Example sentences of "[vb base] [conj] it could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Contemporary accounts say that it could reach quite high speeds on the rails and that it saved fuel . |
| 2 | Some Berliners want it preserved as a historic site , others fear that it could become the focus for neo-fascist demonstrators . |
| 3 | I remember that it could whack a fist-sized stone well over the creek and twenty metres or more into the undulating ground on the mainland , and once I got keyed into its natural rhythm I could send off a shot every two seconds . |
| 4 | We ‘ ll never know but it could have been . |
| 5 | But I suppose that it could happen if one of them became faulty . |
| 6 | They believe that it could work . |
| 7 | The Finnish Parliament 's Wilderness Act , which includes plans to log some of the county 's most ancient forests , has come under attack from environmentalists who claim that it could result in the permanent destruction of the wilderness . |
| 8 | I doubt whether it could have found its target but the very shape of it in my hands was reassuring . |
| 9 | The course provided tremendous excitement and thanks largely to the 18th hole I doubt whether it could have been topped by any course in the country . |
| 10 | have a chat with you , cos there might be something that you think that it could make , that sort of like , not such a big sort of model |
| 11 | ‘ We think that it could have been in the Holborn Circus area . ’ |
| 12 | Meteorologists warn that it could travel up to 2,000 km , falling over the southern Soviet Union and other eastern European countries if prevailing winds allow . |
| 13 | The decision has drawn protests from environmentalists , who warn that it could have a damaging effect on the Danube valley ecosystem , and the Hungarian government , which views it as a possible infringement of territorial integrity . |
| 14 | Before you tackle the bully , however , evaluate whether it could make matters worse for you . |
| 15 | I was just filling my bowl in the lounge cos somebody said to me to get water in the lounge in a bowl see if it could help me with my breathing , you know . |