Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They debated unhappily , reluctant to commit themselves to an opinion , until John Prophet suggested sadly that in the circumstances it might be well to consult the archbishop of Canterbury , and in some relief they agreed on this course , and carried their problem that same afternoon to Lambeth ; where Thomas Arundel , on the force of whose word and influence they could rely , advised them , in consideration of the desperate need , to issue the required letters patent , and he would be responsible for defending their action to the king , should it need any defence . |
| 2 | But , as the wheel hurtled down and round he could see Tony , safe in his little illuminated booth . |
| 3 | The Chicheley-Smythes have bought an absolutely super villa in Sardinia and say we could rent it if we 'd like to . |
| 4 | At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner . |
| 5 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 6 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 7 | It 's an eight-way-scrolling arcade extravaganza with graphics and sound I could have cheerfully shot my grandmother for . |
| 8 | She 'd smell the pipe and the sherry in the lounge and know she could go to sleep , because the Guests would be staying for supper and cards . |
| 9 | The Masters were to hear the suits and decide which could go forward . |
| 10 | As we have said we are a new newsletter team and feel we could print a newsletter containing what we wanted or what we thought ought to be there . |
| 11 | I have always kept myself fit and feel I could continue playing until I am 35 . ’ |
| 12 | Footwork and willpower you could run out of Especially if you 're using . |
| 13 | If he could confront physical danger and win he could go to bed feeling that he had achieved something with his day . |
| 14 | Meh'Lindi had formerly undergone experimental surgery to implant extrudable , shape-remembering plastiflesh reinforced with carbon fibre and flexicartilage which could toughen hard as horn . |
| 15 | And on Monday mornings , she would look at the little bridge on her willow pattern plate and wish she could run across it away from her Uncle Philip 's house to where the flowering trees were . |
| 16 | Mentally remove five stones of body weight from Lawson and discover he could become Mr Darcy . |
| 17 | Now in her early fifties she may find her age an advantage for the stability , maturity and experience she could bring to the position . |