Example sentences of "what could " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the North , the bishops pursued the Irish catholic community 's interests in what could only be called a spirit of ‘ pillarization ’ . |
| 2 | Nice echo too of medieval stained glass , while helping to establish principle of making the utterly new out of the old , the ordinary , the commonplace — what could be more ordinary than fuse-wire ? |
| 3 | And Nicholson 's have not been slow to realise the commercial potential of this classic heritage ; Langford & Williams ' design brief from them was to restore what could be restored and to reinstate in sympathy with the building where necessary . |
| 4 | What could happen if , for example , another pilot raised the leading edge flaps of a large aircraft by mistake ? |
| 5 | What could be happening ? |
| 6 | What could he say ? |
| 7 | What could she do ? |
| 8 | The focus of what could be seen as a heartfelt cry for commercial sanity to be restored to the sport centred upon one simple but now all-consuming issue — money ! |
| 9 | He thus turned what could have been a tragedy into a melodrama , i.e. ‘ a sensational dramatic piece with crude appeals to the emotions ’ ( O.E.D. ) . |
| 10 | What could legitimately be described as ‘ dubious tactics ’ on Malham Cove in the early 70s would have been regarded as quite normal in the early 60s and would be considered style of pathological purity in the 90s . |
| 11 | And if Sonya was to have replied to him , what could she have said ? |
| 12 | So it is not surprising that deconstruction was reduced to what could be easily handled and passed on . |
| 13 | What could rescue the United Airlines deal is the nature of the buyout ; United employees will control 75 per cent of the airline 's voting stock , making it by far the largest employee-owned corporation in the US . |
| 14 | Travelling half-way round the world to run in a race that is two furlongs longer than one taking place in the town where Old Vic is trained seems a rather extreme route away from providing what could have been a thrilling contest . |
| 15 | The play is enlivened by the vicious energy of the performances and by a variety of Irish music and dance which ranges from mournful ballads to the jolliest of jigs , transforming what could have been a dreary harangue into an invigorating ensemble work . |
| 16 | What could I tell the parents about the national curriculum ? |
| 17 | Stock buffo characters Marcellina and Bartolo ( Ann Howard and David Gwynne ) added lightness and comedy to what could be described as a serious interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro , not as effervescent as some would have liked but thoroughly convincing just the same — and one in which the complex ensemble were particularly memorable . |
| 18 | It found that a number of them were ‘ what could be described as pits ’ , according to the Nigerian ambassador , BA Clark , who headed the team and who represents the United Nations Transition Assistance Group ( Untag ) in Angola . |
| 19 | ‘ He said nothing , but what could he say ? |
| 20 | ‘ What could be more democratic than to give people a direct say in these things ? |
| 21 | What could be more arrogant than to deny it to them ? ’ |
| 22 | Pioneers such as Octavia Hill showed what could be done in altering and repairing sub-standard property and in new methods of housing management and rent collection . |
| 23 | In studying a period and a phase in which what could be proved at the time to be shadows were so determinedly pursued , is he after all studying not an aberration , not a deviation from the normal , but the common behaviour of mankind ? |
| 24 | What could eat nothin' more than a couple o' chops … |
| 25 | Wally 's dad had the contract to clear them out , sort out what could be sold off and junk the rest . |
| 26 | What could be more natural ? |
| 27 | What could be the point of life without that great sweeping tail that could scatter the stars across the sky , without the dark rumbling tenderness when they slept together after their soaring adventures . |
| 28 | Just think what could have happened . |
| 29 | Any one of them would love to take away the £1,000 winner 's cheque , won last year by Bristol Amalgamation , but first they 'll have to beat the other hopefuls on what could be a bumper match . |
| 30 | What could a lorry be carrying that its load was so valuable to a thief as to make Hatton 's a feasible reward ? |