Example sentences of "it could [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A jagged piece of rock , which looks like it could shear a boat in two , looms out of the spray , and disappears . |
| 2 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 3 | If a company can limit its interruption claim to a period of three months rather than three years , it could expect a premium reduction of between 25 and 50 per cent . |
| 4 | The first stage in each investigation was to list the information the committee required before it could reach a valid conclusion . |
| 5 | A visitor or resident may move a small table to suit themselves — it could mean a broken hip for another resident . |
| 6 | He is still receiving treatment and with Canadian international Forrest still sidelined with a stomach muscle problem , it could mean a first team debut for Jason Winters . |
| 7 | If interest rates go down then it could mean a capital gain . |
| 8 | And as well as receiving less herself , it could mean a gradual cash cutback for Princess Anne , Prince Andrew , Prince Edward and Princess Margaret . |
| 9 | It could mean a solution to the food shortages Tanzania always faces , ’ says Ahmed . |
| 10 | It could mean a final saleable item in the marketing department or a sub-assembly in the production department . |
| 11 | With some clients that can be five minutes discussing the house , the garden or a hobby of theirs with others it could mean a short exchange of pleasantries followed by a suggestion to proceed with your intended business . |
| 12 | For one thing , it could absorb a lot of expert resources and the policy gains might not outweigh the costs of investigation in many cases : it could also encourage rent-seeking behaviour . |
| 13 | On other issues , such as nuclear weapons , it could construct a broad enough coalition to determine party policy ( or , at the very least , limit Mr Kinnock 's room for manoeuvre ) . |
| 14 | IT COULD make a great movie . |
| 15 | That means not only that the BA could save money , but that it could make a bob or two by catering for the assembled hacks . |
| 16 | Keir Hardie favoured the general strike , not as an instrument of class struggle and revolution , but because he believed it could make a valuable contribution to maintaining the peace of bourgeois Europe . |
| 17 | It could make a world of difference to your future . |
| 18 | So have a strategy ready — it could make a big difference to how you cope . |
| 19 | If Joseph gave him an exhibition it could make a huge difference to Leary 's reputation , yet she wondered how likely it was that Joseph would help him . |
| 20 | It tried to define more clearly those occasions when it could make a positive and explicit contribution to solving the problems facing local activists rather than just becoming involved in learning-through-doing activities with the latter . |
| 21 | I think it could make a very interesting project . |
| 22 | Other aircraft joined in the fight , and before it could make a second attack the Albatros found itself under attack . |
| 23 | Policies which no doubt David erm Allenby will explain later of Harrogate would suggest that Harrogate Borough is one in this county that feels it could accommodate a strategic site . |
| 24 | It walked sideways on its perch and hunched its shoulders , looking slyly up at her as though it could tell a tale or two , if it chose . |
| 25 | Up against a wall it was happier , as long as it could assume a lateral stance , to mark the edge of its territory with a swathe of clean pile . |
| 26 | ‘ I think it could achieve a great deal , ’ replied Julius . |
| 27 | In working on these activities the class had worked systematically and persistently ; they had collaborated in pairs and groups ; they had identified patterns and structures in the sequences ; they had made predictions and tested them ; they had explained and justified their reasoning to me and to each other ; they had worked practically to understand the sequence and how it could model a real life situation . |
| 28 | I eventually converted it into a feeder rod ( this was in the era before today 's more suitable weapons ) and it could throw a heavy feeder with ease . |
| 29 | After all , the body contains more collagen than any other protein : it should be no surprise that protecting it could do a lot of good . |
| 30 | Müller had ended his report : ‘ If the cross Brückner describes could possibly be the genuine Relic from Kiev Cathedral it could present a serious threat to Soviet stability in the Ukraine . ’ |