Example sentences of "[noun] could [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If recognition proceeded on a word-by-word basis we would know the beginning and end points of each word , and recognition could indeed take place entirely within the lexicon as these earlier models seem to assume . |
| 2 | Even where books were appropriate and the student keen , a lack of funds could often limit purchase . |
| 3 | However , independent political analyst Andrew MacMullen says Labour could still secure victory with a smaller swing in its favour . |
| 4 | His conclusion that there was no duress where the defendant could only put pressure on the plaintiff by the institution of proceedings , to which proceedings there would have been available the defence which ultimately prevailed , was , in my view , unimpeachable since there is ample authority for the view that a mere threat of action does not per se constitute duress . |
| 5 | Educational theory and methodology could also become part of this academic enrichment — as could such things as sociology and applied psychology . |
| 6 | Foreigners could also buy property , but could only purchase land leasehold . |
| 7 | The recipient could also give evidence that she recognised the voice or tape recorded the offender . |
| 8 | But Surere could never make love to a woman . |
| 9 | George has asked if Pat could possibly get teaching or worship tapes for the Christians there as they are very short of any kind of material , especially the Filipinos who can not get anything from home . |
| 10 | Ironically , the evidence provided by Cartesian vivisectors , who had already demonstrated the anatomical and physiological similarities between humans and non-humans , gave Bentham and his followers sufficient grounds for believing that animals could indeed experience pain and pleasure ( Serpell , 1986 ; Ryder , 1989 ) . |
| 11 | Once more , the poorest districts could least afford provision from their own funds . |
| 12 | Emphasis on better design , better training , individualised care , more interest relatives ' needs , input from the rehabilitative professions , and the resiting of long stay care nearer to patients ' homes could greatly enhance care and morale , allowing such wards to look after small numbers of severely disturbed residents extremely well . |
| 13 | The research could also provide help to companies who want to introduce microcomputers in similar situations to BTR Farington . |
| 14 | Such a scene could only take place in The Wedding Present 's dressing room . |
| 15 | Dunbar could scarcely take exception to that , and changed the subject . |
| 16 | Starting a trip that was once only the stuff of his dreams and prayers , the Pontiff said Lithuanians could now enjoy freedom ‘ after a long period of sufferings , trials and martyrdom . ’ |
| 17 | For long British Conservatives praised local government and voluntary groups as a check on an over-mighty ( obviously Socialist ) central government ; such pluralism could also promote experimentation and diversity in policies . |
| 18 | Shift work could also make attendance at ATB courses difficult though in one case a part-time farmer had given his local organiser a copy of his shift programme for the next six months ! |
| 19 | However , the quarter of an inch strain gauge could only record stress on one small portion of the club , while simulation can simultaneously display stress levels on over 1,000 grid points . |
| 20 | Abolition of the Wages Council could seriously affect equality of pay between the sexes . |
| 21 | In any case primaries could well give rise to organized campaigning , too expensive to be envisaged by all but the well-heeled . |
| 22 | Sadly , the idea that friendly trade rivalry could entirely replace warfare was not well founded , and wars sometimes broke out between the city states . |
| 23 | Although the shifted maser could also produce emission at a frequency separated from the main features by twice the plasma frequency , no significant emission stronger than 51mJy ( 3 ) is found at . |
| 24 | I 'd just like to say that only Conservatives could actually put need in one paragraph and slip straight into financial in the next and I assume they 're talking about the same thing . |
| 25 | Even the greatest nobles could only gain admittance by sending in presents of large sums of money : ‘ whosoever gets enamoured of her gets sucked into the whirlpool of her demands , ’ writes Dargah Quli Khan , ‘ and brings ruin upon himself and his house . |
| 26 | She knew that marriage could never promise permanence . |
| 27 | The machine could only take material of a certain size — not a whole figure , for example — and so fragments were collaged together . |
| 28 | Exchange could also take place on the basis of ideological support , commitment or obligation , as has often been the case between public enterprise unions and social democratic governments . |
| 29 | From 1860 young Frenchmen without a licence en droit could also gain appointment by taking an examination in diplomatic history , international law and languages . |
| 30 | But with the increasing radicalness of local authorities , many vigorously proclaiming sectional interests , such interference by local authorities could also endanger majority interests . |