Example sentences of "[noun prp] who could " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was written by Mary Edgar to a Mrs Waddell ; nothing is known about either of them , but one would like to have known Mary Edgar who could write such a letter . |
| 2 | She made a very positive effort to be the right kind of person to be around — in other words , she was not a liability , she was an asset , an extremely good cook and a very good organiser , and having discovered that we both went to the same school in Switzerland where French was the main language taught , we would enjoy talking to each other in French , much to the annoyance of David who could n't understand the language . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ So it was n't David who could n't face up to your illness at all ? ’ |
| 4 | They did , it was true , have an agitated fit of booing and hissing , but this was , M. Grimaud explained , an expression of spontaneous disapproval of Picasso who could just be made out , small brown face under black beret at the other side of the arena . |
| 5 | The Sylvie who could n't contend with motherhood , with the loss of her youth . |
| 6 | Ironically , if — as is not unlikely — Jason Leonard and Nick Popplewell go as the loose-heads , it is Wright who could cost Probyn his seat on that Lions ' plane . |
| 7 | At a party on Monday night thrown by George Ann Carter — wife of the late Amon Carter , whose father built the Amon Carter Museum — I spied a group of blonde teenagers in Valentino who could easily , in different outfits , have been cheerleaders ; they had the regular features of the all-American girl from the heart of the USA . |
| 8 | We did not know any influential person in Parma who could help us , and certainly there was no one in Fontanellato . |
| 9 | well , if they were interested in speaking to me I could probably put them on to not just myself but members of my flight , it is n't my flight it 's flight erm and there are several of us in Scotland who could come in and do things like that for a modest remuneration erm |
| 10 | All are blessed with remarkable powers — from a boy in Kerala who could step into a mirror and emerge through any other reflective surface in India , to a girl ( or boy ) who could change his ( or her ) sex at will . |
| 11 | A positive United Kingdom approach — good for Britain and good for Europe — could win us partners and allies at Maastricht who could support Britain 's positive proposals , could associate themselves with us on proposals by others that we oppose , and could be counterparts in the give and take involved in any negotiation . |
| 12 | Unhampered by his lack of scholarly acquaintance with Aeschylus , or indeed any Greek author , he saw himself ( it was evident ) as the German Aeschylus who could reinterpret in tragic poetry and music the ancient gods , heroes and heroic legends that comprised the national mythology . |
| 13 | Sachin Tendulkar moved quickly on to 19 at which stage the Indian was twice put down , first by Mark Nicholas at short cover and then by David Gower who could not hold on to a hot left-handed chance at second slip , the unlucky bowler on both occasions being Connor . |
| 14 | If I can do it , I 'm sure there are plenty of other talented players in Victoria who could do the same ’ , he said . |
| 15 | In particular , she felt in need of somebody like Walters who could argue with these two bodies about control of the money supply . |
| 16 | There was a woman called Wilkinson who could n't keep order in a birdcage . |
| 17 | Somebody crossed in from the right , Lukic blocked a shot from Sheron , but the ball fell at the feet of Flitcroft who could n't really miss . |
| 18 | Marching on FOOTBALL : Juventus clinched a thrilling 2–1 victory over Atalanta yesterday to claw back a point from Italian first division leaders AC Milan who could only manage a goalless draw at lowly Fiorentina . |
| 19 | Why , oh why , was n't it Harry who could offer her the life Pogo could give her ? |
| 20 | Most Christians had a strong reserve towards that polytheism that pervaded society , which is not to say that there were not quiet compromisers , like the Christians of southern Spain early in the fourth century who held official cultic positions in the worship of Jupiter , or the bishop of Troy who could painlessly apostatize under Julian because he had never ceased to pray to the sun-god . |
| 21 | In a similar situation some years ago Rwanda had to abandon a plan to move the last 146 elephants in the country 40 km through a densely populated area because they could not find anyone in Africa who could run the drive . |
| 22 | Fat Marlene with the wobbling chin , laughing Clyde who could smack you across the mouth without once losing his smile , and slow , amiable Harry who always asked the wrong questions at the wrong time and had by far the biggest prick of the many hundreds or thousands she had sucked and handled . |
| 23 | And , in true dramatic irony , the most apt piece of rhetoric comes from Rita who could well be summing up the everlasting appeal of the Russell classic as she tries to tempt Frank out to an evening at the local theatre : |
| 24 | The result was a bitter disappointment for Wimbledon who could have scored on three occasions in the first half . |
| 25 | The you look at teams close behind such as Wimbledon who could go 3rd tonight . |
| 26 | ‘ Connie says she wonders a bit about the sort of God who could make the human race and love it . |
| 27 | ‘ Siege ’ , in the front-page headline , had been misspelt as ‘ seige ’ , which caused Pilger opponents to fire back the ‘ Moron Sunday ’ jibe with racist jokes about stupid Ozzies who could n't even spell . |
| 28 | ‘ You 're right , Cleg , ’ Hari sipped the hot weak tea , enjoying every mouthful , the Jones family were one of the few families in Greenhill who could afford tea at all . |
| 29 | She turned a furious damp face on Rossendale who could only shrug mute agreement . |
| 30 | Any shops open anywhere in Birmingham who could help ? |