Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] could [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , peasant resistance appeared to be the only social force that could conceivably transform Russia . |
| 2 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 3 | We normally start with the part that could possibly give problems : in this case , the wc ; the rest can be done another day if absolutely necessary . |
| 4 | By then Kismayu was established as a tinderbox that could again plunge Somalia into civil war . |
| 5 | The maid fled to her room but could still hear Mrs Putt 's shrill voice until there was a brief , muffled scream , followed by a whole series of sounds that might have been a fight . |
| 6 | Last August Australia sent three naval ships to the Gulf ; Bob Hawke , the prime minister , made it clear in December that they would be put under American operational control and could well see combat . |
| 7 | Peter Brown , chairman of the Thomas Coram foundation , said : ‘ Unless the human imperative of individual dereliction is addressed alongside the more visual investment in environmental dereliction , and however well we spend it this means more money , the country will find itself in a downward spiral of inner-city social decay that could well substitute Drug Alley for the Gin Lane of Coram 's and Hogarth 's day . ’ |
| 8 | In the communiqué the UN said that the unblocking of international aid to the south of Sudan was a matter of urgency but could only take place if all parties to the conflict there agreed to co-operate with the UN and other humanitarian organizations . |
| 9 | The main requirement , says Candle was for a system that could intelligently suggest answers to bottlenecks or problems , and if required implement the necessary changes . |
| 10 | Professor Anthony Kay describes a case in which the council avoided investigating what many would have expected to be the central issue — was the accused doctor offering a treatment that could undoubtedly do harm but for which there was no scientific evidence of benefit ? |
| 11 | Whether there was any political party that could comfortably find room for him was a difficult question . |
| 12 | Meanwhile , Neil Kinnock , leader of the one party that could actually bring PR about , is refusing to say where Labour stands on the issue . |
| 13 | K2 had the necessary experience of working with Chameleon and could also boast skills in software design that have , according to Stan Taylor , senior manager of European information systems at Intergraph , ‘ been of great benefit to the company . ’ |
| 14 | Dewi , a former Tokyo bar girl , had faced up to 16 years in prison but could now avoid jail completely if she behaves for two years . |