Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [Wh det] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A family of four slept on through what could have been a tragedy in this farmhouse near Thame . |
| 2 | The mother is very upset , more over what could have happened . |
| 3 | It is not surprising , therefore , that the main thrust of the anti timber-frame publicity has concentrated more on what could happen , rather than on what has actually happened . |
| 4 | But looking at some still pictures of it I reckon I made a mistake early on which could have denied ‘ Obbo ’ of scoring a more orthodox try . |
| 5 | Immobile in his throne on Earth , that godly paragon who was so old that his personal name had long been forgotten both beamed out a beacon and sensed the flow of Chaos , through which his starships must swim and out of which could congeal … abominations . |
| 6 | A recurrent criticism of historical approaches in physical geography up to the 1950s was that they had insufficient knowledge of environmental processes to fall back upon which could enhance the understanding of landscape . |
| 7 | But as the plane taxied along the runway at Praia airport and I looked out on what could have been a simulated view from a lunar module , I sensed how daunting the task would be . |
| 8 | There seemed no limit now to what could go wrong ; panic welled up in her at the least excuse . |