Example sentences of "it could [adv] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this sensitivity it could easily detect a shrimp from over a metre away for these crustaceans generate tiny electrical fields of up to one thousandth of a volt ( 0.2–1 millivolt ) per centimetre each time they flick their tails . |
| 2 | Although the elephant is not a predator , it could easily damage the nest , and it must somehow be persuaded to take another route . |
| 3 | It could even melt the plastic yes . |
| 4 | Indeed , it could even serve the purpose of filling quarry sites and aid landscaping . |
| 5 | It could even put a question mark over the future of England captain and selector Graham Gooch , whose fitness and discipline regime have become a hallmark of the current side , and which Gower has had some difficulty fitting in with . |
| 6 | When we started the Eurofighter programme , we did look at the possibility of expanding N A M A so that it could also conduct the management of the the Eurofighter project . |
| 7 | The IMF could offer secure finance , in contrast to the holders of short-term sterling balances , but it could also exact a price . |
| 8 | It could also represent a problem-solving type of investment . |
| 9 | It could also mean a study of an open-ended nature usually with a mathematical theme ( e.g. pattern spotting using numbers and/or shapes ) or shorter pieces of work prompted by the " what happens if … ? " type of question . |
| 10 | It could also mean a commitment to an East Coast motorway or improved rail services to the North-East . ’ |
| 11 | Most obviously it means that the ‘ birds ’ sang at a previous moment in time but it could also mean the time of year , the time of the poet 's life , and most strikingly , it could be another word connected with death . |
| 12 | Broadly , of course , it meant pro-Russian or pro-Communist but it could also mean an opponent of big business or of big unionism or a proponent of birth control or atheism . |
| 13 | It could also set a precedent for other governments — like Thailand and Malaysia — which have both pushed boat people back out to sea . |
| 14 | It could also have a bearing on its unusual style — no verbal testimonies from friends and colleagues , no old archive footage , just Van getting royally stoned on the music with some mates . |
| 15 | It could also have the effect of suggesting to girls that activities society regards as ‘ male ’ are pleasurable and rewarding , and therefore encourage them to stay with the male-dominated subjects — science , technology and mathematics throughout secondary schooling . |
| 16 | It could also turn the spotlight unfavourably on the assertive Mrs Clinton , who has herself become a ‘ campaign issue ’ . |
| 17 | It could also reduce the danger inherent in single-issue campaigns . |
| 18 | ‘ Completing your dog-training course could take a couple of months but it could also take a couple of years because of the waiting period . ’ |
| 19 | If they do not go into farming , there is real reason for gloom because it could well mean the end of the Scottish farming industry . |
| 20 | In fact , from the simplicity aspect alone it could well mark the beginning of the end for reel-to-reels around the small studio , but of course only time will tell … |
| 21 | Also , there are situations in which it could well save the day . |
| 22 | It could either launch an offensive against Khiva or gradually pacify Kazakhstan by constructing forts and attempting to persuade Khiva that its behaviour was ill judged . |
| 23 | In this way , the company was guaranteed a yearly income and it could thus pursue a programme policy that was developed with little regard for the wishes of the audience . |
| 24 | Whereas if we 're very careful about how we put the message across , it could actually do the opposite in that , people see that they 're entitled to a certain basic level if you like , to enable them |
| 25 | The newsletter speculates that if ‘ Q ’ is good , ‘ it could significantly delay the migration of Apple 's customers to the PowerPC since the early PowerPC chips wo n't have spectacular performance . ’ |
| 26 | Eventually , Maryport Council had to apply for a special nuclear waste disposal licence from the Department of the Environment so that it could legally dump the silt back in the sea again . |
| 27 | The CNAA 's procedures , its concern with the total academic environment in which its courses were offered , had led it — at a time when its relationships with the institutions were under intensive discussion — to a position in which it could directly influence the management and operation of an institution where it perceived weaknesses , as well as the institution 's own relationships with governors and the local authority . |
| 28 | Originally these powers were largely advisory , although it could always sack the Commission and throw out the annual budget by a two-thirds majority of all its members . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | As Sir Arthur Bryant has so vividly put it , ‘ That life of scholarship and labour , with the tireless hand writing amid the intervals of prayer and teaching , sometimes so frozen that it could hardly grip the pen , is one of the proud memories of England . ’ |