Example sentences of "[det] could [vb infin] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 How this could work depends on the nature of the objects concerned .
2 The report suggested that this was the reverse of the settings which would be expected and that this could have contributed to the homing errors .
3 This could have led to the monks experimenting with other herbs in sauces .
4 This could have led to the upwelling of magma , granite emplacement and isostatic uplift through the substitution of hot , low density mantle from the asthenosphere for the cold , dense mantle of the upper lithosphere .
5 Alan was A. That could have contributed to the AB .
6 To maintain continuity , the paper suggests that firms should establish transitional arrangements for the handover : these could include arranging for the new partner to work on the audit team beforehand , and ensuring that other senior staff do not change in the same year .
7 There seems no doubt that molecules such as these could have formed in the seas of the earth at the very beginning of its history .
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