Example sentences of "which could [adv] [vb infin] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having several sons in the trade worked to the general benefit of the family business which could thereby offer a wider range of services . |
| 2 | Frequently congregations made free gilts to their ministers but as these were often wealthy congregations which could also afford a high salary the bonus served as icing to an already rich cake : Joseph Parker , for example , got £1,000 to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ministry and John Clifford was given a round-the-world trip when his health failed in 1897 . |
| 3 | After surveying the jungle of cane , raffia and cardboard which rioted gloriously together , and which could well offer a dozen comfortable homes to abundant mice families , Miss Fogerty firmly shut the door and relocked it . |
| 4 | Others , like The Quantock Riding Centre , Klive , Somerset ( Tel : 0278 74 374 ) offer farmhouse accommodation which could well suit a family holiday . |
| 5 | The next problem comes when we recognize that the work done so far has produced a piece of research which could easily keep a dozen people occupied for the rest of their lives . |
| 6 | But it 's obvious from a quick glance that that plan that in fact a number of those settlements are already coalescing in the form of a definition of a one kilometre cordon around the the village and there are actually very few areas outside of the greenbelt in that zone which could possibly accommodate a new settlement of the size we 're contemplating , without causing coalescence . |
| 7 | Beta , at a distance of 78 light-years , is of special note because it seems to be associated with material which could possibly indicate a planetary system , and has actually been photographed from the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile , though to the ordinary observer Beta looks like a normal white star . |
| 8 | Indeed , on the occasion one is fortunate enough to meet a great butler , far from experiencing any sceptical urge to demand a ‘ test ’ , one is at a loss to imagine any situation which could ever dislodge a professionalism borne with such authority . |
| 9 | The earlier decomposition could reveal activities within the procedure that are amenable to monitoring ( such as adherence to bin-card re-ordering procedures ) , which could obviously have an effect on the success of the procedure as a whole . |
| 10 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 11 | The civilian guards could be easily overpowered by an IRA unit which could then drive a huge van bomb virtually unchallenged to the rear of Parliament Buildings . |