Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet there are strong financial and commercial arguments why , ignoring the hype , any management should take a cool , business-like approach to assessing and where possible minimising the risks that could damage their operations in terms of liability claims , disruption of output or direct financial loss . |
| 2 | The best advice I can give you is simply to go for unfair dismissal on the basis that you 've got two managers who do exactly the same job , there 's no need for you to go on site , there are other drivers that could get you there , therefore it 's not necessary to finish your job simply because you 've lost your licence . |
| 3 | He explained that he knew the velocity of the bomb-fragments and could calculate their time of arrival in his head . |
| 4 | She strained her ears but could hear nothing . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | An appreciation of the unspeakable dangers that could face us if we did n't live in a country full of cuddly things interested only in eating each other helps put our fear of midges into perspective . |
| 7 | If we manage to avoid a nuclear war , there are still other dangers that could destroy us all . |
| 8 | The attractive Gwendraeth Valley in Carmarthenshire , for instance , faces a cluster of proposals that could devastate its countryside and culture . |
| 9 | The money men who keep Formula One afloat want to stave off commercial backlashes that could cost them millions of pounds and hard-earned goodwill . |
| 10 | Masklin was a blur , dodging and weaving between feet that could flatten him . |
| 11 | They did not find oil and gas , merely thick sedimentary areas that could indicate their presence . |
| 12 | ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says . |
| 13 | The women 's style was severe and more remote , protected by their teachers ' armour — as if there was nothing more to their lives that could connect them with ours . |
| 14 | Because I retained a few French words and phrases and could make myself understood in his language he had assumed a much wider knowledge than I possessed . |
| 15 | Word reached Peter Wheeler , the Leicester coach , of a young lad at Wakefield , a full-back , a slick-running full-back at that , who not only could kerplonk the ball like a metronome between the posts but could do it with either foot . |
| 16 | In the second half when we went at them we forced plenty of corners but could make nothing of them . |
| 17 | ‘ We judged we were able to fight double our number of any troops that could oppose us . ’ |
| 18 | And so , resentfully , he learned concepts that could stand him in good stead . |
| 19 | More expensive labour , the reasoning ran , would force the shutdown of sweat-shops , leaving only those businesses that could add plenty of value . |
| 20 | Clearly the President 's enemies are itching to believe unsubstantiated stories that could hurt him . |
| 21 | The eclipses of May 21 , June 4 and November 29 set in motion changes that could put you in a new professional space by 1994 , if not before . |
| 22 | However , there are a few problems that could hamper your enjoyment . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The prestige audience would be won over by movies that could take their place alongside the middle-class novel and play . |
| 25 | See the roller smooth tyres wheels that could pull nothing up there . |
| 26 | Samy slaps her across the face and storms out , criticizing her for suggesting actions that could cost him his job . |
| 27 | It was quite refreshing to see and read that someone else saw these things and could articulate them in a better and more entertaining way than I could |
| 28 | I sorted through my frocks but could find none that fitted me ; I 'd outgrown them all and was waiting until I 'd grown into Liza 's castoffs . |
| 29 | Leyhill prison on the Gloucestershire Avon border is as far from the popular conception of a jail as you can get.Modern buildings cluster around borders boasting blooms that many public parks would be hard pressed to match.Leyhill is an open prison … the last port of call for inmates nearing the end of their sentences.A hundred prisoners work on the nearly forty acres of lawns , borders and market gardens.Their skills won them a silver medal at Chelsea for this display of garden design.And at Leyhill , they 've created a spectacular show … with drifts of brightly coloured pelargoniums competing for attention with giant cannas … and a fine show of roses.New borders are being created all the time … giving the prisoners an opportunity to express themselves and learn techniques that could help them go straight when they 're released : |
| 30 | Also , too many slow payers and bad debts will shrink capital and profits to levels that could make it hard to stay open for more business . |