Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
| 2 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 3 | ‘ I felt that by fracturing the well in conjunction with a gravel pack we could produce a ‘ highway ’ into the reservoir that would allow it to produce at peak efficiency , ’ says Hannah , a consulting production engineer . |
| 4 | I used what mind control I could muster to blot out the thought of what lay ahead — at least I 'd have food to eat — after the gauntlet was run . |
| 5 | Labour supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 6 | The Labour Pary supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor-racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 7 | Sorrel could n't run to the back of an envelope , but found instead a spare section of Filofax pages , just about the most expensive scribble pad you could get short of using ten-pound notes . |
| 8 | — The question of job swaps was not clear in Tim 's paper — for example for Area Secretaries it meant that they wanted to job swap they could do so by moving region |
| 9 | Did you let the management negotiating team know they could use bonus payments as a bargaining tool ? ’ |
| 10 | For a comedy touch you could add a small sign saying ‘ nice to see you ’ . |
| 11 | Every colour moon you could imagine ( and some you could n't ) . |
| 12 | In 1990–91 the minimum benefit someone could receive was 50p , however from April 1991 benefit will be paid even if it is less than 50p a week . |
| 13 | ‘ Thought mebbe you could use them . ’ |
| 14 | Erm , let's say you had a client who knew how much they could afford to spend , so what you were doing then was you 'd tell them how much life cover you could afford . |
| 15 | Di did grandpa say he could drive back ? |
| 16 | If the Government accepts and consults with those who are at the litigation coal face it could create truly radical and effective changes . ’ |
| 17 | No directory information is provided so if you ca n't remember the file or path name you could get a bit stuck . |
| 18 | If you wanted to describe the position of the pieces on a chess board you could use a 2 dimensional array . |
| 19 | The forecasts for the rest of the year suggest they could level out slightly higher at 5.4 p.c. with companies in the south budgeting for awards of 5.7 p.c . |
| 20 | For example , in the 1980s the UK appears to have hosted parts of an international car industry because it could provide a relatively cheap , disciplined and flexible labour force and , as a resuIt , the parts of the production process it could host were similar to those found in some Third World countries . |
| 21 | But I have n't got I could n't at this stage say I could do a tap next year . |
| 22 | Work out the maximum benefit you could get . |
| 23 | If your income is more than your ‘ applicable amount ’ the maximum benefit you could get is reduced by 15% ( 15p in every £1 ) of the difference between the applicable amount and the income . |