Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] could [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh yes yes we were told that nothing could be done about it . |
| 2 | The US administration claimed that the recent dramatic increase in the numbers of refugees far exceeded the total of 12,500 who could be accommodated at Guantánamo . |
| 3 | Like many stories , this one could be told in different versions . |
| 4 | Half an hour on this beach ( so fresh it could be arrested for harassment ) and it 's up to the slotties . |
| 5 | This will usually favour the firm which seeks injunctive relief , since the damage which might result from failing to restrain a former partner is almost bound to exceed that which could be caused by holding the latter to his covenants . |
| 6 | This technique may be used when the Bank is keen to produce a change in interest rates faster than that which could be obtained by waiting for bill offers to respond to an initial rejection of bids by the Bank : it was used more frequently in 1988 and 1989 , especially as a method of signalling the Bank 's desire to see higher short term interest rates . |
| 7 | The first step was to check the cost of the in-house services against that which could be provided by private contractors . |
| 8 | Another interesting feature of exchanges of this type is that , under certain conditions , money could be used to fulfil one part of the bargain , i.e. if practical services were being offered in only one direction , or if those services went beyond that which could be contained in normal , on-going reciprocal exchange . |
| 9 | Platelet aggregation induced by endoperoxides appeared to be greater than that which could be accounted for by the endoperoxides alone , and Hamberg et al ( 1975 ) were able to demonstrate that in platelets endoperoxides are further metabolised to a very unstable compound , thromboxane A 2 . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , I knew that I needed something far beyond that which could be offered by the NHS . |
| 11 | Advisers had in many cases given guarantees that the only information that they would use in the final report would be that which could be used in a public document . |
| 12 | The sample of 120 households was therefore divided into three matched lists of 40 addresses , A , B and C. Each provided a coverage of the major social and ethnic variations in residential pattern similar to that which could be found in the original list of 120 . |
| 13 | A more versatile one could be obtained for about £10,000 and one with a comprehensive specification for about £20,000 . |
| 14 | As such it could be seen as an alternative to armed conflict , an alternative to blind acceptance of an unsatisfactory and perhaps explosive status quo in the control of disputed territory , and even as an alternative to democratic political methods of dispute resolution which can so often lead to legitimately and dangerously dissatisfied minorities . |
| 15 | One is led to the conclusion therefore that the husband should convey as beneficial owner ; he is very often conveying the former matrimonial home as part of an agreement whereby the wife releases her rights to further claims for capital , and as such he could be said to be receiving valuable consideration from her and it is established that a vendor selling under compulsion should stand in the same position as a contractual purchaser under an open contract ( see Re King [ 1962 ] 1 WLR 632 and Emmet on Title above ) . |
| 16 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 17 | He absorbed another spoonful of nursery food , thinking that he had said something rather good which could be used in next week 's article . |
| 18 | I 'm sure it could be arranged for Jimmy to come with us . ’ |
| 19 | We will also see cases where we do not categorize whole organizations in this way but we separate out those functions within the organization which could be classed as Type A and those which could be classed as Type B. This can also lead to parts of public sector organizations being classified as ‘ profit-oriented ’ , a trend that has been particularly marked during the 1980s with the increasing use of Direct Service Organizations in local authorities , Hospital Trusts in the health service and Executive Agencies in the civil service . |
| 20 | Varying admission criteria , sometimes poor diagnostic or assessment procedures , varying attitudes and practices with different residential homes , most frequently result in those who could be helped by residential care being excluded or perhaps only being accepted in an emergency . |
| 21 | A charge of manslaughter can still result in a custodial sentence although for a child as young as ten it could be reduced to a supervision order . |
| 22 | It is counter-productive to expect a 50-year-old patient who is 160 per cent ideal bodyweight to join the ranks of the non-obese ; even if heroic efforts achieve this miraculous transformation , it is very unlikely it could be sustained for 20 years . |
| 23 | My hon. Friend says that cash is available which could be used at least to make some payment to doctors who had their payments limited by the list size criterion . |
| 24 | So ninety one ninety two a married woman was entitled to a basic personal allowance of three four four five which could be set against any income erm or investment . |
| 25 | The two of them slept deeply , unaware of the camera that had watched their silent lovemaking , the camera that was so small it could be hidden in the face of the heating control on the wall by the window . |
| 26 | If a corn was offensive it could be tackled with a razor blade ; a nasty spot attracted the iodine bottle or a dab of TCP ; fever could , in my father 's words , ‘ be sweated out ’ . |
| 27 | Their instructors will be the real experts at the police driving school ; it 's part of a pilot scheme and if it 's successful it could be extended throughout the area , and it 's free . |
| 28 | A pilot scheme is operating in the north-east of England and if it is successful it could be introduced to Ulster . |
| 29 | If the scheme is successful it could be used as a model for a nationwide campaign . |
| 30 | Hillel advocated a whole range of displeasing behaviour as grounds for divorce , including spoiling the dinner ; speaking to other men in the street ; wearing unbound hair ; speaking disrespectfully to the husband 's parents in his presence ; even if the wife 's voice was so loud it could be overheard by the neighbours ! |