Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] could [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should become purchasing bodies , buying services from whatever hospital or unit could give the best deal . |
| 2 | Of the less well known Indian appointments , a place in the Indian Marine also attracted a number of Scots even though it was based at unpopular Bombay , for it was a service which promoted by seniority , and death from wounds or disease could allow the rapid elevation of a healthy midshipman to a position of command . |
| 3 | It tried to jump off the table and had to be held firmly so that Sophie could freeze the surrounding area before lancing it . |
| 4 | I thought it essential to set out a full precedent for both the agreement and lease , so that readers could see the complete documentation and how I propose to amend it . |
| 5 | A UNDP report released at the congress warned that AIDS could threaten the economic well-being of Asian countries , which by the year 2000 would account for 42 per cent of the world 's projected 100,000,000 cases . |
| 6 | No one except Ramsey could teach the New Testament . |
| 7 | Deepening concern that Labour could form the next government at Westminster provides a potent message for the billboards which other parties , with links to neither of the two main protaganists , can not match : ‘ Vote Kennedy to keep Kinnock out . ’ |
| 8 | Charles felt sure that Daddy could pull the odd string on his daughter 's behalf Sir Lionel Newman put a great deal of money into film production . |
| 9 | There is also the distinct possibility that Joey could take the Regal 600 race , which in the past two years has proved to be the race of the day . |
| 10 | The disruption to the shipping and insurance markets is expected to be limited but British Telecom moved quickly to restore services and provide the affected companies with links to ensure that callers could dial the usual numbers . |
| 11 | It took more optimism than most people could summon to believe that man could renounce the time-honoured outlet of war utterly and at a stroke . |
| 12 | Several years ' experience of manpower planning work in large organisations ( Rolls-Royce and the NHS ) led to the conviction that microcomputers could provide the best solution to many of the problems encountered . |
| 13 | The government believed that BT could reduce the real price of phone calls in subsequent years for two reasons : unusually good opportunities for cost-saving technical advances , and a previous lethargy as a public industry which it was hoped privatization would dispel . |
| 14 | Malraux 's Maisons de Culture , which he established up and down the country after becoming de Gaulle 's Minister of Culture in 1959 were actually a Vichyite idea which came into its own when de Gaulle realised that culture could become the faithful servant of Gaullist grandeur . |
| 15 | A Portuguese Foreign Ministry official said in Lisbon on Feb. 7 that talks could start the following day but would only begin when both sides were prepared to initial documents already on the table . |
| 16 | The Arbitral Tribunal held that Westland could raise the arbitral clause against the member States on the ground that , exceptionally , ‘ those who have not signed an arbitration clause are nevertheless bound by it ’ . |
| 17 | The car approached them and Kelly could see the two men talking animatedly . |
| 18 | He pointed back to the office block , and Cardiff could see the indistinct blurs of the other faces in reception , looking out . |
| 19 | Like all great bureaucratic organizations , inertia and conservatism could sap the genuine pursuit of the original ideals . |
| 20 | For Spengler , this historical progression was a deterministic feature of all cultures , although heroic actions of individuals and peoples could delay the inevitable sequence of the next phase of development . |
| 21 | Thus , with the kids occupied , the local Mums and Dads could enjoy the local brew in the shade of the old tree and listen to the singer . |
| 22 | The young man 's brother wrote to Lord Panmure to see if David could make the best of the situation in which he found himself by obtaining a midshipman 's place . |
| 23 | No French composer in the generation after Fevin and Brumel could disguise the secular flavour of his church music and sometimes Sermisy shows the cloven hoof of the chanson writer , but generally his Masses and motets are more ‘ Netherlandish ’ . |
| 24 | But she also knew that if Jake and Janice could offer the happy home that Jake had promised she would give up her own claim in an instant . |
| 25 | Thanks to Charlie boy , they 'd been able to splash a bit on the wedding and Marilyn could have the white satin and the four bridesmaids she 'd set her heart on . |
| 26 | He was smiling , and Sarella could see the unmistakable signs of triumph on his face . |
| 27 | As is widely observed , rationalist philosophy paved the way for a reexamination of women 's place in society and in the family If Locke could subject the divine right of kings to a critical examination , the rights of husbands were likewise vulnerable to a reasoned critique . |
| 28 | Secondly , it would help if practitioners could understand the different contributions of various types of research . |
| 29 | Secondly , even if man could achieve the impossible and live a perfect life , fulfilling the divine requirements in all particulars , a doctrine of merit would remain unacceptable to the God of the Bible . |
| 30 | And kid could challenge the traditional lamb on the dinner table . |