Example sentences of "could [verb] [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so you could plough that straight back in |
| 2 | There was no way she could treat this new revelation lightly . |
| 3 | Conversely , if the egg had just popped into existence and then exploded , what could explain this bizarre event ? |
| 4 | On his return to France he was so enthusiastic about them that he even planted a trial field and let the local population steal them so that they could experience this new vegetable for themselves . |
| 5 | " We could build another four ketches and run a fleet , come to that , " Gristy countered . |
| 6 | Here was the man who could answer all those questions Leila was so vague about . |
| 7 | ( Well who could want such sloppy kisses anyway thought I ) And if you lay full length with them on the beach it was a " sign " you would go all the way . |
| 8 | For a large gathering , you could make all four dishes ( finishing with one of the desserts on page 16 ) — or choose your favourites . |
| 9 | Indeed an engineer from Volvo , in Sweden remarked that he was surprised that my team could make such good products in such a grotty factory . |
| 10 | Madam Chairman if I may just make a comment of concern that information was not , on this point was not forthcoming to the county councillors of that area perhaps to make er give them an opportunity to make comment prior to you so you could make this delegated action . |
| 11 | She was certain she could make some substantial changes . |
| 12 | Basically my message said that I could make some general comments mainly relating to style rather than accuracy but if the deadline had passed so be it . |
| 13 | When he let go of her , she fell back against the sideboard , clutching it for support , fighting for enough composure so that she could make some clever response that would make clear that the kiss had not disturbed her in the least . |
| 14 | She said : ‘ I think Darlington council could make some extra money by wheel-clamping cars which park illegally in spaces reserved for the disabled . ’ |
| 15 | In France the legend gave prestige to the monarchy ; in Germany the monarchs could make some practical attempt to walk in their predecessors ' footsteps . |
| 16 | You could make some alarming enemies if you do n't modify your behaviour and the price you will pay just is n't worth it . |
| 17 | Erm , we could make some more enquiries , after she , if we thought it was interesting enough could n't we ? |
| 18 | He was fortunate in having few relatives who could make any serious encroachment on his endowments : he had no brothers ; his uncle Jasper died in 1495 ; and his elder son Arthur died in 1502 , leaving him with only one surviving son for whom provision had to be made . |
| 19 | Well one of the variants that , that was applied , you see under the , under the old er er time workers ' er arrangements where it was only the foreman who by visual contact you know with the amount of items produced at each machine could make any reasonable assessment in regard to the individual 's effort . |
| 20 | Indeed , Miss Andrews argued that that matter was concluded by the order of Saville J. and there was no party properly before the court on whose application the court could make any different order . |
| 21 | Before she could make any further move he was by her side . |
| 22 | I had become so eidetically adept that I could make these phantom partners mutate in mid-thrust , so that while I might penetrate a swivel-hipped virgin , clean and childishly scented , I would come in the flabby , dentureless , food-flecked mouth of an octogenarian . |
| 23 | Artists could make these perfect copies , not just reproducing the composition , but even the way it was painted , and the handling of the paint . |
| 24 | If the farmer could eliminate all other factors and concentrate only on managing his leys ( and the soil on which they grow ) he might succeed in minimizing the effect of the ‘ years of depression ’ and maintain the new grasses and clovers for a very long time . |
| 25 | But whereas film industries as vital as the French or American could absorb this new development , the British industry was put into a straitjacket by it . |
| 26 | alternative , I could buy that pink sheeting from John Lewis |
| 27 | If you could buy those that sort of thing we 'd make good money with it er non-working . |
| 28 | Well , as soon as she was up and about she could buy some new stuff . |
| 29 | Hey , you could buy some new trousers . |
| 30 | The Indians could not install table games like baccarat and poker ; but they could introduce any other sort of gambling already allowed outside the reservation , including off-track betting and , if they could afford it , live races round a track . |