Example sentences of "they could [vb infin] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Already under Clovis ( 481 – 511 ) they could boast a leader of considerable stature . |
| 2 | Not every school will be able to travel down to Portsmouth to see the wreck of the Mary Rose for themselves , but they could watch a video about the discovery and raising of the wreck , and carry out a computer simulation to search for the wreck . |
| 3 | They had stood in the dark until Peter had put his torch on , and then they had turned back , glad though , relieved , when they could light a match again . |
| 4 | They could earn a return on a considerable number of different investments . |
| 5 | Thus when determining what contracts fall within or outside the ambit of s 3 , issues of reasonableness , equality of bargaining power and the possibility of negotiation are in fact not very relevant , except in so far as they could move a judge to finding that terms were standard or not in borderline cases . |
| 6 | They could represent a group of pre-echinoderm deuterostomes , as neither stereom nor a true water-vascular system appears to be present . |
| 7 | They have achieved notable publicity in some areas , such as the issues of deaths occurring in police custody and government economic strategy , but there is no possibility that they could achieve a significance equal to that of the United States congressional committees . |
| 8 | If the other evidence was good enough they could secure a conviction on that alone . |
| 9 | They could pay a shilling each to come in , and sixpence for refreshments . |
| 10 | All the traffic , every single vehicle which passed him was equipped with lasers in its axles ; they could register a hit on his legs unless he was above them , or shielded by a wall , or between the wheels of a parked car , or holding his breath . |
| 11 | Twenty thousand rupees it would cost , but the extension worker said the government would pay for it if they could register a co-operative . |
| 12 | They told him , however , that they were short of staff and the earliest they could give a result was nine o'clock that night . |
| 13 | No , no , no , we get , they could do a couple of duff hands and we could do |
| 14 | If they took cheese slices they could do a cheese , toasted cheese sandwiches or |
| 15 | Many women resist swapping jobs because they know they could do a job a lot better or quicker themselves , or because they are frightened of ‘ having a go ’ at traditional male jobs . |
| 16 | Fellows from universities who fought in Spain are being given jobs in Intelligence or Censorship where they could do a lot more damage as traitors than a squaddy like I 'd be . |
| 17 | Mr Goldberg said they could bring a libel action , but he planned to wait until the appeal verdict . |
| 18 | But Eva had to keep them away from him , saying if it was very urgent they could leave a note . |
| 19 | I asked the probation department if they could arrange a visit as it did n't look like anyone else was going to . |
| 20 | If not accounted for they could contaminate a specimen under study or be mistaken as an important signal of something happening within the experimental investigation , whereas they are actually part of the ‘ noise ’ — the ‘ background ’ . |
| 21 | From this they could create a map of the Viking world , using different symbols for settlement , raiding , trading activities , exploration , etc . |
| 22 | At the very least , they could expect a loss of status . |
| 23 | They could quote a percentage rate and charge costs of various sorts on top ; other creditors had to include all additional costs — which for CCAUK members included doorstep collection costs — in the APR figure . |
| 24 | Unless they show a dramatic change in form , they could face a struggle for the rest of the season . |
| 25 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 26 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 27 | Liberal Democrat MPs were later warned they could face a backlash in the country if their votes save Mr Major . |
| 28 | It was inevitable that this strength , particularly when confronted by such weakness , generated the belief in both countries that they could transact a peace settlement which safeguarded their respective concerns . |
| 29 | Discs realised maybe they could make a go of it . |
| 30 | I said all right , £50 , and he had it tied to the roof of their car before they could make a run for it . |