Example sentences of "could [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could not a promise in effect to forgo this liberty constitute consideration ? |
| 2 | Nor did the kingship make for singleminded action on the battlefield : Sparta found ways of getting round the more obvious difficulties of dual command , but a king could always be brought to book by the oligarchic element ( the gerousia or council of elders , which was responsible for political trials ) or by the democratic — the Assembly , which could fine a king and limit his powers ( cp. p. 161 for Agis in 418 ) . |
| 3 | That 's right some which m could possibly a bit wider than |
| 4 | The second event featured two local sheep shearers , and , and a New Zealand expert , showing just how fast they could part a sheep with its woolly coat . |
| 5 | and he could n't a job and then , I me I mean , he tried for apprenticeships all over the place and other jobs and he just could n't get one ! |