Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Who could want to poison a whole family ? |
| 2 | I am not a child to be frightened by a resolution of a board of directors , or to be soothed by the present of shares ( each carrying 10 liability ) in a company which has been losing money every year from its commencement , and which nothing short of a miracle could make pay a dividend as hitherto managed ; neither is my position in Scientific Circles here such as to render my retaining the editorship of any advantage to me — indeed , I am vain enough to think that I confer more than I receive . |
| 3 | In particular , foam-breathing could make smoking a less anti-social habit , and more economical to boot . |
| 4 | You could 've heard a critic smile ! |
| 5 | If I could 've worn a red jersey that would 've been it . |
| 6 | Because if you achieve a hundred percent of what 's in your plan , there 's always a danger that they could 've achieved a hundred and ten percent of what was in your plan and have n't been working hard . |
| 7 | In the old days he could 've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope . |
| 8 | You know communications is a very big area there 's a lot to be talked about erm certainly rapport and leading and things like that you asked for that we could 've done a lot more with , the type of language people use we could do a lot more with but when we 've got a limited time we 're gon na have to take a limited snapshot and I hope that what we 've done so far today you found useful and I hope when we put it into practice tomorrow maybe you can understand a little bit more of some of things that we 've been talking about today . |
| 9 | I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’ |
| 10 | You 're unemployed I would n't have thought you could 've stood a hundred and fifty , two hundred pounds withdrawal . |
| 11 | She could 've smoked ci er cigarillos , she could 've smoked a pipe , yeah , erm tt with regards to working , you did ask did she work but is sh she is a tax payer , she was n't because it 's pin money . |
| 12 | All the money we spent on this stuff , ’ she indicated her drink , ’ could 've floated a battleship over the years . ’ |
| 13 | If only could have stayed behind to hear this being said , he could 've taken a lot of messages back to his friends in government . |
| 14 | Or they could 've got a plane to Paris , nobody would have stopped them . |
| 15 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 16 | You should of said , I could 've borrowed a chair . |
| 17 | ‘ We could 've had a pizza in town , ’ she reminded him . |
| 18 | We could 've had a two forty video tape , it said , two forty on it and when we put it in were n't it ? . |
| 19 | Nine months and five days , you could 've had a baby by now . |
| 20 | Though her lungs were aflame with her efforts , she rolled over and set off into the darkness of the tunnel that led outside before anyone could think to send a boat for her — though at least there were hiding places here in case they did . |
| 21 | Finally , if you have a spacious back garden , but less than 2.4m of space at the side , you could consider building a detached garage down the garden , and extending your drive down the side of the house to reach it . |
| 22 | Where receivables in a particular currency are sufficiently large , an exporter could consider using a Currency Option to hedge an exposure . |
| 23 | If , furthermore , you wished to sell us a narrow strip of your garden to allow the shelter to be set back a little from the pavement , we could consider providing a fence along your full frontage as part of the accommodation works . |
| 24 | If you like roses , you could consider planting a specialised rose garden . |
| 25 | The jurist could consider holding a trust to be valid where the beneficiary was the same , although the trustee liable had in fact changed . |
| 26 | Such is my concern for the liberty of the subject that I am prepared to allow a contemnor who ought to be punished for contempt to go unpunished ; and that is so , notwithstanding that Parliament envisages that I could consider imposing a just punishment . ’ |
| 27 | Other methods of evaluation could include interviewing a sample of consumers in the target market ( eg to check if they had seen the promotion , changed their buying habits etc ) , and checking on dealers ' stock-levels , shelf-space etc . |
| 28 | However , it must be emphasised that the flexibility shown by the local authority in approving this combination of residential and occupational functions within individual units is very unusual and was probably encouraged by the planners ' recognition that this approach could act to conserve a listed building with the least possible alteration of its character . |
| 29 | In fact , Kaprun and its neighbour Zell am See have everything that you could need to enjoy a perfect holiday in some of the most beautiful alpine scenery there is , including some excellent bars and restaurants for relaxing evenings and charming coffee houses for afternoon coffee and cake ; an experience that is not to be missed ! |
| 30 | They would allow people that they thought they could trust to accumulate a lot of debt on it . |