Example sentences of "could always [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in the end they and the Russians decided to install him on his fathers throne ; They reasoned that the could always be replaced if he did not do as was required . |
| 2 | Our only hope for a TV of our own was our uncle John Hep who did the bins and could always be relied on for an old radio or a gramophone . |
| 3 | In desperation Clasper called a private meeting of the hard core left-wing stewards under his convenership , who could always be relied upon to fight against management and the capitalist system . |
| 4 | Nancy could always be relied on to be there in an emergency . |
| 5 | John 's slight built made him a tantalising opponent , but he had scorching pace and neat control , while also possessing the ability to cut inside and shoot powerfully for goal himself , so that he could always be relied upon to contribute several useful goals each season . |
| 6 | It was lucky that Professor St John Goth , Nottingham University 's emeritus medieval history professor , could always be relied on . |
| 7 | Could always be relied upon to break down on the most dangerous stretch of the motorway . |
| 8 | ‘ I just wish clients could always be relied on to behave likewise . ’ |
| 9 | " Auntie Eve " could always be relied on to take an interest in their studies , or come up with something exciting such as a picnic or a day in the bush when they were home from boarding school . |
| 10 | Fox was the chairman of the back bench 1922 Committee and could always be relied upon to come to the aid of the Party , especially midway through an election . |
| 11 | The Party could always be relied upon to orchestrate the massive demonstrations whose purpose was to cow those who doubted Franco 's strength and silence allegations that the regime was not legitimated by popular support . |
| 12 | Do n't worry if you find that the fondant does not line the holes for the paint blocks neatly — the blocks could always be made with piped squares of coloured royal icing . |
| 13 | Clerical ambassadors , said More , were much more comfortably off than laymen who were sent on embassies , since they had no families to support and could always be rewarded with clerical livings . |
| 14 | These thoughts could always be called up , as they were many years later in his attack on Churchill . |
| 15 | The distributional implication of high monopoly profit is less important , since it could always be taxed away . |
| 16 | Violence against bucks , male and female , could always be rationalized . |
| 17 | It was part of the deep past of this country , a past that could always be felt . |
| 18 | It is part of your professional obligations to ensure that the full price is properly recorded on the conveyancing documentation , and if any part of it is to remain outstanding , it could always be secured by a loan agreement or indeed by a mortgage back to the seller . |
| 19 | Their free availability , their courage and their skill were paramount , but their skill could always be enhanced by rigorous training . |
| 20 | This general policy could always be justified on the grounds of efficiency and cost-effectiveness , enabling parental choice to be denied under section 6(3) ( a ) ( compliance would prejudice ‘ efficient education or … efficient use of resources ’ ) . |
| 21 | The plebiscitary acclamation which could always be mobilized by Hitler provided him with an unassailable base of popularity , and as such offered the regime legitimation both within Germany and in the eyes of foreign powers , allowing the scope for further mobilization and a gathering momentum of Nazi policy . |
| 22 | And , of course , if he did stir up trouble he could always be put inside again . |
| 23 | But now he was of an age and living in an era whose insecurities craved the reassurance of nursery images , the illusory solidity of Victorian values which , if they had never existed , could always be invented . |
| 24 | Such a flow could always be induced by selling government stock . |
| 25 | They could always be used when any government wished to drag out proceedings or in some way be obstructive . |
| 26 | When she was missing on the set , she could always be found in the stars ' dressing-rooms . |
| 27 | Nevertheless for Minton , as for others , it remained a meeting place where friends could always be found and its usefulness had not been superseded . |
| 28 | At times I felt I was just a kind of palimpsest , or a blackboard that could always be wiped clean to make room for his own work . |
| 29 | Jiang Qing could always be counted on to use her influence and pronounce in favour of the most extreme and disruptive policies . |
| 30 | ‘ Above all else , he was a gentleman , someone with whom disagreements could be had on occasion , but who could always be respected for his firm views , honestly held and clearly put . ’ |