Example sentences of "[noun sg] could [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The paper said that a close contest could push the price up to over $1bn ( £610m ) . |
| 2 | Within limits , the family of the dead soldier could form the wording of the announcement without censorship , making the death-columns ( alongside advertisements ) the only non- ‘ co-ordinated ’ parts of German newspapers ( though the SD kept an eye on them , apparently aware of their potential as an index of opinion ) . |
| 3 | Julian Lakin , Smith New Court , suggested the offering could value the restaurants at more than £150 million . |
| 4 | Again , in the use of spears , the Christian knight , crouched behind his kite-shaped shield , atop his massive war horse could topple a lightly armed man completely out of the saddle — and probably spear him through in the process . |
| 5 | But the sensational pile-up re-emphasised that any horse could win the National and revitalised public interest . |
| 6 | This , of course , demonstrated to tribespeople that the Russians understood their ways , and that either side could break the agreement if it were expedient to do so . |
| 7 | If the Opposition could facilitate a change in the law — it would be widely welcomed , as is clear from what has been said in the debate tonight — I am sure that my right hon. and hon. Friends would be willing to do what they could to assist . |
| 8 | Haydon should take comfort , said the novelist , from knowing that no species of legal distress could attack the internal resources of genius , though it might for a time palsy its hand . |
| 9 | Another government department could build the road . |
| 10 | Success will also be judged by whether precious resources go to artists not bureaucrats ; the projected 400-strong department could make the Arts Council 's 150 staff look lean by comparison . |
| 11 | Kennan described his mission as an ‘ educative ’ one , intended to broaden his own understanding of the situation in Japan so that the State Department could recommend a realistic policy for Japan in the future . |
| 12 | ‘ We do not see how the department could describe the full implications of the new system of funding community care as being either foreseeable or insignificant ’ , it says , calling on the DoH to prepare for contingency spending . |
| 13 | AN appeal to save a crumbling Middlesbrough landmark could receive a big boost tomorrow . |
| 14 | WINDHOEK — Namibian campaign violence could end the independence process , Mr Pienaar said yesterday , AFP reports . |
| 15 | Whether or not depictions of violence could form an essential part of such a discourse was not considered , since the Court 's focus was on sex , the ‘ crass commercial exploitation ’ of which can debase and distort a ‘ key relationship of human existence , central to family life , community welfare , and the development of human personality ’ . |
| 16 | The new toll could cost the shop an extra £5 a week . |
| 17 | The finances were in the hands of one of our most scrupulous colleagues , but not even her careful accounting could alter the fact that if we were to survive beyond the first month we would need to raise some money . |
| 18 | The holding could become the platform for a bid . |
| 19 | Tess could listen no more . |
| 20 | The Redpath brothers had a field day , sharing five of the six tries and a contribution to Melrose now and in the future could hold the vital key to unlock even more championship trophies . |
| 21 | Because samples were contaminated with iron , the concentration of this metal was only estimated ( ca 3.5 µM in normal subjects ) , and this secretion could represent a significant proportion of the daily loss of endogenous iron . |
| 22 | It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours . |
| 23 | Deepening concern that Labour could form the next government at Westminster provides a potent message for the billboards which other parties , with links to neither of the two main protaganists , can not match : ‘ Vote Kennedy to keep Kinnock out . ’ |
| 24 | When he heard the right hon. Member for Manchester , Gorton ( Mr. Kaufman ) suggest that Labour could replace a Trident submarine with , for example , a Trafalgar class submarine on the order book , Mr. Hutton described his right hon. Friend as ’ ignorant and ill informed ’ . |
| 25 | By fighting by-elections , it was argued , while remaining in the Government , Labour could demonstrate the public demand for more radical measures and increase its muscle at the Cabinet table . |
| 26 | He was scathing about an electoral pact with the Liberal Democrats and said he was convinced that Labour could win the next election . |
| 27 | I personally believe Labour could get the devalued exchange rate we wanted within the ERM if we put our foot down . |
| 28 | Darlington Tory candidate Michael Fallon said Labour could spend a quarter of the £1m in borough council coffers on housing , but also had outstanding debts for constructing council properties . |
| 29 | But builders fear neither the Tories nor Labour could find the money for the much bigger public works pro gramme needed to get construction moving . |
| 30 | Their translations were often either incorrect or contained a word left in English for which the translator could find no equivalent in his language . |