Example sentences of "[det] 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 That could of been 'bout us —
12 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
13 I mean , that could of been er er , an element of Victorian proprietary in there .
14 the laws of that could of been an important element of competition
15 I ca n't see that that could of been Friday 's episode that 's still effecting you today .
16 Perhaps that could of come from there !
17 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
18 That could in future go hand in hand with fewer , and smaller , nuclear tests .
19 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 .
20 The these could of been yeah , they were bringing er er an , I 'm bringing it in because I
21 ‘ The enemy will be stronger , but these could at least harry their flanks .
22 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 .
23 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 .
24 Yeah , but on a different day four of those could of gone in .
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