Example sentences of "it could [verb] in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thousands of people will be on the water this bank holiday weekend — but for some it could end in tragedy . |
| 2 | Any error and it could result in lorry loads of the wrong colour . |
| 3 | In addition , where an odour arises from a works on which many people rely for employment the decision whether to complain or not is influenced by the realisation that should a local authority press their employer to take costly steps to abate the odour , it could result in closure of the works with consequent loss of employment . |
| 4 | ‘ It could happen in cricket if a fast bowler hit a batsman on the head with an intimidatory bouncer , or in a rugby match . ’ |
| 5 | Taken at face value their evidence was a powerful counterweight to the tenuous defence of accident and the defence needed all the information it could get in order to decide how best to attack the Crown case . |
| 6 | As foil conducts electricity , it 's important that this paper is never hung behind a light switch or power socket , or anywhere where it could come in contact with electricity . |