Example sentences of "[vb past] there could " in BNC.
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| 1 | DAVID MELLOR and Eldorado were in the running but the judges agreed there could be only one Turkey of the Year — the European Exchange Rate Mechanism . |
| 2 | By 1983 these services accounted for almost £I billion of the annual budget and any savings made there could be transferred to the main activity of treating patients . |
| 3 | Judging from its appearance , he doubted that whoever lived there could be of a benign character . |
| 4 | He said that the Government had already made ‘ quite a number of changes ’ to meet the concerns , but he hinted there could be more to come . |
| 5 | Bawden lived in that house for 30 years , and no one who went there could forget its atmosphere , partly created by its English artists ' eccentricity of decor . |
| 6 | There was , however , one area in which I felt there could be improvement . |
| 7 | They were catapulted back on their own ball , which not only put the pressure on Nicol but meant there could be no back-row moves to take the heat off the threequarters . |
| 8 | The dock below , however , contained water , which meant there could be an opening to the sea . |
| 9 | ‘ If you worry so much about things , Miss Mac , then why do you sell them at all ? ’ she asked in tones that knew there could be no answer . |
| 10 | He shook his head in a little motion of disbelief but he knew there could be no turning back . |
| 11 | For one desperate moment she allowed herself to question whether he really had done it , but knew there could be no other answer . |
| 12 | I knew there could only be one person . ’ |
| 13 | She knew there could be no future in the relationship , and they were both scared of being hurt . |
| 14 | the people of the press thought there could be something in it for them , if they , if they kept quiet . |
| 15 | On Monday , the managing director , Jacques Calvet , met the unions for the first time but said there could be no discussion of pay until production was resumed . |
| 16 | Roy Dennis , North of Scotland officer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds , said there could be as few as 2,000 left in the highlands , an 80 per cent decline in the past 15 years . |
| 17 | At the Elysee , a spokesman said there could be ‘ modulations ’ in presidential commitments over a period of years , and indicated that the president could take Fabius 's advice in the area of research spending . |
| 18 | She said there could be no complaints if they were hanged . |
| 19 | He called it a down-payment and said there could be a hundred times that sum on offer for the right kind of information about Alan Dysart . |
| 20 | They also said there could be no handshakes and no serving of tea or coffee . |
| 21 | She said there could n't be a later as she was on duty with the Samaritans at nine , so it would have to be now . |
| 22 | She said there could be heavy demands made on Samaritan volunteers , especially because they are critically understaffed at the moment . |
| 23 | He said there could be changes , but would not confirm that the St. |
| 24 | The British National Party candidate said there could be violent clashes between fascists and left-wing supporters when he bids to unseat local Tory MP and schools minister Michael Fallon . |
| 25 | This arrangement was soon found to be unpopular with the staff , as a passenger sat there could distract the driver . |
| 26 | Members were told by the chief environmental health officer , Hugh O'Neill , last night , that he feared there were still aspects which suggested there could be radio-active emissions from the plant . |