | Students could now channel their views and interests through HND Course Coordinator at South Devon College , to HCIMA Council . |
| 24 | If this were done in the City , the IRA could simply switch their targets to prestigious offices in the provinces . |
| 25 | The DTI sets out two options : abolition without replacement , and replacement by a ‘ compilation report ’ by an independent and suitably qualified accountant ( stating compliance with legislation and that the company is eligible for exemption ) with a directors ' declaration which , under two options , could simply state their obligations or also attest they have kept proper records and prepared accounts to give a true and fair view — and so , as the DTI warns , expose them to civil liability and weaken their statutory defences . |
| 26 | If there is no need for new financing and restructuring , the departing shareholders could simply sell their shares to management . |
| 27 | Secondly it had demonstrated that the clergy were well nigh powerless against royal tax demands : if they would not make a grant , the king could outlaw them and raise the money by fines , or he could simply seize their temporalities . |
| 28 | Children are being told there are times when kicking and screaming is all right — and could even save their lives . |
| 29 | Cassie could readily imagine their comments . |
| 30 | The rise in cinema admissions and consolidation of the industry 's structure meant that , when the restrictions on subject matter were lifted at the end of the war , filmmakers could fully stretch their imaginations on stories that seemed relevant to the post-war mood . |