Example sentences of "that could " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is one lesson that could save their lives . |
| 2 | It was the part of Sabbo in Rope ; mind you , I had been offered two leading roles at other reps that could n't give me the vital Equity card — so Sabbo it was . |
| 3 | Something that could never be undone , only destroyed outright . |
| 4 | I once witnessed an incident that could so easily have been avoided if the pilot had considered a downwind landing as a possible option . |
| 5 | The ensemble should , of course , not be too sexy , but polite , though not conciliatory — nothing that could suggest an inclination to join his mother in the kitchen to whip up a batch of fairy cakes . |
| 6 | On the one hand , it is natural to think of the world outside mind as consisting solely of particulars : the only things that could be general would be ideas . |
| 7 | From the point of view of the experiencing subject , the meaningfulness is not something of which he is conscious ; all he experiences is , first the word ‘ red ’ , then a mental image : there is nothing that could count as his internally and introspectably associating them which does not reintroduce the mysterious generality of thought . |
| 8 | I hesitated for a moment on the stairs , turned round and tried to look at some of them , to see if there was a familiar face , a suspicious or suspecting face , a face I could place , a face that could … |
| 9 | Tel. 071–272 1266 ) may be able to arrange for someone to conduct a non-religious ceremony , or can send a form of words that could be used ( leaflets are available from these organisations on receipt of an sae ) . |
| 10 | The conclusion suggests how religious and secular attitudes to death might be unified in a manner that could support pastoral involvement in hospice and hospital work . |
| 11 | While it had received some decent Mk 2 air-conditioned stock , the maximum speed of its fleet of diesel locomotives was 90/95mph ; average city-to-city speeds compared unfavourably with other parts of the InterCity network , and initially BR replied to local pleas that HSTs could not provide the answer , implying stagnation until perhaps the route was electrified and received APTs that could take the curvatures in their stride . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't say it was a particularly pleasant experience — it 's a bit hairy wandering through waist high vines that could be full of black and brown snakes ! ’ |
| 13 | They are usually fitted into a timber sub-frame ( hardwood , in preference to softwood ; there 's little point in fitting an indestructible door in a frame that could rot in 10 years ) , and come with either a silvery finish or a factory-applied coating in a limited range of colours . |
| 14 | His aim is simple : to write a series of commentaries on the novels of Jane Austen which would say everything that could be said about them , from every conceivable angle : |
| 15 | The war , and the region 's complex geopolitical concerns , are also preventing naturalists from undertaking the most effective means of monitoring the Siberian crane - ringing the flock with miniature transmitters that could be tracked from space . |
| 16 | Margaret Thatcher had created a ‘ supermarket society ’ where the only thing a society needed was a credit card and the only freedoms that mattered were those that could be bought . |
| 17 | The tanker had earlier been involved in a collision in Spain , but the refinery manager , Reg Clay , said there was no underwater damage that could have contributed to the incident . |
| 18 | NASHWAN 'S owner and trainer yesterday decided against the only course of action that could have restored the reputation of their Derby winner as one of the outstanding racehorses of the post-war era by opting to by-pass the richest and usually most competitive race in Europe , the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . |
| 19 | The company 's employees have embarked on a strike that could seriously disrupt international air travel if it lasts for more than a few weeks . |
| 20 | MANILA ( Reuter ) — President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines said yesterday that the body of Ferdinand Marcos still had a ‘ malignant power ’ that could be used by her opponents to seize power . |
| 21 | The document , released to reporters at a press conference , catalogued the unforeseen ‘ changes of circumstances ’ that could warrant additional price rises . |
| 22 | The association 's magazine Which ? says that insurance companies and the Department of Transport collect accident details that could throw light on the cars which best protect their occupants , but this information is not made public . |
| 23 | But in the case of Python that could not be more inappropriate . |
| 24 | The court said that to import proportionality would ‘ create a monster that could quickly get out of control and cause widespread disruption of the many administrative processes that might attract its application ’ . |
| 25 | We know of innumerable kinds of things that could not possibly be the answer to our question ; we know , then , what God is not , but nothing at all of what God is . |
| 26 | Now the clubs are to meet again , in circumstances that could scarcely be more favourable to Toshack . |
| 27 | Until now , at least publicly , the society has played down the level of anxiety ; it has resisted taking any action that could be seen as anti-government . |
| 28 | Jaguar plunged 46p to 685p as General Motors confirmed it is in talks that could result in it taking a minority stake . |
| 29 | She says : ‘ Experiencing the reality of this very wonderful little human being makes a mockery of any disappointment that could have been felt in her . |
| 30 | Evidence of salmonella in chickens or in the hen house did not mean that the eggs were infected to levels that could cause food poisoning , he said . |