Example sentences of "it could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well it could give her something to talk about but she 'll be more worried office experience and how old she is , and all this lot ! |
| 2 | Mummie says it could give me cancer , who cares ? |
| 3 | It could give your family a long-awaited and richly deserved holiday . |
| 4 | Also , it could give my guests time to go off the whole idea . |
| 5 | Task lighting must be combined with general lighting — on its own , it could give you eyestrain . |
| 6 | After all , it could give you invaluable peace of mind , if you ever have to go into hospital . |
| 7 | We 've all heard the warnings — it dries out your skin , you 'll get terrible wrinkles , it could give you cancer . |
| 8 | It was reported on Nov. 30 , 1989 , that the then Hungarian Trade Minister , Tamas Beck had revealed that Hungary was pressing the US to relax COCOM controls so that it could upgrade its telecommunications industry . |
| 9 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 10 | Out went the Lovebooks set up by Miles and John Hopkins ; its new holding company was KNULLAR , which could be , the paper suggested in August , the ‘ Karmic Neo-Universal League for Liberty and Reality ’ ; but to a Swede , It pointed out ‘ it could mean something entirely different ’ — ‘ fuck ’ to be precise . |
| 11 | It could mean him missing the next match as a result . |
| 12 | In itself it could mean nothing ; in regard to him it could mean only that he was mad . |
| 13 | But there is some speculation that it could mean there really is a buyer in the frame . |
| 14 | ‘ Do n't like the sound of that , ’ said Joe , ‘ it could mean I might get damaged and laid up myself . |
| 15 | It could mean you staying away from home but we pay your expenses then okay ? |
| 16 | This leaflet details the main features of the Income & Growth PEP and highlights how it could benefit you . |
| 17 | It could leave you nursing serious injuries . |
| 18 | The District was painfully aware that it could ill-afford his loss , but because of its continuing impecunious position it recognised his services could not be retained . |
| 19 | He put his other arm round her waist and she thought wildly that it could make its own way there by now . |
| 20 | It could make it much easier for the presenter to describe an unusual item , and here perhaps a sample of the article itself might make life even simpler . |
| 21 | That could cause difficulties and if such an inhibition operated which did not apply to other bus companies it could make it difficult for management-employee buy-out teams to raise funds . |
| 22 | It is an important test , for impotence will not only be a poor recommendation of Community cohesion ; it could make it all the more difficult to stem the tide of bloody anarchy that could so easily engulf large tracts of Europe which we recently rejoiced to see set free . |
| 23 | Natalie Merchant 's voice — so emotive it could make you like a song about King Of The Gits Jack Kerouac and feel sorry for the little bunny rabbits that we cruelly kill for a laugh — rose through songs which flew and were simultaneously ecstatic and melancholy . |
| 24 | But going there could … ’ he paused , and then said angrily , ‘ it could ruin me . ’ |
| 25 | You read it in the papers : it could ruin you for life , witnessing a murder . |
| 26 | But if the police handle things badly it could ruin my client 's reputation and start a lot of unwelcome investigation . |
| 27 | It could ruin your entire life . |
| 28 | ‘ It could ruin your electrics ! ’ |
| 29 | STEVE AGNEW played just eight minutes in Portsmouth 's 4–0 win over Tranmere , and it could land him a permanent move to Fratton Park . |
| 30 | But it could land them with a court bill of up to £200 if they 're stopped by the police . |