Example sentences of "we could [verb] that the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these predictions were not to agree with observation , we could conclude that the universe is not in the no-boundary state . |
| 2 | But unless we could ensure that the voice of the people — fresh , urgent and heartfelt — somehow entered the hallowed inquiry chamber , with its unwritten rules and legalistic jargon , we would get stuck in a morass of procedure and paperwork where only the strong , and barristers , could possibly survive . |
| 3 | It might be that we could ensure that the shopping and household chores are done , or that the children are collected from school , thus alleviating the stress of trying to cope with everyday matters whilst trying to deal with extraordinary ones . |
| 4 | We could say that the conflict in any modern marriage is between the needs of self , the needs of the partnership ( each partner wanting to support the other , but refusing to be swamped by or subjugated to the other ) , the needs of children , the needs of the family as a group and the needs of those outside the family . |
| 5 | So , for example , if we took diphtheria we could say that the toxin was by far the most important and weighty factor , and that if we knock the toxin out then the disease ca n't occur . |
| 6 | Using a technical term borrowed from electron optics we could say that the electron beam gets defocused . |
| 7 | In another example in tuberculosis we could say that the ability of the organism to persist inside macrophages was the most important feature and that effective cell mediated immunity was the most important feature on the host side . |
| 8 | Insofar as it sets up such a process of necessary and constant supplementation , we could say that the impossibility of totalization produces a writing-effect whose process of perpetual deferral unremittingly provokes more writing . |
| 9 | Applying this to [ 14 ] , we could say that the point of producing [ 14a ] was to deliberately mystify the audience and thereby capture their attention . |
| 10 | By analogy with the genetic information raining down on the canal from my willow tree , we could say that the dust carries ‘ instructions ’ for how to dam streams and eventually make more dust . |
| 11 | If this were so , we could argue that the poem only represents a temporary loss of faith , instead of the turning-point in Wordsworth 's career . |
| 12 | As we got closer , we could see that the Hall was a heavy , dark building with a large main entrance . |
| 13 | As he approached we could see that the dog had been wounded : it was limping and the fur on its flank was matted with blood . |
| 14 | We could see that the health of the person is directly tied in with the health of the planet . ’ |
| 15 | Thus , we could forecast that the prevalence curve was rising less steeply and would peak around 1988–9 . |
| 16 | On the one hand we could insist that the creatures had to be conscious of their goals ; that the salmon , for example , smells its home stream . |