Example sentences of "could [verb] [art] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such occasions , when he could worship the Saint in question on his or her ( he had no sexual bias in these matters ) day , in a church dedicated to him or her , in an atmosphere of tallow and incense , surrounded by flickering shadows and gorgeous vestments dimly perceived — these were the red — letter days of Mr Makepeace 's life . |
| 2 | A recurrent criticism of historical approaches in physical geography up to the 1950s was that they had insufficient knowledge of environmental processes to fall back upon which could enhance the understanding of landscape . |
| 3 | Marlborough 's campaigns have commanded the admiration of military analysts ; his successes showed that Britain could conduct a war on land , and made it clear that the balance of power would be maintained and Louis XIV would not be able to establish France as the dominant power in western Europe in the way that had seemed probable in the 1680s . |
| 4 | Mr Singleton knew other talented people , among them an extremely obliging fellow who could treat a sheet of notepaper to give it the feel and appearance of age , and could also produce ink of a quality used in the past . |
| 5 | If it was widespread and intensive , and involved the building of raised planting platforms on a large scale , as some archaeologists have suggested , it could explain the growth of population in lowland areas during the Classic period . |
| 6 | This may be because of a decreased gall stone disease rate , which could explain the decrease in pancreatitis discharges in women . |
| 7 | If APGPR were a satiety signal and the urine concentrations mirrored circulating blood concentrations , then the late appearance of APGPR in the circulation could explain the loss of appetite control in these morbidly obese patients . |
| 8 | Even the identity of the chairman could affect the likelihood of success . |
| 9 | In common with most of his contemporaries , he comprehended few methods by which governments could affect the total of demand . |
| 10 | The Post Office said it was ‘ disappointed ’ and warned that any change could affect the delivery of mail . |
| 11 | If enough acetaldehyde passed into the blood , it might alter the oxygen-carrying ability of the blood , and this could affect the amount of oxygen reaching the brain . |
| 12 | One " purple passage " could consign a novel to condemnation , and there was no defence of literary merit . |
| 13 | If you fit the bill you could earn a lot of money . |
| 14 | You could earn a lot of money . |
| 15 | If the bizarre characters were favoured by female choice , or in male competition , they could be maintained even if they decreased the viability of their bearers : the advantage in sexual success could compensate the disadvantage in viability . |
| 16 | One could experience a sense of ecstasy at the disclosure of nature 's secrets and a sense of the sublime in contemplating its works . |
| 17 | For instance , small practices which rely heavily on local demand could experience a period of decline if , owing to regional factors , reduced investment occurred in the locality . |
| 18 | However , when you move into your new house you could reestablish a garden of remembrance , a stone plaque or a special plant . |
| 19 | If he heard this conversation he could throw a writ for slander at me . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Is there anywhere near here where we could get some bread and cheese ? ’ asked Breeze , thinking that at this moment she could eat a dog-biscuit with gusto . |
| 21 | For example , research in composites , polymers and other new materials could aid a range of engineering industries . |
| 22 | Another objective of this investigation was to determine the extent to which collocations taken from one domain could aid the recognition of text taken from another . |
| 23 | It is difficult to see what other aeroplane could deliver the combination of ruggedness , economy of operation , short-field capability and safety that this unusual aircraft can . |
| 24 | Understanding that thought could influence the body for good or ill was part of their diagnostic practice . |
| 25 | If Cornhill could influence the outcome of Test Cricket , it would have been its patriotic duty to have done so by now . |
| 26 | Many of them had had sex with other gays , but few of them had accepted that you could make a way of life out of it . |
| 27 | Prefaced by an ‘ urgent remonstrance ’ to the gentlemen of England , warning them that the young Queen Victoria 's announcement of her intention to marry Prince Albert may lead to great numbers of her female subjects taking a similar nuptial initiative owing to Leap Year of 1840 ( traditionally a woman could make a proposal of marriage only in a leap year ) . |
| 28 | A trawler-owning ancestor of mine bought the island , apparently convinced he could make a go of farming in a place surround by his beloved sea . ’ |
| 29 | He could also shorten the period in which residents could make a claim for compensation and alter the cost of a survey of buildings outside the protected property area . |
| 30 | ‘ We always figured we could n't afford ads , but we could make a lot of noise ’ , says Miles . |