Example sentences of "[adj] could [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The NME was unusually acerbic about the incident , referring to Gedge 's ‘ fat arse ’ and continuing : ‘ This could of course explain the band 's recent silence . |
| 2 | This could in theory be rounded up to one in four or down to one in three . |
| 3 | This could in turn explain why a higher proportion of experimental eggs were rejected at Santa Fe than at Guadix , because hosts are known to be more likely to reject alien eggs when they are alerted by encounters with the adult parasite in the vicinity of their nest . |
| 4 | This could in turn receive extensive media coverage . |
| 5 | Although this could in theory apply to any subject ( history , for example , may , in certain circumstances be taught with strong classification and framing , or with weak classification and framing ) , it might also be seen as one of the central features of the arts/science divide . |
| 6 | This could in turn lead to interference with the normal negative feedback loop and result in a rise in the circulating gastrin values ; indeed serum gastrin has been found to rise significantly after cigarette smoking in patients with duodenal ulcer disease . |
| 7 | Existing member states , such as the UK , therefore were to receive relatively less in terms of regional aid than previously , although this could in part be compensated by the general increase in the size of the Structural Funds . |
| 8 | Since emotion and thought are regulated by a complex system of transmissions between nerve cells , and since acute stress can lead to an increase in dopamine turnover , this could in theory precipitate a psychotic episode . |
| 9 | This could in principle have occurred smoothly : as profitability slid down , accumulation could have declined gently to a sustainable rate . |
| 10 | Few could at this stage afford to be as choosy as Fox Milton & Co Ltd when they sacked a new dealer on the grounds that he was dealing with his old Chartwell clients , so enraging Chartwell Securities . " |
| 11 | no , I 'm not that ignorant could of been , it 's so funny is n't it ? |
| 12 | A lidded box was nailed to the side of the cart where the scholarly or the rich could post written petitions for miracles . |
| 13 | That could of been 'bout us — |
| 14 | the flat in , in London , the flat we came from and so we had accumulated a little more furniture than one would usually have in two rooms and the kitchen and we got here and were allowed to spread ourselves , if there 's one criticism that one could say about this house , is that the size of the rooms confines you to what you put in them , they 're square , that the , the division between the living room and the dining room is through a pair of glass doors , where perhaps that could of been arranged with either sliding doors or some other feature so as not to separate it yet again into two square boxes and erm |
| 15 | I mean , that could of been er er , an element of Victorian proprietary in there . |
| 16 | the laws of that could of been an important element of competition |
| 17 | I ca n't see that that could of been Friday 's episode that 's still effecting you today . |
| 18 | Perhaps that could of come from there ! |
| 19 | you know just to wipe him down and everything in the morning , he just grabbed that and I could see this thing tipping and I went oh god no , please , because that could of been the duvet , the duvet covers |
| 20 | That could in future go hand in hand with fewer , and smaller , nuclear tests . |
| 21 | Mr French conceded that that could in time be a major issue with taxpayers but he thought that they would be willing to accept the principle provided the countryside was well looked after . |
| 22 | The these could of been yeah , they were bringing er er an , I 'm bringing it in because I |
| 23 | ‘ The enemy will be stronger , but these could at least harry their flanks . |
| 24 | Of course , the fact that a price may be constant over a given interval of time may not itself mean that it is inflexible ; the price could be equal to its equilibrium value and the latter could in fact be constant as well . |
| 25 | For the most part however , he kept his curves and measurements in his head , and could measure three feet more accurately between his nose and this thumb than many could with a yard-wand . |
| 26 | seems to be wide awake could of got up |
| 27 | Yeah , but on a different day four of those could of gone in . |
| 28 | Kimura ( 1977b ) tabulates seven such cases reported in the literature and it is notable that in every case the lesion responsible could with reasonable confidence be localised to the left cerebral hemisphere . |
| 29 | If a family of , say , five could in years of normal food prices be almost supported on 4s 6d a week , then a payment of 6d or 1s , either to a single pauper or as a supplement to the earnings of a large family , was indeed significant , especially if it was combined with occasional relief payments for tools , clothing , towards rent or for medicine . |
| 30 | ‘ The argument that in certain circumstances a similar development could take place in Germany can be heard constantly ’ , reported the SD in August 1943 , and ‘ the idea that the form of government thought in the Reich to be unshakeable could in Germany , too , suddenly be altered , is very widespread . ’ |