Example sentences of "[conj] could [vb infin] [adv] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Anti-statist ’ ideas of consumerism and individual citizen responsibility may be respectable enough , but government seems to have not much further to say — beyond a vaguely humanitarian appeal to the ‘ social market ’ : it develops as yet publicly no vision of coherent aims , no serious analysis of pressing social and economic issues , their territories and their boundaries , no perception of the system flexibility that could satisfy both ideology and the real national need for effective progress . |
| 2 | Another aspect of Qaddafi 's theory of democracy is that parties were forbidden because they could only represent , and could represent only sectors of the people . |
| 3 | The karkadann was strong and vicious , and could slay even elephants . |
| 4 | Restlessly Leith moved over to the window , but while the view from her room was quite exquisite , she saw nothing of it and could see only Naylor 's furious face as he accused her of leading Travis on . |
| 5 | Whenever you are handling the beetles take care that they do not escape , for they are pests and could find there way into the food cupboard . |
| 6 | He stopped again and listened , but could hear neither musketry nor the sounds of marching men . |