Example sentences of "it could and [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parsons 's efforts to build a general theory of action , though criticised in some quarters , did at least provide an ambition for social research as something it could and ought to contribute to . |
| 2 | It sometimes seemed that the Government was less interested in broadcasting from the point of view of fulfilling the three aims mentioned in the plan than in what it could and should do to publicize its own policies and activities . |
| 3 | It could and should have led him to great opportunities . |
| 4 | The most annoying fact was that it could and should have been a masterpiece . |
| 5 | On behalf of the applicant , Mr. Fitzgerald submitted that a death due to ‘ natural causes ’ in the sense that it was caused by some naturally occurring disease , nevertheless becomes ‘ an unnatural death ’ within the meaning of section 8(1) ( a ) when it could and should have been prevented by the performance by some other person or authority of a duty owed by them to the deceased . |
| 6 | United 's search for their first away win of the season ended at Leicester : 3-2 it could and should have been more . |