Example sentences of "those who could " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Revolution landowners had disposed of large quantities of farm equipment to those who could afford it . |
| 2 | He taught her the words of the Angelus , the Hail Mary ; though he said that he could not quite use all the words himself literally , but he respected those who could , and he did not think there was anything in it which made Mary take the place of her Son . |
| 3 | Those who could n't read the words made them up , and Tich , who 'd lost his glasses , settled for singing ‘ Widecombe Fair ’ instead , coughing , spluttering and relishing his last night out . |
| 4 | The Act divided holders of British passport into two categories — those who had ‘ substantial connection ’ with the UK , who could enter Britain without restriction , who were almost all white , and those who could not . |
| 5 | ‘ I was struck by two things — the refusal of battered victims to give in to despair , those who could not speak gave me a thumbs up , and the insistence of sorrowing parents and girlfriends that ‘ we 'll never let them win ’ , ’ he said . |
| 6 | The Foreign Office minister , Mr Francis Maude dismissed the Opposition 's bitter criticism of last week 's deportations , saying it came from those who could stand on the sidelines wringing their hands and decrying what was done . |
| 7 | Those who could not escape met their horrific , futile deaths there , ’ they said . |
| 8 | Because of this , even those who could afford professional labour will often prefer to do it themselves . |
| 9 | A reserve of justice remained with the King , and so those who could not get relief in the King 's ordinary courts might , with some hope of success , petition the King and his Council for redress , if not as a matter of right at least as a favour . |
| 10 | The assumption was that insurance would be paid only by those who could afford it while those who could not afford to pay would be exempt . |
| 11 | The assumption was that insurance would be paid only by those who could afford it while those who could not afford to pay would be exempt . |
| 12 | Those who could n't get in pushed the Citroën , and three managed to get onto the moped . |
| 13 | Like the French cathedrals , they were Bibles for those who could not read . |
| 14 | For those who could not laugh , the best remedy might be to try to erase the whole subject from their minds . |
| 15 | Those who could not escape put in a token appearance , showing themselves before the delegates from their local constituency association and then scuttling off on the first train back to civilization . |
| 16 | Among those who could not be trusted were colleagues even closer to home , right inside the NSC , who believed in presenting the President with ‘ ranges of options ’ for his policies in Iran or Central America . |
| 17 | The trust said the prices would generally amount to about two-thirds of their market value and those who could not afford to buy them could rent through a housing association . |
| 18 | The trust said prices would be about two-thirds of market value and those who could not afford to buy could rent them through a housing association . |
| 19 | The second was a farmer-substitute scheme to help those who could not obtain assistance during periods of illness . |
| 20 | Those who could survived . |
| 21 | Charles was described as temperate in his consumption of both food and drink ( in an age and culture where gluttony and heavy drinking were often regularly practised by those who could afford it ) , and particularly careful when it came to alcohol . |
| 22 | Since work to be undertaken in respective months in the kitchen , fruit and flower gardens was noted in the Dictionary , it might be thought that a Kalendar was superfluous , but Miller explains that at the request of particular friends he had produced a work not only portable , but also at a price to suit those who could not afford a larger book . |
| 23 | Communal farming , however , was still important to those who could not acquire and enclose private farms . |
| 24 | Therefore only those who could afford this , either on the basis of capital or loans and those who could master the changes and new technology were able to benefit . |
| 25 | Therefore only those who could afford this , either on the basis of capital or loans and those who could master the changes and new technology were able to benefit . |
| 26 | Richard Mayo in a book of mainly spiritual advice to servants first published in 1693 , advises those who could read to teach the skill to others . |
| 27 | In Paris Haussmann had no such tabula rasa , so that demolition meant displacement of established communities , a circumstance which gave rise to bitter complaints , many justified , by those caught in the upheaval , as well as a great deal of sordid speculation by those who could buy run-down property cheaply and sell dear for compensation . |
| 28 | What of those who could not work , and were ineligible for pensions ; or , as more often recently , whose pensions were insufficient ? |
| 29 | Hardly a title to conjure up visions of wild youthful abandonment , ‘ Heaven Knows … ’ pushed The Smiths further into the badlands of bedsit squalor , a Godsend for those who could n't stomach the effortless polish of Sade . |
| 30 | introduce a comprehensive disability income scheme , which would give an income to those who could not work , or whose work was interrupted or restricted by disability . |