Example sentences of "it could [adv] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thought there was going to be a much look , see where it could eventually to control industrial air pollution from local industries . |
| 2 | It involved reading , the consultation of several books and resources , the study of visual or aural material , and the production of work or the answering of questions from all these sources ; it could also involve creative writing or drama , and small group work following productive discussion . |
| 3 | It could also place some pressure upon the institutions of higher education to review both their admission arrangements and the context of their courses . |
| 4 | In his inaugural address to ministers earlier that day the Czechoslovak President , Vaclav Havel , had urged the CSCE to create " a smaller organ similar to that of the UN Security Council , to which it could also give some executive powers " . |
| 5 | The conflict of interests was certainly a significant factor in the south-east , where the land tax was relatively highly assessed and where the new monied men had made a noticeable intrusion into local economic life , though it could also possess some degree of reality in more remote parts , such as South Wales . |
| 6 | But it could also signify that writing from the heart is different from poetry , the muse 's injunction being meant as a dismissal , exiling Astrophil from poetry 's realm . |
| 7 | Although this disk is primarily aimed at the professional market like advertising agencies , broadcasters and newspapers it could also prove invaluable research material for schools , colleges , and local theatre groups . |
| 8 | For one thing , it could absorb a lot of expert resources and the policy gains might not outweigh the costs of investigation in many cases : it could also encourage rent-seeking behaviour . |
| 9 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 10 | The association felt it could not undertake this work but would seek the help of the local Scouts . |
| 11 | After a review of the state of research , the government decided , in 1988 , that it could not justify continued expenditure of £100 million a year on a project with such an elusive prospect of commercial return . |
| 12 | Lamont told the House of Commons on Oct. 22 that legislation would be introduced to enable the Bank of England to refuse or revoke authorization of banks where , because of their international structure , it could not exercise proper supervision , and the government intended to initiate a strengthening of international supervisory co-operation . |
| 13 | The company was engaged in a delicate balancing act ; it could not afford first-rate machinery or transport until it had expanded , but it could not expand ( as a wholesaler at least ) until it improved quality through more sophisticated machinery . |
| 14 | Liechtenstein would now need a modification in the legal basis of its relationship with its Swiss neighbour ; under the 1923 agreement creating a customs union , it could not join any treaty to which Switzerland did not also adhere . |
| 15 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 16 | This , however , is a story by Enid Blyton so it could n't contain any symbolism , could it ? |
| 17 | It could n't do any harm to put it off until tomorrow . |
| 18 | Sun said it went to the Russians because it could n't find comparable technology anywhere else — the only other source comes from the US military , and according to Dave Ditzel , acting head of Sun Labs , ‘ It 's easier to work with the Russians ’ . |
| 19 | It could n't take one cylinder of it |
| 20 | When the radio is switched on , this voltage , stored on C1 , is temporarily let loose on the circuitry , where it could conceivably do some damage . |
| 21 | Socata 's engineers first looked at the Mooney 301 left , concluding it could never match such performance . |
| 22 | It could never take regulatory action on the basis of a criticism or a complaint alone . |
| 23 | It could never take regulatory action on the basis of a criticism or a complaint alone |
| 24 | It had to be Travis , and that spurred her on to reckless speed , putting too much weight on her much tried ankle , until it could only do one thing — collapse under her . |
| 25 | It could only mean one thing : they suspected that the sleek Strasbourgeois citizenry might be planning to outdo Warsaw , Budapest , Berlin and Prague by marching up the Avenue de la Paix to overthrow 12 governments at once . |
| 26 | It could only mean one thing . |