Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the second half of the eighties , InterCity could at last boast five complete ten-coach VIP train sets all based and serviced at London 's Bounds Green depot . |
| 2 | In our judgment the answer has to be ‘ No ’ and it would be peculiar in the extreme if Dr. Hayes could in effect be ordered to give evidence of their contents merely because he was no longer in Crown employment . |
| 3 | Outside the political arena , where the spirit of Samuel Plimsoll could from time to time be induced to prevail , Wilson could claim few successes . |
| 4 | Thereafter , normally by innovative ploys , it was hoped that Scotland could at least win their own ball . |
| 5 | In May The Times Higher Education Supplement , in an article entitled ’ Merging the High and Low Roads ’ , suggested that further education funding in Scotland could in future be incorporated in the proposed Scottish higher education funding council . |
| 6 | Since Bartocci had been at pains to emphasize that his comments were ‘ off the record ’ , Zen could of course simply ignore them . |
| 7 | In Bowen v. Hall , on rather similar facts , the Court of Appeal accepted the broader proposition and doubted whether Lumley v. Gye could in fact be based upon the narrower ground of enticement . |
| 8 | Ferguson could of course retain McClair and leave out Ryan Giggs or Lee Sharpe . |
| 9 | You say that Brighton could in fact contribute to the other parts of the region . |
| 10 | BRIAN CLOUGH could at last smile after Nottingham Forest last night belied their desperate League form to overcome Tottenham and reach the quarter-finals of the Coca-Cola Cup . |
| 11 | Comfort 's hands were clenched over the carved , gilded footboard of the bed and her big grey eyes were anxious when Julia could at last focus on them . |
| 12 | Alternatively Vox could of course use a full width string tree on the headstock side of the nut , but if it were my decision I 'd opt for altering the machinehead ; it 's a lot neater and keeps the headstock looking authentic . |
| 13 | The rest of Europe could at this time show little lute music comparable with that of the Spanish and Italian lutenists . |
| 14 | Mal could of course revert to right back , but that would mean dropping the speedy and much improved Gary Fleming ! |
| 15 | But Mr E could at that moment not remember , and this lapse of memory made him rather thoughtful . |
| 16 | Steel-Maitland could at last be moved from the Ministry of Labour , which had in many ways been the key departmental post of the administration , and in which he had throughout been ill-regarded but undisturbed . |
| 17 | But by mid-year American interest rates should have bottomed as the economy starts to recover , while rates in Germany and Japan could by then be falling , as their economies slow . |
| 18 | Why had n't she arranged for the house to be sold so that Fabien de Rochefort could at least be repaid to some extent ? |
| 19 | Mr Li could with a little luck look forward to another 20 years of political life . |
| 20 | Then , too , there were those who opposed enclosure because there was no guarantee that any open spaces would be reserved for the public benefit ; and , as things stood , the slum-dweller in Nottingham could at least walk in the adjacent fields and get some fresh air . |
| 21 | Stewart and Tait could at best demonstrate the possibility of eternal life ; no traveller returned from that bourne with authentic tidings , except Jesus long ago . |
| 22 | Erudite and cultured , Vaughan could at times barely hold back his impatience . |
| 23 | Theoretically , Karla Fohrbeck could in her official capacity prevent any purchases she disapproved of , but such a veto would not only be in breach of artistic freedom but would also conflict with her idea of autonomy for the museums in her charge . |
| 24 | Novell could of course come back again sometime down the road , since its strategic interest in operating systems is doubtless unchanged , or another company could find the acquisition appealing ( UX No 405 ) . |
| 25 | Social forces could be used even for directly political purposes , as Sanders himself found when he needed speakers for the South Somerset by-election in 1911 ; F. E. Smith could in fact be prised away from the West End only by social pressure : |