Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If being Maori were a significant variable this might arise because of an inherent effect of being Maori or because there are other confounding variables that have not been considered that could explain the difference between Maori and non-Maori children . |
| 2 | He went on to say that if energy was then introduced into such a system , these shape-specific groups of water polymers could be stabilized and could join together to form long chains of water polymers which would retain the original solute imprint and shape specificity . |
| 3 | When patrolling policemen checked the pub they found a rear window smashed and could hear Joyce and another man inside . |
| 4 | They need not return all the way as they had come but could strike southwards up Jed Water and over to Hobkirk and so by the Note o' the Gate pass into Liddesdale . |
| 5 | ‘ Billions of pounds have been squandered that could have been invested in energy conservation and the development of alternatives . ’ |
| 6 | Secondly , in order to maximize the use of scarce capital resources , industries were selected that could utilize the backlog of technological change that had been developed in the Western economies . |
| 7 | A Health and Safety Executive spokesman said : ‘ Research like this can help us take steps to reduce the risk of a mistake being made that could have catastrophic consequences . ’ |
| 8 | The sunburn redness may not reveal itself until later in the day and by that time , the damage will be done and could ruin the rest of your stay . |
| 9 | RIGHT Always approach any stray dog with caution — it might be injured and could resent your attention . |
| 10 | The writers , while condemning the failings of the old nobility , notably their decadence and degradation , thought that their way of life could be revitalised and could become the foundation of a civil life that stemmed the rising tide of democracy and , as they feared , mob rule . |
| 11 | When St Paul told the Christians in Philippi that he had learnt to be content , he did n't mean that he was smug ; it did n't mean that he had been well fed and could put his feet up . |
| 12 | He had a splendid tea arranged and could see his profits disappearing yet further . |
| 13 | Originally it was believed that this was a simple ‘ smokescreen ’ , a kind of instant fog in which the cuttlefish became hidden and could escape . |
| 14 | Even in its inchoate beginnings , pop culture was forced to turn to the sexually divergent or avant-garde , for it was only in the spaces that they inhabited that this new world could be recognized and could develop . |
| 15 | Any method is used that could stop dust getting in to them . |
| 16 | The vendor will frequently be tempted to make its disclosure as wide as possible and include all sources of information which the purchaser inspected or could have inspected during negotiations . |
| 17 | In finishing I would say that starting to change fluids can be a daunting prospect and I can assure you our firm played about with fluids and got some ropey results , and even thought we had the chemical company taped and could use less fluid , it worked out at about 3 oz per 80 oz with dye added and boy , did we have colour , it was brilliant . |
| 18 | To involve people in Billy Graham Crusades we asked for a specific and limited commitment , something that people understood and could accept : a prayer meeting in their home once a week , for five weeks only ; giving a monthly gift to the Crusade , for six months only . |
| 19 | But this test is rather more costly and time-consuming than Gentle 's idea , and one judge felt that the variability in the way babies are normally cared for could introduce a great deal of ‘ noise ’ into the experiment . |
| 20 | In this scenario , no benefit is conferred that could trigger a Schedule E liability under s80 ; the managers either maintain their maximum share of Newco or lose something . |
| 21 | Building on this , targets and benchmarks could be introduced that could overcome the lingering tendency to see risk management as simply an overhead ( ’ even though , ‘ Ure said , ‘ it costs nothing to sit down and work out threats and actions ’ ) . |
| 22 | I had just woken and could hear my pulse . |
| 23 | Luther took fright at the anarchy he had loosed but could do little to prevent it , even when he threw his weight behind the German princes in their crushing of revolutionary movements . |
| 24 | The four-day exhibition advising parents how their children can get the most out of their education is a trial run that could lead to more permanent advice centres being set up throughout the country . |
| 25 | In the event of it being correct it should be established whether any undue difficulties were involved that could have led to the fault arising and whether the approach to the task could be improved . |
| 26 | But these birds were , as I said , fully trained and could recover from such humiliating blunders by their inexperienced handlers . |
| 27 | From a consecutive series of 50 referral letters sent by general practitioners in Sunderland to the local department of child psychiatry , 15 items of information were identified that could account for all the information contained in the letters . |
| 28 | The Treasury also opposed contributory pensions , objecting to the cost of setting up the machinery to collect contributions , to keep the necessary records and to make payments , in addition to the cost of paying pensions to those who were already aged and could make no contribution . |
| 29 | This may have been because he defined " help " to himself as a putting right of something that had gone wrong , a restoration of some earlier , good " normal " state , and he was not sure that such a state had existed or could exist . |
| 30 | He would outrun the horrid things who had stood leering at him , because there was never a being yet created that could catch a Gruagach once he put his mind to running . |