Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] could [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With one blow I could wipe that expression and the flesh that paints it right from their skulls . |
| 2 | With electrification I could achieve this goal . |
| 3 | When I got used to the light I could see two men sitting grinning at me . |
| 4 | It was a hazardous undertaking : everyone thought of the nitrogen mustards as dangerous compounds which could destroy vital cells in many organs . |
| 5 | One of the possible catching methods which could bear most fruit was , he added , long-lining , once universal along the Scottish coasts and mostly abandoned . |
| 6 | In particular his concern with social benefit and social cost ( the costs of ill-health fall on the community , not just the individual ) , the view that welfare spending should be regarded as a social investment which could increase national productivity and efficiency and his technocratic approach to solving social problems are all typically Fabian . |
| 7 | Clearly , this is a programme which could command considerable support , but its development has been impeded by several problems . |
| 8 | They were described as designed to disadvantage the fledgling opposition parties which could expect substantial support from West German sister parties . |
| 9 | AN ATTEMPT to create the world 's biggest chicken curry — a one-tonne monster which could feed 10,000 diners — will be made on Saturday . |
| 10 | He said he would not remove an alleged anomaly which could allow self-employed people to avoid the effect of Labour 's proposed abolition of the upper earnings limit on National Insurance contributions . |
| 11 | Despite new regulations , there are still plenty of materials in most homes which could produce lethal fumes if fire broke out . |
| 12 | This will be routinely tested at your antenatal visits for pregnancy diabetes and the presence of proteins which could indicate that pre-eclampsia is developing . |
| 13 | Here , it seems , we have a current example of Britain needing to conceive of savagery belonging to outsiders , not a part of British civilisation but an external force which could undermine British institutions unless repressed . |
| 14 | The steward was not left to mourn that his bottles found no custom : there was treating and return treating , and one humble Highlander who could sing Gaelic songs was made the sink into which was poured the spirits bought by sundry odd pence ; and , to the satisfaction of those who deem it a noble accomplishment the filling a man drunk , this Celt was brought into that pitiable condition , and manifested the power of the spirits over his brain in rather a curious way , — he was for kissing all round . |
| 15 | Middlesbrough are the only side who could pip in-form Leicester for second spot . |
| 16 | The staff might have been helped by an outsider who could question those things that teachers generally take for granted ( for instance , by asking what they meant by their habitual use of the term ‘ bright children ’ ) , or who could suggest an appropriate range of evaluative techniques . |
| 17 | Were we not concerned with a historical religion we could settle such matters as to who might be the ministers in the religion ( if indeed there were to be any ) on a priori ethical grounds . |
| 18 | From our research we could do six shows . |
| 19 | This delineation of labourism is ideal-typical ; in practice it could exhibit contradictory tendencies . |
| 20 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 21 | In a few months he could leave those rooms over the shop and the shop itself for ever . |
| 22 | In the event of serious damage to the building which could take 6 months or more to repair , consideration should be given to renting a property on a short term basis . |
| 23 | The interviewer is trying to find out if you left your last job for reasons which could pose similar problems if you came to work with his/her firm . |
| 24 | Bush is so certain that he 's lost The Big Three he has stopped campaigning there , concentrating on a dozen battleground states which could go either way . |
| 25 | We mean to work out ways of using new course structures , perhaps with part-time study , new ways of teaching and an innovative approach to university admission which could enable more people from Birmingham and the West Midlands to benefit from their local university . |
| 26 | Mr d'Ancona says much of the monitoring work done in Glasgow is geared to identifying projects which could yield future orders for supply companies which officials will alert by phone as soon as a trade lead is spotted . |
| 27 | They 've also applied for a licence to hold all-nighters in premises adjacent to Quadrant Park which could hold 4,000 people . |
| 28 | The new law will carry a sentence which could average two years in jail , ‘ designed not just to be a deterrent but to instil new respect for the rule of law ’ . |
| 29 | The clippings are being hailed as the unlikely source for a new drug which could save many women 's lives . |
| 30 | When I drew near the village I could see two girls sitting on the parapet of the little bridge . |