Example sentences of "[vb base] it could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advocates of option one say it could achieve this . |
| 2 | They say it could lead to a melt-down more serious than that at Three Mile Island in 1979 . |
| 3 | There 's a move to slow them down , but the hauliers say it could lead to a very dangerous situation . |
| 4 | Nationalist sympathisers such as Robin Angus of stockbroker County NatWest WoodMac , say it could bring new opportunities through the creation of a more flexible tax structure . |
| 5 | ‘ They say it could come any time — calling up . ’ |
| 6 | Officials say it could have been worse , the maximum fine is now five thousand pounds . |
| 7 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
| 8 | The damage will run into thousands of pounds but the couple who live here say it could have been a lot worse . |
| 9 | If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war , experts say it could have developed into a global conflict . |
| 10 | Labour supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 11 | The Labour Pary supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor-racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 12 | They say it could cause difficulties , but are waiting to see whether the idea will come to fruition . |
| 13 | However , the video has received complaints from bird lovers , who say it could encourage cats to harm birds . |
| 14 | More than fifteen times the normal amount of ammonia was detected in parts of the river — conserationists say it could harm fish and other wildlife if it is n't tackled . |
| 15 | More than fifteen times the normal amount of ammonia was detected in parts of the river — conserationists say it could harm fish and other wildlife if it is n't tackled . |
| 16 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 17 | The emergency services say it could cut vital minutes from the time it takes to respond to a call . |
| 18 | The BMA was last night examining this provision to see what , if any , effect it could have on GPs ' prescribing . |
| 19 | For example , in the 1980s the UK appears to have hosted parts of an international car industry because it could provide a relatively cheap , disciplined and flexible labour force and , as a resuIt , the parts of the production process it could host were similar to those found in some Third World countries . |
| 20 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 21 | We 're following up much of the documentation that we found and hope it could lead to other things which I can not reveal . |
| 22 | Given the fact that another property developer , and star of the bull market of the Nineties Mountleigh , had gone into receivership and that administrators have been appointed to the Canary Wharf project it could rank as one of the understatements of the 1992 financial year . |
| 23 | I buy a cup of tea so thin it could have been made by Rachel 's landlady , and I stare out through a steamed-up café window across the cold empty promenade . |
| 24 | We disembark , walking down the rusting ramp over white cockleshell sand and water so clear it could have come from a tap . |
| 25 | If the Government accepts and consults with those who are at the litigation coal face it could create truly radical and effective changes . ’ |
| 26 | I rather suspect it could lead to a lot of foul-hooked fish , which is another thing I deplore when done deliberately . |
| 27 | From Table 3.2 we know it could do this by lending to banks or by buying government securities from them . |
| 28 | It was a worry when we did n't get a pension and when it did come , it alleviated things , but we know it could run out in the New Year . |
| 29 | ‘ Well , ye-es , I suppose it could have been ? |
| 30 | Still , I suppose it could have been worse . |