Example sentences of "[noun sg] [ex0] could " in BNC.
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| 31 | Now that the exchange rate is around the $1.40 to $1.45 mark there could be a case for going back but we might have the difficulty of seeming opportunistic . |
| 32 | Without the existence of a force of this kind there could be no security or economic stability . |
| 33 | Without firm American direction there could be another war within a generation . |
| 34 | Here they had to part with their horses , for of course there could be accommodation for only a few animals in this castle itself . |
| 35 | Of course there could be plenty of others I know nothing about . ’ |
| 36 | He was Francie 's brother and the dumb woman was his sister There could be no harm in him . |
| 37 | In that case there could have been no just criticism of Lincoln 's Inn in the way it had adjudicated on the application of a student applying for admission to the Inn who had had serious criminal convictions between 1956 and 1974 . |
| 38 | For example , an airline ticket , allowing occupation of an empty seat , costs an airline nothing — in fact , in such a case there could be a negative cost , as it might be an advantage to the airline to have an experienced crew member on the flight . |
| 39 | He wanted no answer , and in any case there could be none . |
| 40 | Do n't forget that you 've got an allowance each , and it 's not likely to affect many people , except where you 've perhaps been left something that you want to dispose of or a property that you want to dispose of , in which case there could be a capital gains liability . |
| 41 | For example in the house buying case there could have been an alternative priority that the price must be low enough to allow some of the finance available to be spent on modifications . |
| 42 | At any rate there could be no doubt that she had found the temptation of the flesh resistible . |
| 43 | The retractable gear does seem to leave the propeller with very little ground clearance , which might prove embarrassing during a heavy nose-wheel landing , and , rather like the Mooney range , on rough surfaces , loose gravel or grass there could be the chance of propeller damage . |
| 44 | He is likely to be tested at Twickenham as never before , but a really good game there could even give the Lions ' selectors food for thought . |
| 45 | The paper will then focus on records in the scientific arena , as an example , to illustrate what impact there could be to historical research because of their electronic nature . |
| 46 | We fixed our first session for the following week , and with a little planning there could be a further session before I went back to Bristol for my first day return since being a resident . |
| 47 | ‘ My view is that if a union like the AEEU , with a million members , was outwith the TUC , for the first time in the history of the trade union movement there could be a rival centre to the TUC . |
| 48 | In any one week there could be a dozen or more children spilling their beans , wetting the beds , hoarding old crusts . |
| 49 | By next week there could be dull skies , rain and cold winds . ’ |
| 50 | Access to the countryside is therefore a problem only where potential routes are broken ; for example there could be a very attractive circular route based from Braemar , proceeding west up the Dee valley to Bridge of Dee and then east along the north side of the valley to return to Braemar , but the final link is blocked by the Mar Estate . |
| 51 | Alongside the EC Green Paper there could be listed a substantial number of ‘ European ’ initiatives . |
| 52 | He shrugged it off , not convinced that his concern was necessary because she was unlikely to see the man that evening and in the morning there could be an arrest . |
| 53 | So by morning there could be a dusting of snow in many places and also some icy patches on the roads . |
| 54 | If finally I become wholly submerged in this solipsism there could be no other rational ethic for me than egoism . |
| 55 | This time he thinks the man there could be Vecchi . ’ |
| 56 | MESSAGE BEGINS STOP ORNITHOLOGY REPORT SUGGESTS SWEDEN DENMARK AND FINLAND TOO COLD AT PRESENT TO OFFER SAFE REFUGE FOR MIGRATING SPECIMEN STOP THERE COULD BE A WARM NEST HERE HOWEVER AND AM INVESTIGATING STOP HOWEVER NESTING MATERIALS EXPENSIVE HERE SO WILL NEED CLEARANCE FOR APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS STOP SUGGEST 250000 WOULD SET UP THRIVING BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY STOP PLEASE CONFIRM THIS COURSE STOP MESSAGE ENDS STOP FRI 1730 GMT |
| 57 | A better choice there could not be . |
| 58 | It is estimated that the basin would have become no deeper than about 5 km , and as today Mare Imbrium is of negligible depth there could be up to about 5 km of infill . |
| 59 | When eventually interviewed regarding the suspected offence there could well be a denial and whilst not essential , the prosecution case would be much stronger if corroboration is available regarding the driver 's identity . |
| 60 | In throwing away the advantages of the nineteenth-century central city site in the nation 's capital there could be no surer sign that Canadians were allowing Mammon and the attendant philistines to destroy the heritage that had largely made the country . |