Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the new Phoenix King could call on the mighty Dragon-riders of Caledor and the legions of the Phoenix Guard . |
| 2 | And last night the council gave its approval , building work could start within the next few months . |
| 3 | The THES added in an editorial that the withdrawal of CNAA recognition could result in the grave consequence of the closure of an institution in the largest conurbation in Europe without a university : |
| 4 | Foul weather with squally winds put paid to an immediate start on the building so it was several months before the engine strip-down could begin under the new roof . |
| 5 | No doubt , Mr. Deputy Speaker , you will wonder how rail transport could relate to the Scottish bus passengers ' consultative committee . |
| 6 | Finally , the corporation tax liability could differ between the two firms , not just as a result of the above differences , but because one firm has income from abroad , whereas the other does not ; similarly , capital gains tax liabilities can cause reported earnings to differ . |
| 7 | It may be argued that low essential fatty acid intake could account for the diminished long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in severe disease . |
| 8 | Another possible explanation is that alcohol impairs renal sodium excretion ; the resulting sodium retention could contribute to the development of peripheral oedema . |
| 9 | The House of Lords found that the legislation only allowed terms to be attached which related to the use of the site and not to the types of contract the site owner could make with the caravan owners . |
| 10 | The Wizard King could sneer at the games of mortals . |
| 11 | The trading community could suffer from the hazards which war created for shipping or through the destruction of possible export markets . |
| 12 | If any of those specific points that I have listed came up , I believe , on the basis of what my hon. Friend the Minister of State said in his letter , that the local education authority could go into the school . |
| 13 | In an era of affluence , passive acquiescence could suffice ; politically the welfare state could expand on the basis of more for everybody … |
| 14 | An EC-EFTA meeting on Dec. 19 made progress in discussions on the European Economic Area or EEA ( the term now adopted in preference to " European Economic Space " or EES — see pp. 37134 ; 37535 ) , and it was anticipated that these EC-EFTA talks would now reach a conclusion by mid-1992 such that an EEA agreement could go through the various ratification processes and take effect on Jan. 1 , 1993 . |
| 15 | Furthermore , an applicant who had been refused planning permission could appeal to the ministry . |
| 16 | According to ecologists it is impossible to predict the long-term impact of tapping into the area 's subterranean reserve , but ratification of the water district plan could result in the drying up of the natural springs in the Death Valley National Monument in California , destroy verdant valleys throughout the West and kill rare fish species such as the Moapa dace , which has survived since the ice age . |
| 17 | Although in theory sorcery could result in the target 's immediate death , this variety was believed to be difficult and dangerous to carry out . |
| 18 | Perhaps the Veterans News could report on the outcome . |
| 19 | Most Conservative opinion had long been opposed to the system whereby a trade union could contribute to the Labour Party a proportion of each member 's subscription , unless the member specially contracted out . |
| 20 | A WARNING that the Church of Scotland 's parish structure could collapse in the face of threatened cuts in funding has been made in a report to go to the General Assembly in May . |
| 21 | Anticlericalism elsewhere was sometimes simply a matter of anti-Roman pinpricks , as in Great Britain , when agitation arose about aristocratic conversions to Rome and the British Reformation Society could protest to the government over the appointment of a Roman Catholic viceroy of India and a Roman Catholic lord chamberlain . |
| 22 | Brodsky insisted that the state senate could vote on the measure in special session if it wished . |
| 23 | Buckingham Palace could fit inside the areas set aside for underground car-parking at the rear , where the old national football stadium has been turned into the modern equivalent of the royal stables . |
| 24 | ( 4 ) Boosting private health care — It is no coincidence that the services covered originally by the fund were those which the private health sector could compete with the NHS to provide — often on favourable if unfair terms . |
| 25 | Dalglish 's mutli-million pound crusade for a Premier League place could come off the rails if his side do not win . |
| 26 | Her aim to play a leading role and become a radio show personality could lead to the station becoming known as Radio Krabbe , says Germany 's daily Bild newspaper . |
| 27 | and for Mill , representative democracy was the only way democracy could survive in the modern world . |
| 28 | Secondly , the tiles need some support while the adhesive sets ; without it , the whole tiles area could slump down the wall . |
| 29 | On the other hand , repeated reference was made in the debate " to the valuable contribution that assistance for family planning could make to the health of women " . |
| 30 | Sequent was also told the NT client could ship at the end of May , simultaneous with system 's launch at Comdex Spring/Windows World . |