Example sentences of "could it [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or could it ignite ? |
| 2 | ‘ What could it feed on ? ’ |
| 3 | Could it triumph , with its Galileos , Einsteins , Picassos , Beethovens and Aristotles — thinkers and seers of Pacific origin , who will one day come to imprint their views and creations as firmly as did their Mediterranean and Atlantic forebears ? |
| 4 | What part of your syllabus could it link in to ? |
| 5 | ‘ If it 's affecting swans , could it affect other wildlife species and even human beings ? ’ |
| 6 | Take an honest look at your kitchen — could it do with a revamp ? |
| 7 | What harm could it do ? |
| 8 | What good could it do ? ’ |
| 9 | What harm could it do ? ’ |
| 10 | — how could it do her any harm |
| 11 | What harm could it do to play this little game another few minutes ? |
| 12 | Mm , she could it rent |
| 13 | Could it explain why the pub was so quiet ? |
| 14 | Only then could it move on to establish a free common market . |
| 15 | What new trap could it lay for him ? |
| 16 | Well if it 's if it was very hot could it could it melt the plastic ? |
| 17 | What terrible news could it contain ? |
| 18 | How could it enable pupils to contest their lives ? |
| 19 | What could it mean ? |
| 20 | What could it mean ? |
| 21 | What could it mean ? |
| 22 | What could it mean ? |
| 23 | How could it mean anything else ? |
| 24 | After all , what difference could it make ? |
| 25 | Nevertheless the Church could not preserve men 's minds from modern heresy ; it failed in the campaign to exclude ‘ dangerous ’ books nor could it prevent the influence of contacts established by Aranda and others with the French intellectuals . |
| 26 | What could it matter ? |
| 27 | If so , where could it hide ? |
| 28 | How could it exclude every other smell , in open country on a south wind ? |
| 29 | How could it go so quickly ? |
| 30 | When Liz came downstairs again to her party , after a ritual exchange ( how could her sister bear such intercourse ? how could it go on ? ) she found that she had lost her velocity . |