Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [prep] [det] [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | One could quibble about some interpretations that are proffered , though that is not unusual amongst advocates of action research ; but for anyone vaguely dissatisfied with more traditional forms of research , or more importantly for this publication , teachers wanting to undertake systematic analysis of their own practice , this book is a readable and stimulating introduction . |
| 2 | do you think that maybe they could benefit from this idea that you 've been talking about today ? |
| 3 | The government could claim with some truth that it had forced through changes in managerial behaviour so that concepts like efficiency , cost-effectiveness and productivity were accorded more weight in the organisational culture . |
| 4 | You could check at this time that there is actually a male present , as two females sometimes act out the spawning procedure , producing infertile eggs ; I have not seen this where males were available , so do not be too hasty to split up a pair , especially if you are not yet confident about sexing your Angels . |
| 5 | In the 1830s and early 1840s Palmerston was able to handle both the Belgian question and the Near Eastern crises of 1832 – 33 and 1839 – 41 with little interference from parliament , so that in 1839 an acute observer of British politics could say with much justification that " foreign affairs are never discussed except at the House of Lords " . |
| 6 | One could argue on this evidence that the government demonstration had succeeded , subject to caveats about the need for caution in extrapolating from this study area possible effects on the rest of the country . |