Example sentences of "that could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And so , resentfully , he learned concepts that could stand him in good stead . |
| 2 | Alternatively , the future may bring chemicals that could protect us from any gas , liquid or radiation , not to mention environments in which future generations may live that will separate them from any hazardous source . |
| 3 | Intel Corp is said to be talking eagerly to anyone with cooling technology that could prevent its Pentiums turning personal computers into desktop microwave ovens . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought it was the sort of injury that could prevent him from fighting again . |
| 5 | He could n't afford anything that could blunt his instincts . |
| 6 | But so far — and this may be what you 're driving at — we have n't found evidence of anything that could explain her murder . ’ |
| 7 | Maybe you would have been safer if you 'd not chosen a career that could involve you with mine . ’ |
| 8 | COLLEAGUES have rallied round to raise money to send blind toddler Leannda Ward , daughter of Courtaulds Fibres employee Chris Ward , to America for operations that could restore her sight . |
| 9 | Some 35% of us weigh over 10% more than we should — for a woman of average height and build that could mean anything from 12lb to 3 or more stone . |
| 10 | So , sometimes we have to do things with horses that could make them anxious , and we have to work at keeping their anxiety level down . |
| 11 | And in their spirit lay the dormant power that could make them proud , free men again ! |
| 12 | She had dark curly hair with no sign of grey , and a certain shyness that could make her manner seem brusque . |
| 13 | A sadness that could make her give up acting for good . |
| 14 | Still prefers to work by himself — a trait of which he is aware , but one that could make him retreat into a bubble when he most needs help . |
| 15 | ‘ It is the one thing that could make my plans go wrong . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ The device looks simple , but it took a long time to find companies that could make it , ’ he says . |
| 17 | Also , too many slow payers and bad debts will shrink capital and profits to levels that could make it hard to stay open for more business . |
| 18 | That kind of damp , chill August day only Blighty can produce , a large , scrubby field , a bill that could make you weep it was so poor . |
| 19 | Masklin was a blur , dodging and weaving between feet that could flatten him . |
| 20 | ONE OF Britain 's most successful offshore construction yards is in with a good chance of winning a major order that could secure its future for a year . |
| 21 | They 're obsessed by the shit out of which we 're shaped ( surgery ) , the shit that could befall us ( horrible accidents ) , the shit in our souls ( the drives and impulses we suppress and expel in order to constitute ourselves as normal , but which sometimes break free in perversion or psychosis ) . |
| 22 | For the man at the centre of the police inquiry will be sitting on the committee that could decide their fate . |
| 23 | His is an example that we should , perhaps , consider carefully in our own day , when occasionally an inherited prejudice or imagined superiority makes us dismiss the religions of people who have followed other venerable and inspiring forms of faith that could revitalise our own tradition . |
| 24 | RCA , in particular , using a non-laser disc system , found that linear movies on disc were simply not sufficiently attractive to consumers to encourage them to buy hardware systems that could do nothing else than playback such movies . |
| 25 | Samy slaps her across the face and storms out , criticizing her for suggesting actions that could cost him his job . |
| 26 | The money men who keep Formula One afloat want to stave off commercial backlashes that could cost them millions of pounds and hard-earned goodwill . |
| 27 | From April 1st anyone found not to have followed guidelines on making VAT claims and payments will be liable to a penalty that could cost them and extra 30% plus interest on any unpaid tax . |
| 28 | At this point in the exercise , the use of the instruments had revealed a number of factors in terms of the requirements of the IPS , and the problems that could affect its implementation and effectiveness . |
| 29 | The principal concern for companies is first that they should be kept in touch with prevailing opinions on environmental issues that could affect them ; second , that any misconceptions on technical or other matters should be corrected . |
| 30 | However the European Commission and most E C governments refute this and contend that legislation is needed to ensure that workers are not kept in the dark about decisions taken elsewhere in the community that could affect their livelihoods . |