Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't think that could happen to me now , in the way that it did in my formative years . |
| 2 | Do you think that could be the interference on the radio transmission ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ What makes you think that could be the case ? ’ he rasped irritably . |
| 4 | Well , I ca n't con I , I think that could be very attractive , myself with the trellis work and roses |
| 5 | D' ya think that could happen to you face to face as well though Lynne ? |
| 6 | But I I think it would be I do n't think that could happen in the newer kirkyards . |
| 7 | Yeah , I thought of that but I did n't think that could be right . |
| 8 | Do you think that could be stew pot ? |
| 9 | In the last year , a random search for 194 titles revealed 109 could not be located . |
| 10 | I mean that could be the case at eight . |
| 11 | I mean that could be a short term until she could get herself you know a full time regular post |
| 12 | Mr Collin thinks that could prove costly and time consuming . |
| 13 | We did n't think this could be true , somehow , and then one of my friends whose sense of humour was decidedly quirky , asked it to tap out in tens the age at which I was going to die . |
| 14 | ‘ If I got married do you think this could be part of my trousseau , Mo ? ’ |
| 15 | If you perceive this could be a problem perhaps the two of you could discuss a contingency plan to deal with this . |
| 16 | Off-licences fear this could be their worst Christmas for years as booze prices are forced up . |
| 17 | Its real mother will have to be put down after injuring herself during the birth , and the owners fear this could leave the young Arabian horse without the vital care it needs . |
| 18 | I mean this could be another area in which he feels threatened because he thinks if Nick and Honey have children then that again will reinforce a sense of failure , wo n't it ? |
| 19 | Major growth : Shah thinks this could become a major growth area . |
| 20 | Darlington College has never had a winner in the national finals but course leader Alan Brookfield thinks this could be the lucky year . |
| 21 | ‘ You 're right , ’ she said as she realised this could mean only one thing . |
| 22 | But McGrath , who has had eight operations on his knees , revealed this could be his swansong , saying : ‘ I will decide at the end of the season , but I 'd rather quit at the top than drop down to a lower level , and the knees cause me a lot of pain . |
| 23 | If your days off are limited this could be a deciding factor in where you go . |
| 24 | To Emma Durham , the Treasurer , who against difficult odds kept us solvent , to Michelle O'Callaghan , the Social Secretary , whose art of mixing cocktails ensures that she will always have something to fall back on should the need arise , and to Diane Mynors , the Housechair for her ability to seek out bargains ( how many people do you know that could get 14 bottles of dishwashing liquid for 64 p . |
| 25 | They say that could mean that tests would show the presence of Digoxin where none was administered . |
| 26 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 27 | Residents say that could cause a health hazard . |
| 28 | Experts say that could be because many orchards no longer use fungicides . |
| 29 | They 've promised to do so as soon as a new constitution has been written , but western diplomats say that could take up to two years . |
| 30 | Our streamlined bodies , lack of fur and webbed fingers suggest this could be true . |