Example sentences of "what could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am fortified in this view by consideration of what could result if the local authority were right . |
| 2 | What could stop it ? |
| 3 | A clear airway have some causes of the airway , right what could stop ? |
| 4 | What could give a prospective house buyer more confidence ? |
| 5 | Alas , however , we speak here of a democracy of those with the least sense of urgency to correct what is wrong , the best insulation through short-run comfort from what could go wrong — a democracy run by and for the contented majority , in which those who do not share in its benefits do not participate . |
| 6 | At times I become so obsessive about the dangers that I find myself making lists of what could go wrong . |
| 7 | choosing among alternative ways of providing care , anticipating what could go wrong and juggling resources in emergencies ; |
| 8 | There seemed no limit now to what could go wrong ; panic welled up in her at the least excuse . |
| 9 | If anything , years of experience only made you more aware of what could go wrong . |
| 10 | She says the Health and Safety at Work Act is intended to make companies think in advance about what could go wrong . |
| 11 | We have n't that much experience of working with thirteen to fourteen year olds , so we have been collaborating closely with the teachers in devising what could go into each lecture . |
| 12 | What could rescue the United Airlines deal is the nature of the buyout ; United employees will control 75 per cent of the airline 's voting stock , making it by far the largest employee-owned corporation in the US . |
| 13 | ‘ What could do that , ’ Delaney wanted to know , ‘ to drive a man so insane ? ’ |
| 14 | ( 6 ) is very similar : given the opinion that Sir Jee had of himself , he could not understand what could lead someone to speak to him in such a way . |
| 15 | Conversely , if the egg had just popped into existence and then exploded , what could explain this bizarre event ? |
| 16 | What could explain the dual use of words like ‘ hot ’ and ‘ cold ’ if not resemblance in the things of which they were used ? |
| 17 | In particular Donal Lunny 's assured production allows for moments of rain-washed clarity in what could 've been a groggy hotchpotch . |
| 18 | But otherwise — if both cars were given equal care — what could distinguish them ? |
| 19 | What could eat nothin' more than a couple o' chops … |
| 20 | That class would vote solidly as a class for candidates representative of that class , and since it made up a clear majority of the population , what could stand in the way of its political ascendancy ? |
| 21 | It is difficult to think what could make the Assemblée resemble a rubber stamp more than this . |
| 22 | This is a very central issue for any sociology of the global system in so far as it makes the difference between a dismal chronicle of inevitability , which is absolutely not my intention , and an attempt to illuminate what is happening by a theory of what makes it happen and , by implication , what could make other things happen in other ways . |
| 23 | ‘ But what could take you out , Rose ? ’ |
| 24 | Fittingly the local-born lad took the first spot kick which completed the first leg of what could see the city 's two clubs meet for the first time in the last four . |
| 25 | In the last reports they were able to compile , in April 1940 , Sopade observers were still noting that ‘ many prefer to keep Hitler than to envisage what could come after a defeat ’ , that fear of chaos and revolution still predominated among the bourgeoisie , but that ‘ there is no doubt that up to now the majority of the people is still convinced of Germany 's victory ’ . |
| 26 | That 's what could come over you . ’ |
| 27 | In what could turn out to be a positive sign for the future of graphical user interfaces , Quorum Software Systems Inc of Menlo Park , California , has resolved its lawsuit with Apple Computer Inc , under terms not disclosed ( UX No 385 ) . |
| 28 | A questionnaire on smoking in the Library is under preparation by a working group of the Health and Safety Committee — and they will shortly be seeking the views of staff on what could turn out to be a contentious issue . |
| 29 | RIGHT-WING parties were yesterday celebrating what could turn out to be their biggest victory in a French election since 1815 — and secretly worrying that the size of their crushing win could soon pose problems of its own . |
| 30 | What could happen if , for example , another pilot raised the leading edge flaps of a large aircraft by mistake ? |