Example sentences of "[conj] who could " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it covers people who were clients before or who could become clients afterwards , it will be void . |
| 2 | The staff might have been helped by an outsider who could question those things that teachers generally take for granted ( for instance , by asking what they meant by their habitual use of the term ‘ bright children ’ ) , or who could suggest an appropriate range of evaluative techniques . |
| 3 | A second group is made up of people who work , or who could work if they chose to , almost full-time and full-year-round in the industry . |
| 4 | People who could not afford litigation ( because they could not pay the difference between their costs and the taxed costs recoverable ) or who could not afford the risk of litigation ( because costs awarded might not be recoverable or because they might lose ) might be assisted by the scheme . |
| 5 | Sunday night was usually jam session night at the Mimosa Club for assorted trad jazzmen who were n't in regular bands or who could n't get a gig in one of the big suburban pubs . |
| 6 | Only a small fraction would elude this category if we accept that , contrary to much contemporary opinion , paupers were largely made up not of a delinquent or a wilfully dependent population but of those who could not work either through incapacity or age , or who could not , in the vagaries of the labour market , find work . |
| 7 | In 1662 , after the restoration of the monarchy , a further law , the Act of Settlement , restricted the movement of those who were not freeholders or who could not afford a rent of £10 per year . |
| 8 | There can be few of us who can not make a daisy chain with our eyes closed — and who could forget the daisy-spangled downs and pastures where we loved to picnic ? |
| 9 | ‘ And who could know better than you ? |
| 10 | A merciful amnesia usually came with these comas and who could deny it was a blessing ? |
| 11 | And who could have guessed that , with said gnashers playing him up , he would have to hand over one of his duties — and that a Labour MP would be called in from the subs ' bench . |
| 12 | The next day belonged to Devon Malcolm , a man who came into the Test team a few months earlier against Australia with a reputation for being able to bowl extremely quickly but rarely accurately , who , with less than perfect eyesight , was a total rabbit with the bat , and who could be a joke as a fielder . |
| 13 | But for one category of revolutionary decree — that which urged or recommended changes in attitude and practice without creating penal sanctions — the government had to rely on individuals who had vision and who could persuade others by example and argument . |
| 14 | So now she was having a splendid time visiting friends , and who could blame her ? |
| 15 | In a similar position would be a street trader , who regularly deals with a certain wholesaler and who could only gain credit from him by guaranteeing to purchase his goods . |
| 16 | If trouble did come , survival would depend on knowing who could be trusted and who could not . |
| 17 | But today there was the picnic , and who could tell what would happen once the four of them got in amongst the pine coverts of Ham Park . |
| 18 | In so doing , we would discover who was the most helpful MP , who was the rudest , and who could n't even be bothered to reply . |
| 19 | A salad of chicory tossed in a roquefort sauce made herculean efforts to revive our jaded appetites and who could resist turbotine ( baby turbot ) grilled on the bone and served whole with pommes alumettes — chips to you mate ! |
| 20 | This fight between Ted and Jean seemed to be her life 's single pleasure , and who could blame her ? |
| 21 | This means that each job is learned completely and thoroughly , but I could n't help thinking that a few musicians and/or luthiers at strategic points around the factory would n't go amiss — groundworkers who actually understand how a guitar works and who could spot problems from the playing perspective , rather than just the engineering view . |
| 22 | On the one hand , as a good Irish Catholic girl married to a man she loved and who could afford to support her , she felt it her duty as well as her wish to have a child . |
| 23 | In particular , there are 125 Tory MPs who have less than 50 per cent of the votes in their constituency , and who could be susceptible to removal by tactical voting . |
| 24 | He was a dry , spinsterish man whom Paul disliked , and who could voice his narrow opinions as he chose , having means of his own . |
| 25 | And who could blame him ? |
| 26 | My anorak served as armour in more than the literal sense : it protected me , as anorexia protected me , from the confusing impingements of reality as defined by others at home or at school , and who could not even agree among themselves , on my behalf . |
| 27 | Such a change may also have social implications , the rise of individuals having the wherewithal to employ a craftsman , who then benefited from the arrangement personally and who could distribute the products to the surrounding region . |
| 28 | She looked a trifle dazed and who could blame her , but after a minute or so she was on her feet again and tottering back towards the playground . |
| 29 | She was obviously shaken , and who could blame her after what she 's been through . |
| 30 | And who could logically dispute it ? |