Example sentences of "[conj] could [verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | But so far — and this may be what you 're driving at — we have n't found evidence of anything that could explain her murder . ’ |
2 | COLLEAGUES have rallied round to raise money to send blind toddler Leannda Ward , daughter of Courtaulds Fibres employee Chris Ward , to America for operations that could restore her sight . |
3 | She had dark curly hair with no sign of grey , and a certain shyness that could make her manner seem brusque . |
4 | ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year . |
5 | For the man at the centre of the police inquiry will be sitting on the committee that could decide their fate . |
6 | At this point in the exercise , the use of the instruments had revealed a number of factors in terms of the requirements of the IPS , and the problems that could affect its implementation and effectiveness . |
7 | He also has to check that there are no major road or other Local Authority plans that could affect your property . |
8 | He was aware of the risks involved and that he was embarking on a kind of unnecessary surgery that could threaten his life , but it was what he wanted . |
9 | However , there are a few problems that could hamper your enjoyment . |
10 | So I drove to Portsmouth expecting a great camel of the ocean , a small luxury liner even , at least a boat that could hold its head up in the seafaring world . |
11 | Mr Rockman , a lieutenant in the segregated Coloured suburb of Mitchell 's Plain , announced the formation of the union days before a disciplinary hearing that could end his career . |
12 | THE brand new cars that are two years old , slimmers ' meals that are full of fat , holidays at the seaside that could damage your health . |
13 | The industry howls , then writes its own code to pre-empt any that could change its marketing practices . |
14 | WILLEM GERHARDUS HILLS filled his lungs with Yorkshire night air , raised his tracksuit collar against the biting cold and announced a decision that could change his life . |
15 | Do n't heat up bottles of formula in the microwave — there might be hidden ‘ heat spots ’ in it that could burn your baby 's mouth . |
16 | The President may be watching to see how long Mr Buchanan remains a contender , delaying as long as is necessary making an appointment that could fuel his opponent 's campaign . |
17 | The attractive Gwendraeth Valley in Carmarthenshire , for instance , faces a cluster of proposals that could devastate its countryside and culture . |
18 | The police hope new witnesses will come forward with information that could assist their investigation . |
19 | What demon was inside him that could take her soul from her with one look ? |
20 | The prestige audience would be won over by movies that could take their place alongside the middle-class novel and play . |
21 | They did not find oil and gas , merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence . |
22 | ERIC PETERS inspired Cambridge to a remarkable Twickenham triumph with a display that could book his place on the England squad plane to Lanzarote on December 31 . |
23 | the market circumstances are such that there are a number of alternative buildings in the locality that could suit their company ; |
24 | You need to pace yourself , so that you do not get carried away by the never-ending tasks that could fill your day with frenetic activity . |
25 | Causal attention to the way that a breeze moves the leaves on a tree would seem to make it quite unrealistic to think of having a theory that could predict their motion … |
26 | Estall has made a serious mistake that could prove his undoing . |
27 | He thus witnessed the birth of Saudi Arabia and could observe its growth and development at a crucial period in its history . |
28 | He hoped greatly to be able to go to Oxford in the autumn ; there should be enough money from a sale to support his mother , his brother and himself till he obtained a degree and could earn his living . |
29 | ‘ I 'd like to speak to Matt — to Mr Prescott , ’ she said , and could feel her voice trembling . |
30 | ‘ I knew there were only seconds to go and could feel my strength failing with each moment , and a drifting kind of sleep coming on me which whispered , ‘ Give up , Minch , give up … ’ and it was only the knowledge that I was of Callanish , the greatest of the sites , that kept me fighting those few more seconds . |