Example sentences of "but it could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 've had to chop and change on a regular basis this season , but it could hold us in good stead because when everyone is fit again , we 'll know we have people who can operate well in different positions . ’ |
| 2 | But it could cost them more than they make . |
| 3 | Ignorance may be blissful , but it could bring you both a nasty shock when the subject does come up . |
| 4 | But it could land them with a court bill of up to £200 if they 're stopped by the police . |
| 5 | It may not help us to catch more fish , but it could help us to understand why we have n't when we feel we ought to have . |
| 6 | So it helps first of all when you 're setting up the spreadsheet I suppose you can create one formula then copy it instead of having to edit each one individually , erm but later on you might accidentally or maybe deliberately in some cases overtype a cell and er if you have to put it back again and what you probably do is copy it from the adjacent cell and then you have to study the formula to try and understand it , and then edit it if it was n't the copyable formula and , er it may take a little time to edit it but it could take you a lot longer to understand it . |
| 7 | So er , it only takes you a second to er copy from an adjacent cell but it could take you a minute or two to get that formula working again if it 's not copyable , erm , it would probably only takes you an extra few seconds er when you 're actually building the formula to make it , copyable in the first place so it 's well worth investing a few extra seconds up front to save you maybe a minute or so later on . |
| 8 | There 's nowhere else for the adventurers to go , of course , but it could buy them time to use curative spells , potions , and suchlike . |