Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] could [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car tax was having a very negative effect on car sales and taken together the Chancellor 's proposals could have a positive impact on consumer confidence . ’ |
| 2 | The brook was swollen and Hazel 's ears could distinguish the deeper , smoother sound , changed since the day before . |
| 3 | I might struggle to hold fast to my course , to become just another off-the-peg person dangling on the idiomatic hook ( line and sinker ) , my voting habits purely a function of minute alterations in fiscal policy , but a moment 's relaxation could have a jolting impact . |
| 4 | On Oct. 29 , however , Kim declared that he would not enter the contest , leading to speculation that he had bowed to pressure from Roh , whose administration had worked closely with Daewoo and who was known to be concerned that Kim 's intervention could split the conservative vote and thereby allow Kim Dae Jung to win the election . |
| 5 | The girl 's father could make no further objection , so the two of them were married directly , and went to live in the forest . |
| 6 | UK paperbackers argue that the implications of Books Etc 's complaint could mean no less than that UK paperbackers should effectively hand over the continental market to the Americans . |
| 7 | Darley 's suspension could prove a major blow in his quest to ride 100 winners in a season for the first time his 16 year career . |
| 8 | Guy's/St Thomas 's Hospital could become the second major centre , although it faces competition from the Royal Brompton/Chelsea and Westminster for the provision of paediatric cardiac services , and from St George 's linked to the Royal Marsden ( Sutton ) for cancer services . |
| 9 | Even in their middle-age , however , Anita 's children could have a deep interest in the terms of her will . |
| 10 | DRUGS taken from a stolen doctor 's bag could form a lethal cocktail if taken together , police said yesterday . |
| 11 | The girl 's mother could face a criminal charge of wilfully neglecting the child under the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , which carries a maximum penalty of ten years ' imprisonment . |
| 12 | Perhaps most importantly , a clear statement of the Government 's interest could do a great deal to improve industry 's poor image in the eyes of the media and of young people , a factor which has made a major contribution to our failure as a nation to make the best of our reserves of natural talent . |
| 13 | And the news has been met with great excitement by scientists in Liverpool who say their colleagues ' work could provide the missing pieces in the puzzle . |
| 14 | The news has caused great excitement among scientists in Liverpool , who say their Edinburgh colleagues ' work could provide the missing pieces of the puzzle . |
| 15 | The philanthropic General Oglethorpe intended it initially as a place where people released from debtors ' prison could make a fresh start in life . |
| 16 | But the appeal is also of importance for the future of the law of restitution , since the decision of your Lordships ' House could have a profound effect upon the structure of this part of our law . |
| 17 | Two per cent insanity could go a long , long way . |