Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] it could " in BNC.
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| 1 | For instance it could be a good idea to introduce your free boilies at 12 mm or 15 mm and use hook baits of 18 mm , 20 mm or maybe even 22 mm . |
| 2 | A tourist video has been withdrawn from sale after fears it could threaten the safety of children . |
| 3 | As it had been used after employment it could only have been protected by an express term . |
| 4 | Stuart was very happy he 's gon na get a bottle of whisky it could n't of been a bottle of bacardi for me could it ! |
| 5 | After the series of treaties in 1854 – 58 which helped to launch her on a rapid and irreversible process of change it could even still be questioned whether full-scale diplomatic representation there was worth what it cost . |
| 6 | As a book of essays it could be important too . |
| 7 | He thought that if people such as the Iroquois of North America practised a particular type of agriculture it could be assumed that their institutions were the same as those of long dead prehistoric peoples who had a similar level of technology . |
| 8 | Of course it could be merely the offspring of Jacob 's fear . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course it could be that when I said ‘ English expression ’ I meant expression in the English language . |
| 10 | ‘ Of course it could n't , ’ Charles Caldecott said heartily . |
| 11 | It could not refer to the events of ten years past , of course it could n't . |
| 12 | Of course it could be objected that the responses highlight this facet of the housewife role because much of the rest of the interview was taken up with questions about housework . |
| 13 | Of course it could n't be that Nick had been relieved . |
| 14 | Of course it could be argued that the unhindered American action against Libya indicated the ineffectiveness of this role and reinforced the benefits perceived by the USSR and the Non-Aligned in an agreement on superpower naval and military withdrawal from the Mediterranean . |
| 15 | Of course it could have happened , but it did n't . ’ |
| 16 | Well , yes , of course it could , but it seemed an odd way of going about things . |
| 17 | No , of course it could n't . |
| 18 | Of course it could have been in B Minor and then they would all have been carried out . ’ |
| 19 | of course it could |
| 20 | I got the old metal detected on , but , of course it could always be a bit of grit in it could n't it |
| 21 | With the insertion of implants it could be carried out at any age , but the sensible option would be prophylactic mastectomy either at the completion of her family or at the menopause . ’ |
| 22 | Nor did it impress the Arab states , which pointed out that if Israel was able to absorb hundreds of thousands of Jews it could certainly absorb more than 100,000 Palestinian returnees ; or the United States , which did not think the Israeli offer ‘ provide[d] a suitable basis for contributing to solution of Arab refugee question . ’ |
| 23 | But er I suppose in a lot of senses it could been worse . |
| 24 | If you 've ticked a mixture of areas it could be that you just like to learn in lots of different ways . |
| 25 | The Opposition has had a field day with the charges of betrayal it could with so much justification fling at the Government over broken election promises . |
| 26 | The expected value of any bet such as this is given by the appropriate point on line C , and reading across from point X to curve A reveals that this gamble is only worth £210 with certainty to A , and £400 likewise to B. Thus suppose A were to win a lottery ticket carrying a 50 per cent chance of £1000 it could be sold to B for , say , £300 and both would feel better off ( before the final outcome had been revealed ) . |
| 27 | West Germany 's contingent in the European Army was restricted in size and in the types of weapons it could use , and the guarantees against German misbehaviour were so ornate that the EDC treaty had more than 150 articles . |
| 28 | If Barnet do go out of business it could spell joy for Walsall and Halifax . |
| 29 | Consider the size , structure and special features of the hotel and what special type of event it could lend itself to , e.g. mediaeval banquets etc . |
| 30 | Oxfam is being urged to call off a charity pop concert because of fears it could attract thousands of travellers back to Castlemorton.Tickets are already on sale for the event although it has n't yet been granted a licence.Richard Barnett reports : |