Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] could [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could fly around , measuring the pheromonal concentrations , and then orient in the direction where the concentration increased ; or he could simply turn upwind . |
| 2 | My wife and I could never see eye to eye on the business of living . |
| 3 | Cos I had a load of music on and you could still hear voice . |
| 4 | In a similar position would be a street trader , who regularly deals with a certain wholesaler and who could only gain credit from him by guaranteeing to purchase his goods . |
| 5 | But her mouth was dry with tension , and she could only manage orange juice and coffee . |
| 6 | It was further away from the centre of London and our home , and we could easily take Magwitch abroad by boat from there . |
| 7 | Butchers are , on the whole , an ingenious breed , and they could probably get hold of some if you pressed them . |
| 8 | And he could again seal victory at the 11th . |
| 9 | Stress will certainly affect the levels of a number of hormones circulating in the bloodstream and it could well alter brain metabolism . |
| 10 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 11 | But we could only take care of little children ! |
| 12 | We could sell his story but we could never make money from other people 's suffering … ’ |
| 13 | In polluted regions of the Northern Hemisphere , seasonal increases in ozone concentration have been observed ; such changes could arise from photochemical reactions , but they could also involve transport from the ozone-rich stratosphere . |
| 14 | But he could always get work in good old BBC radio : that was his stamping ground . |
| 15 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 16 | It was , therefore , given wide powers of managing and disposing of land ; but it could also develop land itself . |