Example sentences of "they [vb infin] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so they had sent him North , not to win , of course , perhaps not even to poll a single vote , but to lay the Charter once again before the people , to let them know what could be done in a land where every man had his vote and the freedom to use it without intimidation , as he and he alone thought best . |
| 2 | ‘ Drawing 1-1 up there with a team of kids when you 've been spanked 5-0 four days earlier made them believe they could finish the job at home . ’ |
| 3 | Let them go who could . |
| 4 | To put it another way : how did they think they could share their thoughts about the trick objects with another person ? |
| 5 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 6 | Do they think it could be polio ? |
| 7 | A couple of months later he did come to the Hammersmith Odeon with Bernie and me to see them play I could seethe relief on his face when he realised they really were a band . |