Example sentences of "which could [vb infin] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Zafferana was saved from the lava , which could flow for a year or more , it would be ‘ a complete fluke ’ , he said . |
| 2 | It was an easy way out , but one which could make for a far more enjoyable session . |
| 3 | The study has four main objectives : To identify those elements of the national space programmes of the European members of NATO which could contribute to a multilateral military space programme . |
| 4 | Caradon also refused to comment , but has already announced that it was involved in talks which could lead to a bid . |
| 5 | WIMBLEDON have invited Swedish international striker Kennet Andersson for a trial which could lead to a shock move . |
| 6 | Mr Clinton has pledged to protect workers , which could lead to a trade war potentially costing tens of thousands of jobs in Britain , especially if the EC will not cut farm subsidies . |
| 7 | The astute soccer administrator clearly believes there is a serious split which could lead to a ‘ league within a league . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ It is a dangerous precedent which could lead to a league within a league . ’ |
| 9 | The ad may start a favourable train of thought which could lead to a purchase in a week 's ( or a year 's ) time . |
| 10 | One consequence of these extension schemes that may have a serious effect upon arts education is the way that some authorities are pushing for arts subjects to be taught as part of modular courses , which could lead to a reduction of the number of two-year examination courses in separate arts subjects . |
| 11 | The wind took ther flames all down one side which could lead to a collapse . |
| 12 | The wind took ther flames all down one side which could lead to a collapse . |
| 13 | A worrying 22pc of the tyres examined had sidewall damage which could lead to a potentially fatal blow out . |
| 14 | ‘ It is an open invitation for vandals to place debris on the track which could lead to a derailment . |
| 15 | In another move , Brabant Resources , for which Aberdeen has made an all-share offer , said it had received a second bid approach which could lead to a cash offer . |
| 16 | What we tend to do is to brief ourselves very thoroughly on vulnerable spots in the world , and in countries where we already have links and where we 've worked before and we know the background because we , we feel we need that and we monitor very carefully certain events which could lead to a disaster , so that when the disaster does happen , like for instance the Ugandan famine of nineteen seventy-nine to eighty-one , we knew exactly when it was going to happen and we knew exactly where the people were , we knew who was going to be affected , we knew why they were affected , we knew where the food stocks were , we knew how long it was going to take to get so many thousand tonnes of food from A to B erm and how many trucks you would need . |
| 17 | For the West , however , there were promises of greater respect for human rights in the Soviet bloc and of increased East-West contacts , all of which could lead to an easing in Russian domination of Eastern Europe . |
| 18 | He walked quickly down the road anxious not to be late for his appointment which could lead to an important contract . |
| 19 | He walked quickly down the road anxious not to be late for his appointment which could lead to an important contract . |
| 20 | Which could lead to an important contract . |
| 21 | He was tall and reasonably good-looking , with a slightly sad , very reserved look which could melt into a charming smile , so intimate that it unbalanced almost any girl he cared to direct it at . |
| 22 | The advisability of placing seats , which could serve as a gathering place for the local youngsters was discussed and no final decision will be reached until the chairman had contacted the residents of St. Margaret 's Court who would be most affected . |
| 23 | The advisability of placing seats , which could serve as a gathering place for the local youngsters was discussed and no final decision will be reached until the chairman had contacted the residents of St. Margaret 's Court who would be most affected . |
| 24 | This is indeed ‘ a relatively radical conclusion ’ , for it removes one of the most important gains which could arise from an integration of Freud 's theory with sociology as such . |
| 25 | ‘ This one 's got brass handles , which could do with a bit of a clean . |
| 26 | Constructed as a spoof documentary about a political candidate for the US Senate whose promotional ads are pop videos and whose campaign bus is a mobile trading floor , it joins the dots of a diagram — Eighties politics as the flip-side of Sixties counter-culture — which has long been part of the landscape ( and which could do with an update ) . |
| 27 | Just as we could , perhaps , calculate the weight of the largest insect which could walk on a given liquid , so we can use these concepts to calculate how strong we ought to expect materials to be . |
| 28 | It is certainly working for the BBC Junior Library Services , and there must be other areas which could benefit from a combined approach . |
| 29 | But these inconveniences can not be related to those which could result at a given moment from the capture by the enemy of three or four battalions , with a loss , by consequence , of several thousands of men . |
| 30 | On the other hand , a ridden horse with his ears pricked forward is probably concentrating on an object or another horse it has seen , which could result in a shy or other forms of misbehaviour . |