Example sentences of "and [conj] it could [verb] " in BNC.

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1 She saw at once what was happening to her and to Rose , and where it could lead them both .
2 It seems reasonable to think that The Facts is imagined , and that it could promote a benevolent view of the literal or faithful — as opposed to the fantastically transgressive — imagination , which may or may not , in any given case , be directly concerned with the facts of the author 's own life .
3 Kidd reflects that at the time he was not given the unqualified support by other members of P-E who felt that the search approach was still inappropriate for a consulting firm with resident consultants on client premises and that it could injure the firm 's consulting practice .
4 They were people who thought It was important — and that it could make money .
5 Reviewing the latest research on the greenhouse effect , the working group confirmed its previous conclusions that average global temperatures would rise by between 0.2 and 0.5 degrees centigrade per decade , but decided that its previous " best guess " of a 0.3 degree rise might be too high , and that it could take until 2030 , rather than 2025 , for global temperatures to rise by a full degree .
6 It confirmed its previous conclusions that average global temperatures would rise by between 0.2 and 0.5 degrees centigrade per decade , but decided that its previous " best guess " of a 0.3 degree rise might be a little too high , and that it could take until 2030 , rather than 2025 , for temperatures to rise by a full degree .
7 I have already had countless phone calls and letters from Rugby World & Post readers asking about the law of repeated infringement and if it could apply to a team as well as an individual player .
8 Sotheby 's was selected because the auction house could move faster than the Public Library , the original lender-to-be , and because it could offer a ‘ very favourable ’ interest rate , which neither of the parties will disclose .
9 The Huyghes immediately announced they were bringing charges on two counts because the communiqué constituted a violation of professional secrecy and because it could influence legal investigations .
10 Behind him there was a crescendo of applause , and before it could stop the guards were ushering the members of that sinister audience to their rooms .
11 Other aircraft joined in the fight , and before it could make a second attack the Albatros found itself under attack .
12 Sydney had some way to go before it was released from the burden of compulsive immigration , and before it could present to the world a face that was uniquely its own .
13 The wedding had to be postponed because she became ill , and before it could take place , the King dissolved Parliament and revoked its laws .
14 Butt what 's at stake is whether the Independent has to raise capital again , and whether it could do so without someone else taking control .
15 The kind of questions that might be asked in the context are whether the proposal could have wide effects beyond the immediate locality , whether it could give rise to regional or national controversy and whether it could conflict with national policy .
16 Have you any idea what sort of people could have taken this and when it could have happened ?
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