Example sentences of "that [noun prp] could [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Christians , whose own connections with the region go back to his days as a young soldier , believes that Kaliningrad could have a future as a free-trade zone linking east and west . |
| 2 | It is unbelievable that Germany could let a dog of this quality go . |
| 3 | I 'm being an idiot , ’ she said , glad that Jean could find an excuse for her stupidity . |
| 4 | General gloom means that GRE could face a total 1990 loss of £100m . |
| 5 | The change of legal status , in which the state remained the controlling shareholder with 75 per cent of capital , meant that Renault could implement a share-swap alliance concluded in February 1990 with the Swedish vehicle manufacturer Volvo [ see also p. 37161 ] . |
| 6 | Sedgley was sent on for Walsh in order to protect the two-goal lead , and Hendry was given a couple of minutes at the end so that Lineker could take a well-earned breather . |
| 7 | Concern was felt over ambitions that might be stimulated in Moscow with the result that Korea could become a focal point of tension . |
| 8 | Carol found herself wishing that Fred could make a go of something . |
| 9 | But when all had been settled , it seemed that Phil could expect a sum of only about six thousand pounds . |
| 10 | The MPLA , however , rejected the notion of recognizing UNITA as a legitimate military force , stating only that UNITA could become a political party in the context of the establishment of a multiparty system ( agreed in principle by the MPLA central committee in early July and to be debated at the party congress in December ) . |
| 11 | One factor is that China could become an important supplier of metals to the West . |
| 12 | Indeed , it had supported Israel in its wars of 1967 and 1982 in the belief that Israel could create a situation in which a peace settlement that met American and Israeli interests would be possible . |
| 13 | Without substantial economic development , there is also little prospect that Jordan could offer a reasonable living for its refugee population . |
| 14 | The fourteenth-century Franciscan William of Ockham went further in declaring it probable that God could make a better world than this . |
| 15 | In his reasoning he referred to Augustine 's assertion that God could make a perfect man who would not wish to sin . |
| 16 | Marlborough 's campaigns have commanded the admiration of military analysts ; his successes showed that Britain could conduct a war on land , and made it clear that the balance of power would be maintained and Louis XIV would not be able to establish France as the dominant power in western Europe in the way that had seemed probable in the 1680s . |
| 17 | Can the right hon. Gentleman confirm that on 6 March 1991 , in answer to question 40 , Rear Admiral Pirnie said that Britain could maintain a continuous patrol with three Trident submarines , and that with one submarine in refit we could still maintain a continuous patrol with only two submarines ? |
| 18 | For the last three years Steve and Rose have lived in London , having moved from Nottingham so that Steve could take a course in carpentry . |
| 19 | Newfoundlanders were mortified on the very day of their 40th anniversary to learn that Ottawa had agreed that France could fish an extra 11000 tonnes of cod from these east coast waters . |
| 20 | The General 's hope that France could play a major international role was undermined by the country 's economic and military weakness . |
| 21 | And Steven learned that Annabelle could pilot a plane/ice a cake/run a playgroup/speak fluent French . |
| 22 | She leaned closer to Alice , so that Alice could smell a warm perfume , reminiscent of a flower , the name of which could not be called to mind . |
| 23 | Alberta Premier Donald Getty stated that the possibility that Quebec could have a veto over the reform of the Senate was " completely unacceptable " . |