Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [Wh det] could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | PC Tools 8 is crammed with quality features , some of which could make MS-DOS go green with envy |
| 2 | 3 options are on the table , 2 of which could involve acute services being closed . |
| 3 | The Soviet Union had agreed to reduce from 308 to 154 its arsenal of SS-18s , the heaviest ICBM in the world , each of which could carry 10 warheads . |
| 4 | For a massive planet consisting largely of hydrogen and helium there are two main sources of heat for the interior , each of which could account for the excess radiation . |
| 5 | One can only be fearful of what could have been the situation . ’ |
| 6 | For the West , however , there were promises of greater respect for human rights in the Soviet bloc and of increased East-West contacts , all of which could lead to an easing in Russian domination of Eastern Europe . |
| 7 | The decision is made harder by the knowledge that almost all terminally ill patients are receiving medication and may be suffering pain and distress , all of which could affect their mental competence , quite apart from some doctors ' reluctance to ‘ give up . ’ |
| 8 | All of which could give the right shares a healthy glow . |
| 9 | All of which could put the thought of buying an ordinary used BMW in a very different light . |
| 10 | Even a woman like you wo n't want to be responsible for what could happen to my sister if I do n't find him soon . ’ |
| 11 | But in the hands of people who could not add two and two together , or calculate that the weekly instalments on the dining room suite , the washing machine , the television set , the refrigerator came to most of the whole weekly income , with little over for rent , food , clothes , and every other necessity , it was practically the root of all evil from which could grow debts , family quarrels , rent arrears , eviction and even worse disaster . |
| 12 | Shortly after he spoke , the first of what could become a flood of disgruntled clergy announced he was leaving the Church of England . |
| 13 | Here 's the first of what could become a regular feature in LINK if you send in your suggestions . |
| 14 | Those three operations then are the measure of modern medical practice : cancers which might have developed from an enlarged prostate , some rogue polyps and a spinal tumour , any one of which could have proved fatal , were all pre-empted by discovery and cure ; and I can not be other than deeply grateful for this additional lease of life . |
| 15 | At the same time she could n't help but wonder about the fact that in the space of twelve months he had been involved in three relationships , Anna Wallace , Amanda Knatchbull and herself , any one of which could have ended in marriage . |
| 16 | Any one of which could get you either hospitalized or excommunicated . |
| 17 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
| 18 | Any one of which could win you £50,000 in cash . |
| 19 | M Rocard is more hopeful about what could happen afterwards . |
| 20 | Mr Rocard is more hopeful about what could happen afterwards . |
| 21 | The architect , Roy Toms , of the Waverly District Council , was worried about what could have been an unsympathetic alteration to a venerable building , but a visit to St Martin 's , Dorking , another Woodyer church , confirmed that its architect had adopted raking parapets to terminate the aisle roofs there , and the discovery of this period precedent vindicated the use of this treatment at St James Court . |
| 22 | If anything , years of experience only made you more aware of what could go wrong . |
| 23 | The police on the other hand argued that their task was to uphold the law , to keep the peace , and to facilitate the entry of non-striking miners into workplaces ; mass picketing was obstructive and intimidating , both of which could give rise to arrest and charge for criminal offences . |