Example sentences of "[pron] could [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Obviously the activity of a pair of adult foxes feeding a family which could number as many as eight cubs has a quite drastic effect on the local rabbit population . |
| 32 | And that same yron man which could reueale |
| 33 | And they will see , now that is appropriate , this is something which could interest , could concern my readers , and yes , they will be drawn in and they will read more of it . |
| 34 | The problem was , whom could Napoleon III marry ? |
| 35 | Old-fashioned tablespoons are much larger in size , and using them could imbalance the final result . |
| 36 | By returning to Ockham House , she could distance herself from events and reclaim a reassuring degree of privacy . |
| 37 | She cringed back from him , pressing herself against the stove , wondering if she could edge past and make for the door . |
| 38 | Like Diane Barker , of Bishop Auckland , a deaf teenager who passed her test first time in 1984 after having special mirrors fitted so she could lip read commands from the driving instructor without taking her eyes of the road . |
| 39 | None the less her experiences with those other professionals led her to believe that she could nut affect the result of their deliberations . |
| 40 | She squatted down to his level , and he stuck his chin up in the air so that she could rebutton his coat for him . |
| 41 | Down the street a block or two , she found a spot under a grocer 's awning where she could pore over the map . |
| 42 | She could discourse at great length on the history of Europe , illustrating how little I knew on this vast subject ( having ducked out of history lessons at the age of thirteen ) . |
| 43 | And would be more so when she could steel herself to pinch out the little chin and make it weak . |
| 44 | A 20-year-old crusader who could live on rice , salt and chillies once a day had to decide whether she could foist that option on her kids . |
| 45 | She could hitch-hike across the country to California . |
| 46 | She could put up with that if it got her to a city , or within reach of a ve-hickle she could scav . |
| 47 | Maybe she could coast for a little while . |
| 48 | she likes plenty , you know , and er , she did take a course on baby minding and she passed everything like , she could baby mind |
| 49 | But there , from any notes , she felt that she could piece together what had taken place . |
| 50 | Cutis managing director Roger Curtis said : ‘ We make and provide a particular type of chair but had had difficulty finding a local supplier who could manufacturer them for us . |
| 51 | The girl who could Dream was remote , a fantastical character . |
| 52 | Perhaps the only other Seniors ' player who could stymie a Trevino rampage next year is Jack Nicklaus — if he wants to , that is . |
| 53 | These investors were not rich entrepreneurs who could aford the loss , the court was told , but ordinary savers who wanted , and were promised , a good return on their savings . |
| 54 | I suppose you could pork if you wanted to could n't you ? |
| 55 | Do you think you could Sheila ? |
| 56 | You could backpack the route or stay at youth hostels as there are plenty nearby — Coniston , Elterwater , Longthwaite , Derwent Water , Keswick , Carnock Fell and Carlisle . |
| 57 | In ‘ Fighting talk ’ the two are tied together in the nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood landscape , all large back gardens and open public spaces , where you could mooch about for as long as you wanted . |
| 58 | If this was sort of a cubic or something then you 'd have all sorts of terms and you could chance of making a mistake . |
| 59 | You could B&B somewhere , while I pitched my lonely caravan nearby . ’ |
| 60 | Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground . |