Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Where they did not , different rules could apply within the EC and EFTA . |
| 2 | Or he could sell most of his land to Mr Big and his house and a few acres could fall into the hands of a merchant banker who wants somewhere quiet with a paddock for the daughter 's ponies . |
| 3 | All are agreed , however , that it is the nature of the ‘ matter ’ which is important , and it was recognised early in the history of the Hague Conventions on Civil Procedure that some civil or commercial matters could arise in the context of an administrative jurisdiction . |
| 4 | Nieuport fighter in the spring of 1916 , at Verdun , that the French pilots could compete with the Germans on anything like equal terms . |
| 5 | The amount of hot air likely to be generated over the 12 days could trigger off the kind of chain reaction that global warming scientists only refer to in hushed tones . |
| 6 | Industry analysts say long term growth in technical areas could wither without the lure of profits tomorrow for spending on research today . |
| 7 | By one estimate , 600,000 of these economic refugees could come across the border . |
| 8 | Individual authors could write on the decline of national intelligence but public debate did not necessarily lead to action . |
| 9 | Those from tropical countries could suffer from the cold in winter unless their shelters provide a draughtproof , warm and dry habitat for them . |
| 10 | Such movements could add to the downward spiral which the poorer productivity countries would experience from the SEM programme . |
| 11 | The duration of the very short-term financing which central banks could draw through the EMCF was increased to three and a half months ( an increase of one month ) . |
| 12 | A new opportunity for such changes could come in the current review of the board by its chairman , Andrew Large . |
| 13 | In the modern period such stalemates could occur in the struggles of the bourgeoisie to break the grip of the feudal aristocracy under an ancien régime , or in the struggles of the proletariat in an industrial society to destroy capitalist control . |
| 14 | The appointment of Article 11 Tutors and the blurring of distinctions between Chapter II and Chapter III provision in rural areas meant that university extra-mural departments could encroach upon the earlier explicitly legitimate function of the WEA as the main organiser of student demand through its branch structure . |
| 15 | Provisional agreement has also been reached to open terminals at a further six Sainsbury sites and future negotiations could lead to the service becoming available at several other stores . |
| 16 | European banks could stay at the top for longer than their predecessors . |
| 17 | Small animals could live off the whisps of yellow grass that persisted in growing , and large animals could live off the small animals . |
| 18 | A head of black silky hair came very slowly over the top of the rail until two dark cherry-like eyes could see over the top . |
| 19 | Not wishing to be a pansy , I stepped up my pace too , but I was no match for the male legs I was pursuing since both of my spindly little limbs could fit into the right leg of his breeches . |
| 20 | UNCTAD 's annual report on the least developed countries ( LDCs ) , issued on Feb. 11 , said that these countries could benefit from the new international situation and especially from the settlement of long-standing conflicts , which would permit resources to be diverted from military purposes and the care of refugees to improve economic prospects . |
| 21 | Unless they show an unprecedented degree of self-discipline , the economic disappointment of the past dozen years could slide past the point of no return . |
| 22 | Local conditions must go a long way to explaining why some villages were vulnerable to enclosure and others were not , and these variations could occur within the limits of a single shire . |
| 23 | If the train were late , then these passengers could repair to the hotel which would almost certainly have been provided near by to eat , drink , or rest . |
| 24 | Because of the rigorous nature of fasting and bowel preparations before surgical resection of tumours , it seemed possible that these procedures could contribute to the hypocholesterolaemiac state . |
| 25 | All three processes could contribute to the adaptedness of the nest-building . |
| 26 | Various combinations of these factors could weigh against the surface indications of a decrease in incidence or of an imminent decrease in prevalence . |
| 27 | These peripheral pharmacokinetic changes could account for the beneficial motor effects of Ro 40-7592 administered with levodopa . |
| 28 | And science itself might be seen as an instrument of religious union in that all parties could agree on the existence of a Creator whose power was visible in nature . |
| 29 | The idea is among those that have been taken over successfully into the theory of evolution by John Maynard Smith , who has shown why the evolutionarily stable strategy in a given situation may not be the strategy that would bring most benefit to every individual — the catch being that the only way all individuals could benefit from the best possible strategy , is for all to agree to pursue that strategy . |
| 30 | These latter changes could contribute to the increased glandular content of digestive enzymes observed after ethanol feeding and may predispose the gland to autodigestion . |