Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Labour were the biggest party he feared the FTSE100 Index could fall from its current 2,382.7 to 2,200 . |
| 2 | Campaigners along the 50-mile proposed route also fear the 400,000-volt cable could endanger health , spoil the landscape and devalue property . |
| 3 | The net result of all this is that a 740Kb disk could supply you with perhaps 3Mb of programs . |
| 4 | The proposal to extend skiing facilities on to another part of the Caimgorms called Lurcher 's Gully could prove disastrous to wildlife , plants , locals and the mountain range itself . |
| 5 | Last year 's winner could miss the race because of the fast ground . |
| 6 | The yen 's rise could help trim the trade surplus in the long run as it could make U.S. exporters more competitive , although in the short-term that could help lift the amount of exports in dollar terms from Japan . |
| 7 | Economists said trade figures did not yet reflect much of the yen 's recent rise against the dollar but the effect of the yen 's rise could figure in the March and April trade figures . |
| 8 | And Barnsley 's advantage could have been cut from five to two points had Keegan 's side not lacked the creative nous to topple them . |
| 9 | Today 's judgement could have an impact on other forthcoming cases . |
| 10 | Without her testimony , Virgin 's lawyer , Stephen Navin , believed that Virgin 's case could look ‘ a bit pathetic ’ . |
| 11 | Therefore , the IT in Mr Sen 's case could have allowed his claim in because he had acted on the advice of a member of IT staff . |
| 12 | The outcome of yesterday 's case could help dispel these fears . |
| 13 | That explains why Helen 's sister could smell Dr Roylott 's cigarette . ’ |
| 14 | There are fears that British Steel 's decision could set a precedent and discourage other quarries in the Dales from transferring stone from road to rail . |
| 15 | But Scudamore 's decision could see him start clear favourite in a race that has lacked a dominant performer since the death of Mighty Mogul . |
| 16 | Promotion required successful completion of an examination , and no captain would willingly saddle himself with an incompetent watchkeeping officer when that officer 's negligence could lead to the loss of the ship and the captain 's inevitable court-martial . |
| 17 | Caught unprepared by East Germany 's explosion of discontent , West Germans fear that the regime 's stubbornness could provoke a revolt and bring chaos to the country , threatening the stability of Europe and pose immense problems — including the question of German reunification — which they and their neighbours are not ready to face . |
| 18 | Furthermore , the criminal 's story could provide insight into the workings of the criminal justice system , media reaction to the crime or the criminal 's prior or subsequent psychiatric treatment . |
| 19 | James Beggs , has been lobbying hard for money to build a fifth Shuttle-orbiter , and the academy 's assessment could help loosen the purse strings at the white House . |
| 20 | Ealdred 's kinswoman could have been Abbess Aethelburh , daughter of a local lord , Aelfred , who was given Withington in Gloucestershire in the 770s ( CS 217 : S 1255 ) . |
| 21 | How well she knew — and who better ? — the devastating effect that this man 's presence could have on the female population . |
| 22 | But the easterners worry that the Community 's recession could push it towards greater protectionism . |
| 23 | But nothing in politics is forever and Mrs Thatcher 's luck could run out . |
| 24 | It is tempting to wonder what Smart 's genius could have been had he not been tormented by madness ; but perhaps without the enhanced perception that came with illness , he would not have written at all . |
| 25 | Although speaking of the Gilbert Islands in the Pacific , where the Raiders had landed on Makin Island in August 1942 leaving nine men behind to an undeserved fate , the General 's stricture could apply to several amphibious operations . |
| 26 | Only an actor 's hair could fall across his brow with just that air of studied abandon , only an actor could ask her if she had a room available in just those tones of highwayman , doomed poet and pathetic little boy all rolled into one . |
| 27 | Some critics believe it is already out of control and that the wave of public sector pay claims likely in the aftermath of Labour 's defeat could tip it over the top . |
| 28 | They spent only a minute or so at each tree , cleaning off dried latex , adjusting the collecting supports and making new incisions through which the day 's latex could escape . |
| 29 | She had been born to a life of violence , desperation and death , but she had never believed corpses could walk , manshaped creatures could endure for thousands of years , or that another person 's mind could leak into your own . |
| 30 | Britain 's entry could change that substant-ially . |