Example sentences of "[noun] could [adv] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fifty years ago , Debussy fans could only buy records of this or that piano piece from the Préludes , Estampes , Children 's Corner and so on , and I remember my pleasure as a child in acquiring HMV 's 12-inch shellac disc of Rubinstein playing the Prélude from Pour le piano ( labelled as ‘ Prelude in A minor ’ ) coupled with Ravel 's ‘ Forlane ’ from Le tombeau de Couperin . |
| 2 | If recognition proceeded on a word-by-word basis we would know the beginning and end points of each word , and recognition could indeed take place entirely within the lexicon as these earlier models seem to assume . |
| 3 | Even where books were appropriate and the student keen , a lack of funds could often limit purchase . |
| 4 | However , independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour . |
| 5 | His conclusion that there was no duress where the defendant could only put pressure on the plaintiff by the institution of proceedings , to which proceedings there would have been available the defence which ultimately prevailed , was , in my view , unimpeachable since there is ample authority for the view that a mere threat of action does not per se constitute duress . |
| 6 | Educational theory and methodology could also become part of this academic enrichment — as could such things as sociology and applied psychology . |
| 7 | I 'm optimistic — a pessimist could never support Arsenal ! ’ |
| 8 | Foreigners could also buy property , but could only purchase land leasehold . |
| 9 | The recipient could also give evidence that she recognised the voice or tape recorded the offender . |
| 10 | But Surere could never make love to a woman . |
| 11 | George has asked if Pat could possibly get teaching or worship tapes for the Christians there as they are very short of any kind of material , especially the Filipinos who can not get anything from home . |
| 12 | Ironically , the evidence provided by Cartesian vivisectors , who had already demonstrated the anatomical and physiological similarities between humans and non-humans , gave Bentham and his followers sufficient grounds for believing that animals could indeed experience pain and pleasure ( Serpell , 1986 ; Ryder , 1989 ) . |
| 13 | Once more , the poorest districts could least afford provision from their own funds . |
| 14 | China 's view was that Taiwan could only enter GATT as part of China . |
| 15 | One can , for instance , easily imagine circumstances in which oral utterances including recollections from different times and places are , as it were , placed side by side as in a debating chamber and where the listeners could then recognise contradictions and employ their ‘ critical ’ faculties . |
| 16 | Emphasis on better design , better training , individualised care , more interest relatives ' needs , input from the rehabilitative professions , and the resiting of long stay care nearer to patients ' homes could greatly enhance care and morale , allowing such wards to look after small numbers of severely disturbed residents extremely well . |
| 17 | The research could also provide help to companies who want to introduce microcomputers in similar situations to BTR Farington . |
| 18 | Number of disks included in application package — this figure could also include data as to low density or high density disks . |
| 19 | Its half year loss emerges at £51m and the figure could easily top £250m by the year-end . |
| 20 | Such a scene could only take place in The Wedding Present 's dressing room . |
| 21 | Dunbar could scarcely take exception to that , and changed the subject . |
| 22 | Starting a trip that was once only the stuff of his dreams and prayers , the Pontiff said Lithuanians could now enjoy freedom ‘ after a long period of sufferings , trials and martyrdom . ’ |
| 23 | It 's stating the obvious to say that Brian May could probably open doors to any country he wanted to play in . |
| 24 | The societies that organized research and publication could also become arenas for political debate . |
| 25 | For long British Conservatives praised local government and voluntary groups as a check on an over-mighty ( obviously Socialist ) central government ; such pluralism could also promote experimentation and diversity in policies . |
| 26 | Shift work could also make attendance at ATB courses difficult though in one case a part-time farmer had given his local organiser a copy of his shift programme for the next six months ! |
| 27 | Sun could simply cut prices on its diskless workstations to fend off the X terminals crowd , says X Business Group analyst Greg Blatnik , but he does n't really believe it , preferring to think they will join the fray instead . |
| 28 | Young points out that this means the victimisation of over 20 per cent of respondents is still unknown and that such a large proportion could easily skew findings from the surveys . |
| 29 | However , the quarter of an inch strain gauge could only record stress on one small portion of the club , while simulation can simultaneously display stress levels on over 1,000 grid points . |
| 30 | In the event , Aunt Sarah 's voice was wonderfully steadying , bringing back the untidy , comfortable living room in Coniston with such vividness that Ruth could almost smell Uncle Nick 's slippers scorching in front of the fire . |