Example sentences of "[adv] this could [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I thought , Right this could take seconds .
2 Yalden & Yalden were able to calculate correction factors which could take this differential loss into account , but clearly this could give rise to problems in interpreting predator assemblages .
3 Not even this could persuade Mr Ronald King-Murray , the new Lord Advocate , to move ; presumably because the thought of having to admit that Meehan' ; wrongful conviction and five years of imprisonment ( so far ) were due partly to the blunders of his office was too Painful to contemplate .
4 If the product proves to be defective , then this could give rise to three separate claims for damages for breach of contract — one by the consumer against the retailer , one by the retailer against the wholesaler and one by the wholesaler against the manufacturer .
5 If the function is seen as the delivery of a service to carers and hence taking on the role of respite care rather than that of aiming for functional improvement then this could have import for the type of staff , ie specifically trained , ratio of staff and the drawing of expertise from other fields , ie occupational therapists .
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