Example sentences of "[adv] they could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I soon knew so much they could not deny me any longer ! |
| 2 | Those sort of Places made so much they could afford the luxury of high standards . |
| 3 | Most people do not realise how much they could increase their pleasure , success and income by reading faster and more accurately . |
| 4 | As one who admires much of what WTA has done and enjoys watching the best women players compete against each other , because the entertainment value they produce can often be tremendous , I was sad to see that apparently they still do not appreciate how relatively well off they are under the present set-up and how much they could stand to lose from open warfare in the game . |
| 5 | It is possible for research to find out , for example , where people would most like to go for their holidays , and how much they could afford to spend . |
| 6 | Luke found he was staring at Jake Endo 's sandals , wondering how much they could possibly have cost . |
| 7 | In both strikes , a great deal of confusion prevailed : most people had no clear idea when they would be entitled to supplementary benefit or how much they could claim . |
| 8 | I phoned up the bobbies , told them about it , and the bobbies the is n't a lot much they could do . |
| 9 | Spending departments would be told how much they could spend in real terms in the next four years . |
| 10 | All fords of the Esk , including Kirkandrews , were guarded on the English side by Graham peel-towers ; and though these would not be strong enough to hold up three thousand from crossing for long they could send warning back to the English authorities if so inclined . |
| 11 | Those with political value , however , could demand and often get what they wanted in the army , and if the expected advancement was delayed too long they could show anger quite openly . |
| 12 | WHEN I WAS GROWING UP , the boys I hung around with used to have competitions to see how long they could go without changing their underpants . |
| 13 | He wondered how long they could travel before they met anyone Cleo felt inspired to poison , and whether he would change his mind about his commitment to her before then . |
| 14 | No not necessarily they could er they could check for all tolerances |
| 15 | Perhaps if she had not got pregnant … perhaps they could have pulled it off . |
| 16 | Rachel wanted to move to London , and thought that perhaps they could share a house . |
| 17 | Owen wondered whether the contras should change their name to the Revolutionary Contras or the New Revolutionaries ; perhaps they could change the name of the cause , too , to ‘ Revolutionary Counter-Communism ’ , and the leaders of it ( same old leaders ) could give a press conference in Philadelphia , in front of the Liberty Bell . |
| 18 | Perhaps they could not be trusted ; they might run away . |
| 19 | If it were possible for Jessie to go and live in Durham , it was also possible that at times she could meet Robbie Felton , and then perhaps they could get married and go off somewhere . |
| 20 | Perhaps they could use some of their undoubted energy in joining a night shotgun vigil after a hard day 's work ? |
| 21 | Perhaps they could be down doing up somebody 's laces and that person whacks them across the top of their head . |
| 22 | If anyone has any experience of this , perhaps they could write to me with fullest details ( breed or type , number of dogs in household , when the guarding started etc ) . |
| 23 | If two of the family are chatting about something special , perhaps they could do it another time or alternatively make absolutely sure that you know what it is all about . |
| 24 | Perhaps they could now get each episode of Eldorado down to that length . |
| 25 | Perhaps they could tell him where I will be working . ’ |
| 26 | They had to have an organization , I thought , and perhaps they could help . |
| 27 | Perhaps they could teach those in power something about the correct use of force . |
| 28 | We should pay the coaches to go to tournaments and watch and perhaps they could put over to the kids how hard they have to work ’ |
| 29 | Perhaps they could not be good wives and good mothers because they could not give what they had never had . |
| 30 | So if anybody has anything they wish to raise perhaps they could raise it as I mention the minute . |