Example sentences of "[modal v] count on " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You may count on that , ’ he said suavely , his eyes flicking briefly back to Mandy . |
| 2 | If James was right and they could count on contingents from every part of the strath , they would be a force indeed — a mass big enough to frighten the most assured gentleman . |
| 3 | When down himself ( very seldom ) , he could count on a pratfall from his hysterical shaman , Drew ‘ Bundini ’ Brown , on the latest bizarre news from his scheming court , maybe a straight line from some reporter that he would turn into a ricocheting soliloquy on , say , the disgusting aesthetics of dining on pig . |
| 4 | The assumption was that she would bring in a number of new people whose loyalty she could count on . |
| 5 | SHe knew it was unlikely SHe could count on Alix 's discretion , but the need for medical backup had been worth the disclosures . |
| 6 | MV And South Korea could count on a peculiarly nasty dictatorship to help quicken the pace of its capitalist development . |
| 7 | IF HEAD teachers of opted-out schools were typical voters , the Conservatives could count on a landslide election result . |
| 8 | I knew I could count on you . ’ |
| 9 | In return , he could count on their loyalty and support for him and the firm . |
| 10 | ‘ I knew I could count on you , ’ she cooed . |
| 11 | This had been of something more than philosophical interest to Karen and I in our pre-coital phase , since it meant that we could count on at least a minute thirty seconds before he reappeared , or as much as three minutes forty-five seconds if we heard the seat go down for a big jobby . |
| 12 | The latter , who had helped clear a space and set up the seating , had so enjoyed it they said that if the vicar would make it an annual event he could count on their support , they would organise their outing to coincide with it . |
| 13 | Gandhi indeed could count on the British conscience for his personal safety , but he could never count on it for political concessions — and it is clear that at some level he understood this . |
| 14 | There were at least three Senators he could count on for verbal support , if nothing more . |
| 15 | IF YOU were down on your luck in Devon in the early 18th Century , you could count on a hot meal at Bowden House , near Totnes . |
| 16 | Imagine , for a moment , that you had a single , reliable , authoritative source you could count on to help you solve many of your software development problems . |
| 17 | She could count on the fingers of one hand the people she actually enjoyed having on the premises ; most of her other visitors she merely tolerated and a few of them had the power to make her feel violated . |
| 18 | If Argyll could count on the friendship of the Earl of Selkirk , who had friends on the burgh council , the Galloway interest might prove to be less impregnable than was commonly believed , for two of the councillors were ‘ considerable tenants to Lord Selkirk whose leases are near expir 'd ’ . |
| 19 | There was no evidence yet that Isabella enjoyed widespread support in England , and Edward no doubt felt he could count on the loyalty of the nobles to whom he committed responsibility for the defence of the south coast . |
| 20 | The cultural budget , which stood at FFr3 billion in 1981 , is now FFr13 billion ( £1.3 billion ; $2.3 billion ) thirteen years later , precisely because he could count on the unconditional support of President Mitterrand , who is not only an acknowledged lover of both the arts and literature , but also requires an element of grandeur to be orchestrated and injected into large-scale projects ( see p.12 ) . |
| 21 | The army put itself forward as the vehicle for such policies , and in taking radical domestic and international action the army could count on a measure of support from the rural community . |
| 22 | Moreover , they could count on widespread support on the Labour benches of the House of Commons where abolition was a popular cause . |
| 23 | And as Clara walked back towards her college hostel , she thought about Clelia , and wondered whether she dealt out all her friendships with so lavish a hand , or whether , once more in her life , she could count on some peculiar blessing . |
| 24 | As husband of Louis VII 's sister , Constance , Raymond of Toulouse could count on help from his brother-in-law . |
| 25 | ‘ I knew we could count on you . |
| 26 | Like the aristocracy , therefore , the Church could count on its urban mob , and in the riots of 1766 the Orders were accused of releasing this urban clientèle against a reforming administration ; Aranda , the most conspicuous of Charles III 's anti-clerical ministers , called to power to deal with the rioters , seems to have planned a serious attack on poverty precisely because he feared the influence of a Church with a monopoly of outdoor relief . |
| 27 | Thus the military conspirators could count on a growing area of civilian support . |
| 28 | Lacy and the Valencian conspirators could count on wider support , from merchants like Beltrán de Lis — in contact with officers as an army contractor — to shoemakers and farmers . |
| 29 | After the Harter Act , United States issuers , confirmers , and negotiators of letters of credit and documentary drafts who paid monies or extended credit on the strength of , inter alia , ocean bills of lading , could count on a minimum enforceable carrier liability , even where such a liability was artfully disclaimed . |
| 30 | In the event of loss or damage , carriers , shippers , consignees and their financiers could count on sets of insurers to pay the claims . |