Example sentences of "could [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 2 | If he , Neil , was content to leave the house unwatched by day , and to spend his time looking at rocks on the broch island , then I could stay indoors with a clear conscience , and wait for the rainstorm to pass . |
| 3 | This reading of the effect of the " fabliau entelechy " on religious imagery can also be applied to what appears as a singularly stark , socially satirical statement in this tale , the concluding lines to the portrait of Alison : These could focus critically on the selfish pleasure-taking of lords with town " wenches " , whom yeomen of lower status have to wed . |
| 4 | Whatever the impact of the Gulf , America 's deteriorating economy suggests that the dollar could fall further in the short run . |
| 5 | If you could qualify either for a reduced pension of your own or a dependant 's addition , the higher of the two would be paid . |
| 6 | With him timing the lines , the star could concentrate just on the emotional truth of his acting , and the result was very powerful . |
| 7 | A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today . |
| 8 | These could supervene powerfully in the individual personality — as they evidently did in that of Akhenaten — but , more frequently perhaps , these psychopathological tendencies could manifest themselves in the culture of the agricultural society , perhaps as fire-festivals ( with attendant witch-delusions ) or as full-blown cults of solar-imperial megalomania . |
| 9 | Average cereal prices were seriously higher after 1760 than they had been in the early eighteenth century so there was less fluctuation around the breadline in the first half of the century , but the relief-dependent population was even so probably not much below 10 per cent in most parishes in most years and capable of rising much above that from time to time in localities affected by short-term unemployment of the kind that manufacturing slumps could bring even to the pre-industrial economy . |
| 10 | Bristol is in a unique position to expand in this field through the formation of inter-disciplinary centres like AMARC , and could advance further through a new , focused research unit combining the medical and engineering skills that already exist here . ’ |
| 11 | In fact , it could easily be thought that increased alcohol consumption could result just in the increased incidence of recurrent pancreatitis . |
| 12 | If , on the other hand , I approached this child — ( he smiles at Geraldine [ disguised as a boy ] ) — my action could result only in a gross violation of the order of things . |
| 13 | Although studying and admiring Tchaikovsky 's methods of composition , Stravinsky felt he could break away from the stereotyped dance forms demanded by nineteenth-century balletmasters , His music was far more economical in melody and orchestral sound but his rhythmic phrasings and marked attention to newer dance forms inspired Ashton to break away from traditional class-room practices . |
| 14 | Active support Joseph could expect only from a small number of officials . |
| 15 | The British thermo-nuclear tests on Christmas Island showed that British scientists were ahead of their American colleagues in several important areas and could contribute significantly in the collaborative exchanges . |
| 16 | ‘ When I first watched Michael Chang play tennis , ’ Jose recalls , ‘ I told several people that I believed Chang could do well at the French Open . |
| 17 | In any case , as a result of the growing emphasis on patrilineal descent in all aristocratic families , even the noblest of wives could do less for an eleventh-century lord than she could have done for his grandfather . |
| 18 | Ludwig Erhard , who succeeded Adenauer as Chancellor in October 1963 , was an experienced minister , the man held responsible for German economic success since 1949 , deeply committed to the US alliance and who , at 66 , could look forward to a long career as Chancellor — given the record of his predecessor . |
| 19 | In 1914 he was still only fifty-five and could look forward to a major job in the next Unionist government . |
| 20 | Whichever happened , it was clear that the citizens of Somerset could look forward to a radioactive legacy on their coastline for more than many of their lifetimes . |
| 21 | They usually run them at below peak efficiency , they run The Russian reactors they tend to run 'em at maximum efficiency which is you 're very very close to the critical level where it could run away with a little mistake and whoops , you got Chernobyl . |
| 22 | She could see partly into the little room at the end of the main tunnel . |
| 23 | As she reached the gate at the farther edge she could see right under the low bridge — and as she looked she saw the van turn the bend at the top of the short hill leading to the bridge , and increase speed down it . |
| 24 | The whole world fell away beneath us as we soared upwards , and leaning back and enjoying it I watched the little valley unfold along its twisting length until I could see away into the main Dale with the great hills billowing round and white into the dark clouds . |
| 25 | His eyes were still fixed on her , but she knew he could see little in the dark corner . |
| 26 | After a while I could see dimly by the light filtering through the sacking hung over the two narrow slits which are the Bunker 's only windows . |
| 27 | She could see only through a watery mist and realized after a moment 's panic that she still had her reading glasses on . |
| 28 | What could work better with a free spirit than a stuffy , disapproving straight man ? |
| 29 | They had been waiting for high water so that they could sail alongside in a civilised manner . |
| 30 | Only a truly successful 24-hour electronic trading system , like Globex , could compete directly for the European derivative markets . |