Example sentences of "[noun sg] it could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its aims and operations are still too loosely formulated to allow it to be the cohesive force it could be . |
| 2 | Chairman of ITV Sport Greg Dyke said that now the new league may not become the major force it could have been . |
| 3 | We ca n't implement it unilaterally , but if we had reciprocation it could be negotiated upon . ’ |
| 4 | We ca n't implement it unilaterally , but if we had reciprocation it could be negotiated upon . ’ |
| 5 | Until the advent of man in physical geography it could be argued that physical geographers had escaped from the effects of human activity by concentrating their endeavours upon rural and unmodified spatial areas and upon time scales prior to the time when human activity began to exercise a significant influence . |
| 6 | But for British miners whos pits are under threat from closure it could be the opposite . |
| 7 | It has even refused to injunct a magazine which had published an allegation it could not justify , where it might succeed at trial for other reasons : Soraya Kashoggi sought an injunction to withdraw " Woman 's Own " from circulation when it published a statement that she was having an extra-marital affair with a Head of State . |
| 8 | As a result it could become the first estate in the area to have a 20mph speed limit introduced . |
| 9 | As a result it could be argued that , in a context of relatively low unionization , the imposition of minimum service levels provides the unions with a guaranteed degree of success with strike action . |
| 10 | You do n't know what harm it could do now . ’ |
| 11 | And he was telling them you know what a a good club it could be , it 's the ground |
| 12 | There was only one photograph it could have been — the picture of John that accompanied our messages . |
| 13 | You felt that if the right component was put into the equation it could help tackle them all . ’ |
| 14 | From the roof it could be seen that the sepoys had remained in their positions and were building themselves shelters . |
| 15 | The Society prospered , although at its 1852 annual public tea it could hardly hold a Christmas cheese and wine party members were saddened by the numbers that had fallen from grace once the hay and corn harvests had been collected . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's got the Cell it could still help us . ’ |
| 17 | They were both at fault if fault it could be called , which she doubted : more likely , it was the way they were made . |
| 18 | If it works with melonoma it could be applied to all the other forms of cancer . |
| 19 | Place between strips of stocking stitch at the base of the sweater it could be a fascinating imitation of a traditional Aran Fisherman 's sweater welt . |
| 20 | This delineation of labourism is ideal-typical ; in practice it could exhibit contradictory tendencies . |
| 21 | If the team becomes too large then in practice it could well break down into sub-teams and not be as effective as intended . |
| 22 | At first glance it could be mistaken for an ornately carved stool , its black and white surfaces for a kind of sculpture . |
| 23 | With a little more attention to the parser it could have been a Sizzler , but even as it stands it 's well worth your dosh so get out there and part with it at once ! |
| 24 | ‘ We are surprised at the decision and we fear the effect it could have on the battle against doping . |
| 25 | In the past this was vitally important because of the effect it could have on trade . |
| 26 | Having said that , I do n't blame them because ‘ Ironfist ’ was n't the greatest album it could have been and ‘ Another Perfect Day ’ , well , I 've been thinking about that and I 'm sure it was n't just the album … ’ |
| 27 | If somebody was suffering from a heart condition it could be fatal . |
| 28 | Among those it failed to deter was a predatory heron which discovered that by activating the light it could purloin a splendid fish supper from among the transfixed koi carp in the garden pond below . |
| 29 | But in the long term it could be predicted that Vietnam also would lose interest in a South Asian neutralisation since it was an ascending regional power . |
| 30 | Indeed , in the short term it could only further inflame Serbian nationalism , with bad results . |