Example sentences of "[conj] it could [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In either event , I believe that it could only cause confusion if we were dealing with more than one previous life at a time . |
| 2 | Within two years of the investment the company , realizing that it could now offer customers more custom-built specifications , was producing a considerable range of products from the new machines . |
| 3 | Whenever Preston said anything that sounded remotely like Famous Last Words , he always said something else quickly , something so trite and meaningless that it could never tempt Fate . |
| 4 | It was reported in October 1989 that the Justice Department had advised the FBI that it could legally arrest fugitives in foreign countries without the consent of those countries and whether or not those arrested were US citizens . |
| 5 | Stress will certainly affect the levels of a number of hormones circulating in the bloodstream and it could well alter brain metabolism . |
| 6 | Clearly , 1992 will pose many opportunities ( and threats ) to companies within the EC , but it is felt that things will not change overnight ; it will be more of a slow transitionary period and it could well take decades before we see an integration similar to that in the USA today . |
| 7 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 8 | This service is intended for people who are hard of hearing but it could also help language learners follow the programme . ) |
| 9 | It was , therefore , given wide powers of managing and disposing of land ; but it could also develop land itself . |
| 10 | Similarly , the value of a reinvestigation could be weakened if , instead of co-operating , the suspect leaves his explanation for the trial , when not only can it not be investigated but when it could also cast doubt on the value of any re-investigation that has taken place . |
| 11 | During the process of privatisation it will clearly not be a good idea to publish the amount received for each company , as it could well affect prices in subsequent sales . |