Example sentences of "[noun pl] could [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I am sure we are all keeping our fingers crossed for the fledgling states of Eastern Europe , it is exceptionally hard to see how a group of dissidents could draw inspiration from the lyrics of Lou Reed . |
| 2 | Mr Smith said he feared that opt-out schools could give rise to a two-tier education system . |
| 3 | Though schools could reclaim VAT , universities and students could not , nor could parents buying books for children . |
| 4 | But it comes down to , first of all , whether it 's sensible to borrow against assets , and all of us do if we 're lucky enough to own our own homes we tend to have borrowed either our first mortgage or sometimes a second against it , and we make our own judgement , and I see there are some suggestions on how the Government spotted this with regard to schools in suggesting that perhaps schools could raise money by mortgaging their school buildings , of course |
| 5 | Moreover , if the housing market were to weaken , withdrawal of private funds could restrict development . |
| 6 | Scientists are still anxious to obtain even more powerful machines than are now available , in order to tackle a large range of currently impossible tasks whose solutions could change society . |
| 7 | At the same time , though , there are more people who can , perhaps for the first time since 1967 , imagine that the Jews could go west , back into the green line , or into new borders adjusted to rid themselves of their Palestinian burden . |
| 8 | At the same time , though , there are more people who can , perhaps for the first time since 1967 , imagine that the Jews could go west , back into the green line , or into new borders adjusted to rid themselves of their Palestinian burden . |
| 9 | For the first time cash market traders could hedge interest rate sensitive investments with a near comparable futures equivalent . |
| 10 | The essence of these planning powers lay in development control , because no persons , industries or non-statutory organizations could undertake development without planning permission . |
| 11 | For example , limitations on domestic heating during winter smogs could lead to the elderly suffering from hypothermia , and prohibitions on the use of private cars could increase exposure to outdoor pollution whilst walking to work or waiting for public transport . |
| 12 | The Court acknowledged that third parties could accept treaty obligations informally , but found that Germany had not ‘ unilaterally assumed the obligations of the Convention ; or … manifested its acceptance of the conventional regime or … recognised it as being generally applicable to the delimitation of continental shelf areas . ’ |
| 13 | Harry , as he was known , left the local school at thirteen to become a gardener like his father , but , from the time he was seven , there had been a golf-links at Grouville , and the local lads could earn pocket money as caddies . |
| 14 | Ministers are known to have been concerned about the level of orders for the Crown Suppliers , since ministries could order furniture elsewhere . |
| 15 | By going abroad and eking out their scholarships , the successful candidates could save money for buying televisions , cassette players and other items . |
| 16 | 4– The inspectors could encourage change but not enforce it — central bodies had no direct power over secondary selection . |
| 17 | In 1971 , only 19.8% of the inhabitants of Wales could speak the Welsh language ( down from 27.5% in 1951 ) and only 1.7% of Scots could speak Gaelic , most of the Gaelic speakers being concentrated in the Scottish highlands and islands . |
| 18 | Representatives from twenty-four predesignated districts could advise Council and the Mayor on zoning , planning , public services and other related matters . |
| 19 | At the time , very few Scottish homes could afford television sets , the nation could not witness his performance and judgement was withheld . |
| 20 | If it begins transmitting , millions of homes could find interference ranging from small , wavy lines to total picture distortion whenever they used their VCR , the ITC said . |
| 21 | An important feature of past Guitarist Shows was the presence of dealers , and the fact that visitors could purchase equipment on the spot . |
| 22 | The West Indians could sell tourism , or promote local interests ( in sugar , bananas , bauxite and so on ) far better together than apart . |
| 23 | A number of frames have been funded by the NHS , at £3,000 per patient , but Mr Montgomery believes the potential demand among children in the district and neighbouring areas could outstrip supply . |
| 24 | Peat cutting became a major industry in the Lancashire mosses in the nineteenth century , and on maps of Wicken Fen and Hatfield Chase , you will find ‘ Poor Piece ’ , which was where the local cottagers could cut peat for themselves , subject to regulations prescribing a limited season for peat cutting and insisting that a man may extract as much peat as he can , provided he does not employ assistance . |
| 25 | In neither case were there significant amounts of assistance , which was somewhat surprising when one considered how the use of contractors could keep capital investment in machinery to a minimum . |
| 26 | However , in a special supplement on the impact of the Gulf crisis , published in September 1990 , the IMF suggested that if the price of oil stabilized at $25 a barrel , the industrialized countries could expect growth to be cut by a further 0.25 per cent to 2.5 per cent for 1990 . |
| 27 | On Sept. 6 France had blocked proposals to allow increased access for beef and other meat , but on Sept. 30 it was agreed that the three countries could increase meat sales by 10 per cent per year for the next five years , with the EC preventing any adverse impact on the internal market for its own produce by financing the sale of all this additional meat to the Soviet Union , Romania and Albania . |
| 28 | This method had the problem that ground movements could cause fracture of the fragile pipe . |
| 29 | These companies could earn revenue from continuing the business data services which BSB previously offered . |
| 30 | Intertel Communications Inc , currently legally a Canadian company , says from its Teleport Denver Inc base in Colorado that it plans to swear allegiance to the flag and become a naturalised American : it will reincorporate in the US to meet a condition set by the Federal Communications Commission , which gave plenty of ammunition to the Europeans that say that the US market is not as open as Uncle Sam likes to think , by insisting that only American companies could hold earth satellite station common carrier licences — there is no comparable restriction on US companies applying for licences in the UK . |