Example sentences of "could [adv] [vb infin] [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Questions of construction may be involved on what is said in Parliament and I can not see how if the rule is modified in this way the parties ' legal advisers could properly come to court without having looked to see whether there was anything in the Hansard Report on the Bill which could assist their case . |
| 2 | It is hoped that some 6,000 organisations could eventually benefit from involvement with the project . |
| 3 | Managers could perhaps arrange for practitioners to be allocated specific time in which to develop a clinical teaching role , enabling them to improve their skills and abilities and to return to the ward or practice area with renewed enthusiasm . |
| 4 | Trie tried to persuade Sue to ask er them if the they could all change to Word at work . |
| 5 | The fact that the Erne outfit could only draw with Armagh on Sunday last despite having home advantage does not lessen McCabe 's optimism as he anticipates this week-end 's replay at the Athletic Grounds . |
| 6 | A Help the Aged spokesman confirms the charity could only move into television with Eagle Star help . |
| 7 | The Padre was very weak now , and could only move from place to place if someone helped him . |
| 8 | It will be noted that section 37(3) refers to ‘ assets located within that jurisdiction ’ , a reference which reflects , but does not directly confirm , the understanding of the position which prevailed in 1981 , that an injunction could only attach to assets within England and Wales . |
| 9 | She could only watch in horror from the street as a local man and soldiers battled bravely to save four-year-old Stacey and two-year-old Ciara from the blaze . |
| 10 | Manager Graeme Souness 's touchline ban meant he could only watch in anguish from the directors ' box . |
| 11 | But suddenly she was doubly shaken , and could only stare in astonishment at the tall , lean , aristocratic-looking man who had rounded that same corner in time to see all that had happened . |
| 12 | Like her father Elizabeth could only pay for war by resorting to forced loans , benevolences , and various other devices that proved unpopular in the long run , although , to her credit , she never debased the coinage . |
| 13 | There was a lot of noise , much broken glass and Bernard and Laura could only guess with horror at the disreputable behaviour until they found evidence on the lawn the following morning . |
| 14 | The frustration of what she could only identify as love for him , plus the fact that she 'd given herself to him so completely , mixed with her suspicion that he was still using her in some way to further his own undisclosed purposes , had engendered a turmoil of emotions within her , among which , she was ashamed and horrified to realise , lurked a certain impulse to exercise violence on his person . |
| 15 | A general in the regular army , he could only serve as lieutenant-colonel of the Sussex militia . |
| 16 | Furniture manufacturers could only operate under licence to the government and most of their products were designated for the defence of the realm . |
| 17 | ( vi ) If the court should hold that a right to sue in libel must be allowed to a local government authority , then , in the alternative , this court should , in extending the law of libel to permit actions by a local authority , impose particular restrictions or limitations upon the cause of action , namely that a local authority could only sue for libel upon proof of special damage ; and that the council would be required to prove both the falsity of the allegation and that it was published maliciously . |
| 18 | She could only look on Roirbak as some kind of doctor who would be dealing with her intimately shortly . |
| 19 | Yet Moore did not think value could only occur in relation to human experience . |
| 20 | Although maybe not too daunting in light observation aircraft such as Piper L–4s , as these could already operate with ease from small fields and open spaces , there would be no advantage in using a large and unwieldy centrifugal launcher . |
| 21 | NINE Darlington secondary schools could soon benefit from courses in food hygiene , according to the borough council . |
| 22 | A dramatic increase in the prison population means the old Oxford prison could soon reopen under control from Bullingdon . |
| 23 | Er Chairman I 'm perhaps I could also suggest that we change the word suggested erm because that i i it , perhaps you are looking for something slightly stronger erm er so it could just say in accordance with paragraphs two four to two nine or the points made in paragraph two point |
| 24 | He gave warning that complacency could easily result in slippage of standards and loss of sensitivity to the complex needs of children and their families . |
| 25 | As the hon. and learned Member for Burton said , that reversal could easily lead to miscarriages of justice that we could sort out now . |
| 26 | Confusion between the sources of faunal diversity could easily lead to mistakes in interpreting its meaning . |
| 27 | Even if she is not someone who could easily enter into discussions of this nature , in which her feelings are explored , it is possible that she could benefit considerably from advice and comfort delivered to her in a less personal way through the pages of a book . |
| 28 | They may not be used extensively now , but countries could easily turn to halons as a replacement for some CFCs . |
| 29 | Page references were necessary for this so that pupils could quickly move from purpose to information . |
| 30 | Unfortunately , both circumstances particularly highlighted skills which were difficult to acquire or monitor and could hardly act as evidence on the nature of thought . |