Example sentences of "that [adj] could [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she placed the obstacle of her nose between Anwar and Changez so that neither could get at the other . |
| 2 | The eukaryotic cell was formed , perhaps 2 billion years ago , when several kinds of bacteria joined forces because of the benefits that each could obtain from the others . |
| 3 | He made numerous studies of insects , believing that this could lead to the production of useful materials and to ways of controlling insect pests . |
| 4 | Fisheries officials believe that this could result in the rivers being permanently lacking in some species of fish , and this in turn poses a serious threat to the fishing communities on the river banks . |
| 5 | Streat asked MacArthur for his views on trade with China to which the general replied that an increase in trade between Japan and mainland China would not occur immediately but that he was convinced that this could occur within the next four or five years . |
| 6 | It was unbelievable that this could happen in the 20th century . |