Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [Wh det] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Echo is promising to cut ports to a matter of days , or at worst weeks , lopping off what could be years of development time in moving from one architecture to another . |
| 2 | All through this Cruickshank has carefully sought not to be the outsider caught between what could have been the conflicting demands of minister-in-government and workers and patients in the field , ‘ by brining in the ministers and whoever and getting that shared view . |
| 3 | She kept out of his way , too experienced in public disappointment to stray into what could still be a snare . |
| 4 | Meanwhile Swindon drew in what could be a dress rehersal for the Division one play offs . |
| 5 | Accordingly , they concentrated on what could be spoken of — the life and experience and understanding of faith . |
| 6 | Their own experiences allowed them to take up whatever social reference was needed and if anything the demands of Progressives helped for they allowed age-old traditions of humour to be shaped into what could often appear to be social satire . |
| 7 | You 're just looking to see if there are any aspects of a person 's drive where , you know , one or two habits might have crept in which could possibly encroach upon safety margins to some extent . |
| 8 | The absurdity of the Italian ‘ recruitment ’ system is revealed by what could safely be described as the ‘ Aquila paradox ’ — the man sidelined by Martin was none other than the successful Italian fullback Luigi Troiani . |
| 9 | I was going through what could only be described a ‘ drop-out ’ period . |
| 10 | With ‘ old-fashioned ’ fixed-sum instalment credit , a consumer considering a purchase has to choose between doing without , finding the cash , and going through what could be the rather daunting business of arranging credit for that particular item . |
| 11 | And when he is n't belting up to Liverpool to rejoin the Boswells , he 's busy rehearsing for what could be the biggest challenge of his career . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps I prefer cold air to hot air , ’ he suggested urbanely , his eyes darkening with what could have been amusement at her spirited defence of her career . |
| 13 | The quota , in short , forced some British filmmakers to be realistic about the economic constraints operating in British filmmaking , and to look to what could be achieved within them rather than simply hoping that film budgets could rise on some magic carpet to figures close to those of Hollywood pictures . |
| 14 | The correspondence of Alcuin reveals that there was opposition within Mercia to the succession of Ecgfrith , presumably from princes who felt in danger of being excluded from the succession , and Offa evidently embarked on what could be described as a purge of these opponents . |
| 15 | There 's dangerous items lying around which could cause injury to the animals … |
| 16 | The bank 's fraud referral unit , which handles calls from suspicious retailers 24-hours a day , is increasing staff numbers by 20% to cope with what could be a 15% rise in yule-tide fraud . |
| 17 | She said Copper had a 50:50 chance but that his leg may break at any time , not to mention all the problems that come with keeping a horse standing up and not moving for what could be months rather than weeks . |
| 18 | Over half the answers to the ‘ best ’ aspects question refer to what could be called the work dimension of the role , as do almost all the answers to the ‘ worst ’ aspects question — even though these questions do not specify housework , but permit answers relating to marriage , motherhood and home life generally . |
| 19 | That is one day 's debate on an extremely serious matter , compared to what could be done by a Select Committee over many weeks of sitting , bringing evidence before it , questioning people involved , looking at the matter in depth . |
| 20 | Rent control leads to a decline in the rate of return on the rented accommodation , when compared to what could be earned if the capital value of the house were invested elsewhere . |
| 21 | Much work might remain for the clergy both in imposing a code of Christian morals , and in determining where the line was to run between what could and what could not form a respectable part of the Christian life . |
| 22 | Ace drew her Browning and fired at Mait , but he had ducked behind the wall of the sedan chair and the bullets ricocheted off what could only be metal . |
| 23 | Thus magistrates deal with what could be called the ‘ true ’ criminal matters such as murder , burglary , assault etc , and also the various road traffic offences such as speeding , driving without due care and attention , reckless driving etc . |
| 24 | To her horror , Folly saw Luke nod and turn away down the corridor , leaving her alone with this sinister whispering woman who seemed to take it for granted that she was meekly going to strip off and join in what could only be some kind of orgy . |
| 25 | So it is not surprising that deconstruction was reduced to what could be easily handled and passed on . |
| 26 | If , then , this column is going to be devoted to what could be called the ecology ( or Eco-logy ) of popular culture , it 's obliged to recognize that none of the emblematic artifices and artefacts of that culture , be they movies , commercials , headlines , photographs , typefaces , fashions or fads , can any longer be trusted to be ‘ innocent ’ ; that even if the crisp elegance of the typeface in which this article is embedded emits a ‘ meaning ’ as much as does the text itself , that meaning is also just as conscious and deliberate . |
| 27 | A few of the clauses in the Declaration appear to have referred to what could only be Whig grievances . |
| 28 | The use of monophony in octaves is much more frequent , and is in fact an excellent contrast to homophony ( Example 66 ) : Here , the first phrase in octaves is highly dynamic , but the sudden burst of harmony in the second bar has a strength and vitality which goes beyond what could have been achieved in octaves ; the effect is striking . |
| 29 | Then I realized I was kneeling on a tarpaulin which someone had carefully placed over what could have been a small metal gate — or — the detached ‘ fun bumper ’ cow-catcher device from a small four-wheel-drive vehicle , say , a Shogun . |
| 30 | The growth of world markets , to which the logic of capitalist development had to lead , has produced international brands of clothes , fast food chains , cigarettes , drinks , cars and advertising campaigns , culminating in what could be described as a ‘ Club Class ’ global , affluent lifestyle . |