Example sentences of "it could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed , it could represent the worst environmental disaster that Western Europe has known this century . |
| 2 | It could represent the manipulation of the antecedents that lead to Keith getting Amy 's food . |
| 3 | It could represent an investment in an R & D department . |
| 4 | A jagged piece of rock , which looks like it could shear a boat in two , looms out of the spray , and disappears . |
| 5 | Over the long term , if Britain saved more it could grow faster . |
| 6 | But I feel it could grow on me , and I like it . |
| 7 | It was not until 1961 , when he settled in a village , that he realized just how big it could grow . |
| 8 | I marvelled that it could last , for I thought it might have crumbled to nothing , it was so small . |
| 9 | It could last for an hour or a day or days , rising and falling . |
| 10 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 11 | Task lighting must be combined with general lighting — on its own , it could give you eyestrain . |
| 12 | It raised the more general and important question whether the determination of a statutory tribunal with a limited jurisdiction could give rise to issue estoppel at all , or only to cause of action estoppel ; in other words , whether it could give rise to an estoppel for all purposes or only for the limited purpose for which the jurisdiction to make the determination was conferred . |
| 13 | It could give your family a long-awaited and richly deserved holiday . |
| 14 | After all , it could give you invaluable peace of mind , if you ever have to go into hospital . |
| 15 | If Philippe knew of — or even suspected — the existence of this story , this would have been adequate reason to abolish a powerful movement whose knowledge of it could give the descendants of the Merovingians excuse to usurp the throne , claiming direct lineage from Christ . |
| 16 | Also , it could give my guests time to go off the whole idea . |
| 17 | We were also aware that ‘ TTT ’ began to be in danger of becoming yet another over-used and under-defined primary slogan and all kinds of claims were being made for its educational efficacy for children simply because of the novelty , stimulus and enjoyment which it could give to their teachers . |
| 18 | We 've all heard the warnings — it dries out your skin , you 'll get terrible wrinkles , it could give you cancer . |
| 19 | Mummie says it could give me cancer , who cares ? |
| 20 | The kind of questions that might be asked in the context are whether the proposal could have wide effects beyond the immediate locality , whether it could give rise to regional or national controversy and whether it could conflict with national policy . |
| 21 | It could give a whole new meaning to DROP-in centres and old folks ' CLUBS and mean that for once the social workers wo n't be criticised for making a balls-up … or down . |
| 22 | Eventually it could give thousands of jobless youngsters , who may otherwise have turned to crime , the chance of a well-paid job or a better future . |
| 23 | Well it could give her something to talk about but she 'll be more worried office experience and how old she is , and all this lot ! |
| 24 | It could give and take away the rights of states to alter currencies and problems , but handled correctly it can be dealt with properly . |
| 25 | erm it does n't give an answer , but if you could the only answer it could give is that what my tables say is wrong . |
| 26 | Mr McFall held up a penknife with a three-inch blade and said it could exact terrible injuries and that post-mortem examinations last year at the department of forensic medicine and science at Glasgow University showed that in 18 out of 31 stabbings , the wound was three inches or less . |
| 27 | Possibly the greatest fear one might have is that , because the lesson is relatively unstructured , it could grind to a halt . |
| 28 | Westland claimed it could rely upon the arbitral clause within the contract to bring an action for breach of contract against both the Organisation and the member States . |
| 29 | ‘ In theory , it could trigger the repayment of every other facility we have . |
| 30 | It could expect to defeat a lesser power like Argentina , but taking on Communist China was unthinkable . |