Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [Wh det] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ 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 . |
| 3 | There 's dangerous items lying around which could cause injury to the animals … |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Paul Hale 's devotion to duty went beyond what could have been expected of anyone , said Mr Justice Otton . |
| 7 | The Goblin King , Grom the Paunch of Misty Mountain , infamous old Goblin Warlord and Lord of the Crags , was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by what could have been a big rock were it not for the sploshy red stuff that exploded from it , showering the goblin horde . |
| 8 | I remembered that they had never flown in a light aircraft before today ; I shuddered to think of what could happen if they panicked . |