Example sentences of "[Wh det] could [vb infin] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Chinese officials expressed anger at his reform package and , according to the Far Eastern Economic Review of Nov. 5 , threatened retaliation which could make Hong Kong virtually ungovernable in the five remaining years of British rule . |
| 2 | She was already regretting her hasty words , which could make Doreen look upon her as a rival , when of course such a thought was ridiculous . |
| 3 | ‘ Two years ago , we conducted a survey with year ten students into the likely routes of the proposed M12 motorway which could link Chelmsford to the M12 , ’ said Mr Faulds . |
| 4 | However , it looks likely that Liverpool will start the new campaign with a new central defender on their staff , which could prompt Sheffield Wednesday to renew their interest in Mark Wright . |
| 5 | Preliminary contacts with Kew suggest that this might be a profitable service , which could attract EC investment for work involving several institutions in different countries . |
| 6 | While France stands shoulder to shoulder with Germany , and the two countries together account for half the EC output , the exchange rate mechanism will survive , representing a beacon of hope for federalists who still see a common currency as the bridge across which Europe must pass to a federal future , and a baleful threat for the sovereign Britishers , who see it as a black hole which could draw EC members inexorably into the same destiny . |
| 7 | We may find something there which could explain Irvine 's death and Selkirk 's death-bearing verses . ’ |
| 8 | What has been set out in these pages is a programme which could change Britain for good . |
| 9 | Why the French insisted on this condition was obvious : supranationalism was essential in order to create strong institutions which could limit Germany 's industrial independence in future . |
| 10 | In January the NRA announced proposals for an alternative site for the reservoir which could save Mr Tarry , who lives in the village of Brinkley , and his neighbours in Carlton and Bradley . |
| 11 | PREMIER John Major was ambushed by the Germans last night in a move which could force Britain off the road to European unity . |
| 12 | Above all , however , de Gaulle was worried that under the terms of the Treaty of Rome , the EEC was supposed , in January 1966 , to take more of its decisions by majority votes , which could force France to accept policies she did not want . |
| 13 | The replay could be next Tuesday , which could force Sudbury 's Barclays Commercial Services Cup semi-final second leg with Dover to be postponed . |
| 14 | So the prospect of a proper European Festival that would cover last Saturday 's British Festival of Racing at Ascot and this weekend 's races in France , Ireland and Newmarket , and which could rival America 's Breeders ' Cup day which has $10m in prize money , is likely to remain a dream even after 1992 . |
| 15 | Fearing public disorder and a wave of sympathy which could boost Mrs Marcos 's campaign for the presidency , the government announced it would not allow Mr Ferdinand Marcos 's embalmed remains to be brought home until after next month 's elections . |
| 16 | When Louis Benjamin was looking for a stopgap for Drury Lane between 42nd Street 's closure and Miss Saigon 's opening , the only production which could fill London 's biggest theatre was Dame Edna 's one-woman show : one Australian housewife outdrew the huge casts of the big-budget musicals . |
| 17 | Iraqi engineers claim that the Third River is designed to reclaim 1.5 million square kilometres of salt-encrusted fields , which could increase Iraq 's crop production by 50 per cent . |