Example sentences of "it could [adv] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this sensitivity it could easily detect a shrimp from over a metre away for these crustaceans generate tiny electrical fields of up to one thousandth of a volt ( 0.2–1 millivolt ) per centimetre each time they flick their tails . |
| 2 | Although the elephant is not a predator , it could easily damage the nest , and it must somehow be persuaded to take another route . |
| 3 | Conversion of a Nardus upland grassland to a rye grass ley would not produce as drastic an increase because it could anyway support a livestock grazing level significantly above that of wet moorland . |
| 4 | It could even melt the plastic yes . |
| 5 | It could even beat the £35,000 top price paid by Linfield to Shelbourne for striker Gary Haylock this summer . |
| 6 | Indeed , it could even serve the purpose of filling quarry sites and aid landscaping . |
| 7 | It could even put a question mark over the future of England captain and selector Graham Gooch , whose fitness and discipline regime have become a hallmark of the current side , and which Gower has had some difficulty fitting in with . |
| 8 | When we started the Eurofighter programme , we did look at the possibility of expanding N A M A so that it could also conduct the management of the the Eurofighter project . |
| 9 | The IMF could offer secure finance , in contrast to the holders of short-term sterling balances , but it could also exact a price . |
| 10 | It could also represent a problem-solving type of investment . |
| 11 | It could also mean a study of an open-ended nature usually with a mathematical theme ( e.g. pattern spotting using numbers and/or shapes ) or shorter pieces of work prompted by the " what happens if … ? " type of question . |
| 12 | It could also mean a commitment to an East Coast motorway or improved rail services to the North-East . ’ |
| 13 | Most obviously it means that the ‘ birds ’ sang at a previous moment in time but it could also mean the time of year , the time of the poet 's life , and most strikingly , it could be another word connected with death . |
| 14 | Broadly , of course , it meant pro-Russian or pro-Communist but it could also mean an opponent of big business or of big unionism or a proponent of birth control or atheism . |
| 15 | Arsenal 's Alan Smith looks most threatened by Hateley 's return , but it could also unsettle the youngsters fighting to succeed Gary Lineker , including Alan Shearer , David Hirst , Paul Merson and Nigel Clough . |
| 16 | It could also set a precedent for other governments — like Thailand and Malaysia — which have both pushed boat people back out to sea . |
| 17 | It could also have a bearing on its unusual style — no verbal testimonies from friends and colleagues , no old archive footage , just Van getting royally stoned on the music with some mates . |
| 18 | It could also have the effect of suggesting to girls that activities society regards as ‘ male ’ are pleasurable and rewarding , and therefore encourage them to stay with the male-dominated subjects — science , technology and mathematics throughout secondary schooling . |
| 19 | It could also turn the spotlight unfavourably on the assertive Mrs Clinton , who has herself become a ‘ campaign issue ’ . |
| 20 | It could also explore the circumstances under which people get into difficulties over credit use , and ways of eliminating them . |
| 21 | It could also reduce the danger inherent in single-issue campaigns . |
| 22 | ‘ Completing your dog-training course could take a couple of months but it could also take a couple of years because of the waiting period . ’ |
| 23 | The court said that it could not tell the Chief Constable how he should respond to the situation as it could not judge the explosiveness of the situation at the time . |
| 24 | In doing so it probably aroused some sympathy among the Party membership , though it could not prevent a movement which was receiving support from national figures . |
| 25 | The NAC decided as early as October 1932 to warn the Committee that it could not countenance an organization or an appeal for funds by any minority within the Party . |
| 26 | The company discussed the situation with PW which , while stressing it could not give an audit report , was prepared to say what it had done in the form of a review to GRE 's directors . |
| 27 | It could not tolerate the possibility , in the years 1953–6 , of Jordan and the accommodationist wing of the PLO negotiating a separate peace agreement , since this was bound to weaken its own regional position and destroy its primacy in the Arab struggle against Israel . |
| 28 | The magazine found that it could not justify the Crozier allegations which it had published , and agreed to apologise , pay damages and make a statement in open court publicly retracting the libel . |
| 29 | Yet , while it could play down the challenge of British fascism it could not ignore the threat of European fascism . |
| 30 | However , where , as in the present case , there is an injunction in force , it seems to me that Mr. Langley and Mr. Philipson are right in saying that it is open to the court to consider the issue of validity , since , if the notice were indeed invalid , it could not override the injunction or give grounds for a variation . |