Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fear they could lay themselves open to prosecution for murder or manslaughter — or in some cases a civil action for damages — if they disconnect a feeding tube without court permission . |
| 2 | And they fear it could mean the end of traditional pubs . |
| 3 | I guess he 's just what Big Jack needs , a full-back who 'll try & get forward , and if they qualify we could see a few Leeds players in the USA even if without England and Scotland . |
| 4 | ‘ Once they realised they could n't get any money they ran out of the shop and I think they got away in a car . ’ |
| 5 | If they lose they could be homeless by Christmas . |
| 6 | To put it another way : how did they think they could share their thoughts about the trick objects with another person ? |
| 7 | How did they think he could get more production from his work force if they allowed so little cash for its upkeep ? |
| 8 | Do they think it could be polio ? |
| 9 | While I was on bail and Stephen was still with foster parents , they promised I could have Stephen for Christmas . |
| 10 | As they entered they could hear someone playing a cello . |
| 11 | Then , when I really insisted that they keep right on the centre line , they found they could do it if they tried hard . |
| 12 | They found they could switch on particular groups of atoms with a pulse of electricity and they stayed switched on for up to two days . |
| 13 | They found they could explain all the experimental data on neutral weak currents by assuming quantum mixing between the electromagnetic current and the neutral weak current . |
| 14 | But when they descended by special lift from the fifth , nomenklatura floor , they found they could traverse only one passage . |
| 15 | Well they found they could do it far better with a tractor and a mower . |
| 16 | They say they could be in business within 5 years , moving water from the wet north to the dry south and putting an end to drought . |
| 17 | They say they could now lose thousands of pounds without expert advice on their crops . |
| 18 | They say you could borrow the Walkman ? |
| 19 | ‘ They say it could come any time — calling up . ’ |
| 20 | They say it could lead to a melt-down more serious than that at Three Mile Island in 1979 . |
| 21 | They say it could cause difficulties , but are waiting to see whether the idea will come to fruition . |
| 22 | They say he could have a future when he 's finished his studies . " |
| 23 | Gazza 's condition had baffled experts at an animal sanctuary but now they say he could soon be just as spiny as any other hedgehog . |
| 24 | They say he could be a free man within five years , while their daughter 's injuries have changed her life . |
| 25 | ‘ More girls are now attracted to the sport as they realise they could have a career in golf , ’ she stated . |
| 26 | The number of women poets swelled through the century , not least because they learnt they could speak to one another in this way . |
| 27 | They believed they could win votes in Sunderland just as surely as in Mid-Sussex . |
| 28 | Either because those in power simply underestimated the potential for resistance or simply because they believed they could in the end over-ride such resistance , industrial companies in conjunction with waste disposal firms ( and often in collusion with state health regulatory agencies ) dumped indiscriminately and with disregard for human health and life . ’ |
| 29 | Captain America and Billy the Kid had blown it when they believed they could make a lot of money and retire , but life was not simply about economics ; they had , according to Fonda , found their freedom but their liberty was like the statue in New York harbour , surrounded by polluted waters . |
| 30 | Personal computer makers are likely to face continued pressure to keep prices low for the foreseeable future , former Compaq Computer Corp chief Rod Canion told Reuter in an interview : ‘ Anybody that wants to be successful in the computer business better be prepared to be very aggressive and have a lot of aggressive competition — in that environment , you can predict pricing pressure is not going to ease up ; ’ Canion , now chairman of the Houston-based consulting firm Insource Management Group , says that in his time at Compaq , customers were willing to pay a little more to ensure they got quality and performance but that as the market changed , they believed they could get quality , performance and low price , and now , ‘ that will never change . ’ |