Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [conj] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these circumstances membership of a CU may result in large scale unemployment which could persist until the appropriate restructuring of the industrial base takes place . |
| 2 | It could make that the central point of its election manifesto if it is so profoundly excited by it . |
| 3 | You could guarantee that the welcoming line would be ‘ Oh ! |
| 4 | He could sense that the old man was deeply troubled . |
| 5 | No physical remedy could succeed unless the spiritual remedy had first been applied . |
| 6 | I am fortified in this view by consideration of what could result if the local authority were right . |
| 7 | When the sister was summoned up and said it was her grave had been dug , he realised there was nothing more he could do and the whole thing was adjourned to the community centre for a couple of hours while big men with shovels rather grudgingly got to work . ’ |
| 8 | Although there is no mention of it on the map , I could swear that the tiny loch has a crannog in it . |
| 9 | If people could see that the extra tax was going to a fund to improve public transport , they would be happier to pay it . |
| 10 | Her face was cast downwards but even in the half-light you could see that the poor girl looked terrified . |
| 11 | And , at last , Cardiff could see that the mutated horror on the stairs was not the thing from the wrecked car , not the thing that had been Barbara 's brother from 1964 . |
| 12 | When she looked up at him and smiled , he could see that the dangerous edge of last night 's exhaustion had been blunted . |
| 13 | Sally-Anne could see that the good doctor , as she had naughtily begun to call him , was going to take a great deal of delight in mercilessly teasing her about Mr Sands . |
| 14 | I could see that the old bull was not going to be forced to drink , and he protested by coming after my father-in-law who made for the post . |
| 15 | But when she got closer , she could see that the old woman 's colour was feverish and the hands held out in welcome were trembling . |
| 16 | All he really wanted was to be next to O ; and you could see that the whole time he was listening , watching . |
| 17 | Out of the corner of his eye Amiss could see that the single bookshelf seemed to contain mainly school stories and adventure yarns . |
| 18 | Siegfried was already seated and I could see that the little triumph of the morning had cheered him . |
| 19 | They emerged from the trees , and Riven could see that the open space before the river was alive with the great grey-furred beasts and their cold eyes . |
| 20 | Stuart could see that the red car was going to turn back . |
| 21 | In the worst passages of his despair , Tuck could believe that the little bugger had learned to be a maverick from his father . |
| 22 | Of course , a farm worker could acknowledge that the obverse side of squirearchal autocracy could be a benevolent concern for his own welfare and this could confer a sense of security and harmony on class relationships which could be extremely durable . |
| 23 | But there was a limit to what Mr Aczel , the party 's ideologist , could tolerate and the gradual thaw was frequently punctuated with repressive measures against those who fell out of line . |
| 24 | But that could change if the rugged midfielder , suspended from domestic football , is called into action for Crusaders ' UEFA Cup first round first leg match against Swiss aces Servette on Tuesday night . |
| 25 | And since every table in the application has triggers for primary and foreign keys and last update id and data information , he thinks 80% could go if the promised integrity enhancements features work . |
| 26 | And since every table in the application has triggers for primary and foreign keys and last update ID and data information , he thinks that 80% could go if the promised integrity enhancement features work . |
| 27 | Now all that could end if The European Parliament has its way … and that worries local cheesemaker Jo Hale . |
| 28 | ‘ Those visitors of hers always make such a lot of noise ! ’ could mean that the old gentleman wants to take his nap ; but it could also mean he feels left out and would welcome something to do . |
| 29 | He could tell that the young man was near to coming , but would not dare until Vashinov allowed him to . |
| 30 | You could tell that the real reason people came into the shop was to hang out . |