Example sentences of "could [verb] [art] [noun sg] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One " purple passage " could consign a novel to condemnation , and there was no defence of literary merit . |
| 2 | But the two of them were engulfed in a rush of flames before she could throw the baby to rescuers outside . |
| 3 | ‘ They could catch the ferry to Helsinki . |
| 4 | If that were to be fully reflected in a lower real exchange rate ( the nominal rate adjusted to take account of changes in UK output prices relative to those elsewhere ) , competitiveness would improve significantly and could give a boost to growth . |
| 5 | DEADLY sharks could give a lifeline to cancer victims . |
| 6 | ( Foreign Minister Sani Bako said on Sept. 3 in a letter to the human rights organization Amnesty International that there had been no summary executions , that seven of those arrested had just been released , and that the organization could send a mission to Niger to observe the situation . ) |
| 7 | If you wrote and invited me , I could show the letter to Mummy , and I 'm sure she 'd let me come , because she says I 'm Pale and will lose my looks |
| 8 | When there is a dispute between nations that could bring a threat to peace , the Security Council listens first to all sides of the argument . |
| 9 | Other ladies standing nearby were beginning to take an amused interest in this interchange between the domineering retired school-teacher , who had ruled many of them when they were young , and Donna Frizzell , who could tear a character to pieces in three minutes with her sharp tongue . |
| 10 | It has warned the site could become a danger to players if repairs are not carried out . |
| 11 | The next day Bernard went to talk to Father William , and came home to say yes , it was okay , Ellen could take instruction and , if all went well , could become a convert to Catholicism . |
| 12 | Judge John Petrie said he took account of Wilson 's admissions to police but he could see no alternative to imprisonment , especially since some of the charges involved supplying other people . |
| 13 | He declared that he could see no alternative to perestroika , but he won loud and prolonged applause when he observed that " all manner of rash radicalism , improvisations and dithering have not given us much in five years " . |
| 14 | We could see the ship to Hamburg coming closer . |
| 15 | They went for the throat or the genitals , and the smallest scratch from their long black claws could poison a man to death . |
| 16 | Venturing further afield , you could plan a visit to India , China and the Far East , with a group from the University of the Third Age in association with Saga Holidays , a travel firm which specialises in holidays for the over-60s ( address on page 153 ) . |
| 17 | Denitrification could create a risk to health . |
| 18 | The latest development prompted widespread speculation that the army intended to supervise fresh elections which could favour the return to power of Benazir Bhutto , leader of the Pakistan People 's Party ( PPP ) . |
| 19 | This told me I could have a flight to America , if I was quick , a copy of Flight Stimulator too ! |
| 20 | It 's a very playable game with some teasing puzzles that could take a while to sus out . |
| 21 | I heard all he said to thee … though we could take a boat to France … they go regular . |
| 22 | This route would necessitate only one climb to the ridge above the village , from where it was downhill all the way to Rainbagh , whence I could complete the journey to Naini Tal by car . |
| 23 | More complex arrays of sclerites have an ‘ arm-like ’ structure that could indicate a relationship to echinoderms ( see Fig. 2 ) . |
| 24 | It was as expensive as it looks , but then , Alaa bolero tops do not come at bargain basement prices and in any case who could resist the temptation to pirouette up stairs like this ? |
| 25 | He found that he could pay a compliment to Charles Raven , from whom he was so sadly sundered in spirit , for his book on Religion and Science . |
| 26 | Nobody in the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final could hold a candle to Gunnell 's superb technique , which put her head and shoulders ahead of the field . |
| 27 | Nobody in the Olympic 400 metres hurdles final could hold a candle to Gunnell 's superb technique , which put her head and shoulders ahead of the field . |
| 28 | The fact that very few other girls she knew could hold a candle to Paula did not help much either . |
| 29 | Architectural paint companies tend to change their colours only once every seven to 10 years , so this is seen as a major revamp which could hold the key to Porter 's sales and marketing success for the rest of the century . |
| 30 | Species not yet discovered could hold the answer to world hunger . |