Example sentences of "[noun sg] who could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 2 | Nellie was very good and a natural musician who could play without looking at the piano which meant she could watch the dancing at the same time . |
| 3 | That could be cynically exploited by a side who could afford to concede at least two penalties in a game 's dying stages and still win . |
| 4 | Middlesbrough are the only side who could pip in-form Leicester for second spot . |
| 5 | As he knelt by its head he cursed the men on either side who could have been responsible for such a war . |
| 6 | Thus , just at the moment when the Battle of Verdun was about to enter its grimmest phase , the one man on the German side who could have put an end to the butchery was impotent to do so . |
| 7 | And Laidlaw was an outsider , an outsider who could n't even be relied upon to fire a gun in a crisis . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | During World War II , it was the rough-and-ready American GI who could fix the stalled jeep in Normandy while the French regiment only looked on . |
| 10 | ‘ And marriage itself might have been a useful bit of insurance for Gustav : her relatives or guardians would have been less likely to inform on her husband than on some passing stranger who could get his trousers open in Olympic time . ’ |
| 11 | There is someone in the department who could give you a good , competent briefing on almost anything . ’ |
| 12 | Had they checked with a knowledgeable nuclear physicist — and there were several in the nearby physics department who could have helped — or held a technical seminar before the press conference , they would have learned this before events overtook them . |
| 13 | The inspector from the education department who could be such a trial came to the opening ceremony . |
| 14 | Apparently he was involved in an accident at work a few days ago , went to his local casualty department who could n't actually detect any break and treated it as a severe sprain . ’ |
| 15 | I wanted to continue my studies as a postgraduate at U.C.L. I was now interested in modern linguistic research , but knew very little about it , since linguistics had so far made little impact in the U.K. , and there was no teacher in the Department who could adequately supervise me in that area . |
| 16 | David Mellor was a furious lover who could use four different positions a night . |
| 17 | Some people , both in academic circles and within the profession , think that a single profession , i.e. that of an advocate who could both be consulted directly and have rights of audience in all courts , might be preferable . |
| 18 | Jimmy Greaves , a goal scorer who could never match Charlie 's quixotic skills , paid a fond farewell to the departing Scot . |
| 19 | The lyrics represent in themselves a kind of translation — a transmutation of poetic forms and rhythms by a poet who could boast of being , " the first to have adapted the Greek lyric style to our native measures " . |
| 20 | ‘ More like Beorn , ’ he said , ‘ the skin-changer in The Hobbit who could turn from a man to a bear . ’ |
| 21 | Mel was a permanent fixture in our 1st Division defences and , over the four seasons 1969–73 , only John Jackson appeared for us more times than he did , while his 151 1st Division games for us tell of a stalwart and dependable defender who could be relied upon in every situation . |
| 22 | He wants to , but his attempts are thwarted by an old enemy who could harm his wife 's business . |
| 23 | Hey , d' you hear about the fire-eater who could n't go anywhere without meeting an old flame ? |
| 24 | ‘ It was about meeting new people and being inspired by other people 's work , or watching an actor or actress who could hardly talk come into a class and then six months later suddenly do a brilliant scene . |
| 25 | As a kit I was envious of my cousins on the Pembrokeshire coast who could shoot off after school to get in a spot of sailing before tea . |
| 26 | The very real tragedy was in the fate of one man and what was needed was an Everyman figure who could carry the story by being charming , innocent , ordinary , and haunted and that is what the skills of Muni could give them . |
| 27 | Her father was on the brink of alcoholism , a pathetic figure who could only face life if he had a bottle in his hand . |
| 28 | In the person of the ( non-academic ) Henry Newbolt , who subsequently was to chair the Departmental Committee , it found a figure who could articulate many of the themes to which both the fledgling discipline and the Association itself adhered . |
| 29 | Lord Howe is being tipped along with Lord Whitelaw as a possible heavyweight figure who could be brought in to help John Major with the government 's presentation of policies . |
| 30 | He was impressively built ; thin hipped and wide shouldered , like a boxer who could punch hard and dance lightly . |