Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] could [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to Susan that this could lead to legislation she would n't approve of . |
| 2 | Of the four factors , a confiding tie with a husband or lover was seen to be the most important , in that this could protect against depression whether or not any one of the other three vulnerability factors was present . |
| 3 | But remember that this could result in isolation , at least at first . |
| 4 | Hostels warn that homeless could freeze to death . |
| 5 | ‘ It occurred to me at the time , ’ said Ian carefully , thinking that two could play at infant teaching , ‘ that it was candlelight , not , that is to say ’ — he managed contempt in his tone with no effort at all — ‘ electric light . ’ |
| 6 | doing a rough rule of thumb , and that could increase for example for example the Harrogate provision by a third could n't it ? |
| 7 | We will usually regard theft from the ES as gross misconduct and this could result in summary dismissal and referral to the police for prosecution . |
| 8 | We usually treat physical violence towards others as gross misconduct and this could result in summary dismissal . |
| 9 | Alternatively , laws-of-war considerations can lead to advocacy of the enhanced radiation weapon or neutron bomb , on the grounds that it is aimed specifically to destroy military targets ( Johnson , 1984 , pp. 46–7 ) — but this could lead to pressure for first use of nuclear weapons . |
| 10 | The school librarian may be the person controls the acquisition and borrowing of software and therefore a responsibility to ensure that software which is borrowed is not copied in school , as this could lead to prosecution . |