Example sentences of "[pron] could [vb infin] cause " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evidence in terms of inch loss recorded by my trial team proves without doubt that the reduction of fat and the increase in fresh fruit and vegetables in our diet really does reduce cellulite , despite all the hormonal , stress , lifestyle and postural factors which could have caused it . |
| 2 | However , Maxine informed me that her mother had always described how she had screamed when being bathed as a tiny baby , so she doubted whether we would be able to find a specific incident which could have caused the onset of the phobia . |
| 3 | Myra told me that , until the previous year , she would have thought that nothing whatsoever had occurred in her childhood which could have caused her revulsion to physical contact . |
| 4 | They had not got as far as Bamburgh , being warned by scouts of an English reinforcement army from Newcastle on the march northwards , which could have caused complications . |
| 5 | Dr Tom McManus of the IIRS defended the Institute against allegations that it had been ‘ bought ’ by industry by claiming the IIRS had turned down 15 major industries which could have caused dangerous pollution : he cited the example of a herbicide factory which could have wiped out much of the marine life in Cork Harbour . |
| 6 | ( 2 ) That the judge 's failure to direct the jury adequately as to the defendant 's previous good character was a material misdirection which could have caused injustice to him ; that at any stage of the trial the jury were entitled to the judge 's assistance on the facts as well as on the law , the withholding of which constituted an irregularity which might , depending on the circumstances , be material ; and that the judge had erred in failing to ascertain what the jury 's problem was and to give the requisite help ( post , pp. 166C , F–G , 167G , H ) . |
| 7 | The Doctor looked fascinated , explaining the nature of the injuries and the implements which could have caused them . |
| 8 | Building firm G Rhodes and Son , who put it in place , said the problem could have resulted from the shed 's location below a bank which could have caused winds to form a vacuum behind it , pulling the roof off . |
| 9 | ‘ Are you aware that you could have caused an accident — a serious accident ? |
| 10 | What major differences do you have , as a couple , that you could see causing real problems in marriage ? |
| 11 | So in fact , we could have caused chaos on Oxpens Road by parking the bus on double yellow lines and making a big thing of getting handicapped children out , in and out of a specialised vehicle , but we , we actually prefer not to do that , and we go on the car park each week , and we pay the same fee as anybody else fee , pays because er we feel that that 's the right and proper place for us to be and the children to be , as they 're just ordinary members of the community with some special needs . |
| 12 | I do n't see how they could have caused an explosion . |
| 13 | ‘ There was no loss to the stores but it could have caused a few problems . ’ |
| 14 | It could have caused an accident , but it did n't . |
| 15 | Though they ca n't be certain , Mrs Friel 's daughters believe that was the treatment their mother received , and they 're alarmed at the damage it could have caused her and many others like her . |
| 16 | We came to the question of fuel oil — I was just wondering out loud , natural curiosity , I hope she thought — as to what could have caused the explosion . |
| 17 | ‘ There are 1,001 possibilities as to why this accident happened and it would be pure speculation to say at this stage what could have caused it . |