Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun sg] it could " in BNC.

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1 As a result it could become the first estate in the area to have a 20mph speed limit introduced .
2 As a result it could be argued that , in a context of relatively low unionization , the imposition of minimum service levels provides the unions with a guaranteed degree of success with strike action .
3 And it confronted the tsarist regime with a challenge it could not withstand .
4 And in a sense it could .
5 That way — or so she said — it would be protected in a way it could n't be on its own , because the group had so many different irons in the fire .
6 Maria said vehemently , her thoughts flying briefly to Rachel , for whom marriage was a trap in a way it could never be for Florian .
7 The amount is comparatively small — in a crisis it could be met simply by placing a ban on Sunday motoring — and with the proximity of North Sea oil it does not present an immediate problem .
8 In a crisis it could have doubled as a draught excluder or , if the pub got rough , as a cosh .
9 Once upon a time it could take several hours to install a network interface card .
10 It was a bit of a Catch 22 situation because without signing the car could not be tested and without a test it could not be driven on the road . ’
11 By redirecting services to fully populated areas , the city could provide services for all at a cost it could afford .
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