Example sentences of "[adj] could [adv] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The challenge began last year when the Americans could not win here and the English could not win in America . |
| 2 | But environmentalists warn that this could also result in third world countries being the destination of some of the toxic materials which are left at the end of the recycling process . |
| 3 | This could also contribute to retention validation . |
| 4 | A Phillips & Drew spokesman said that his organisation uses search very rarely but thought that this could well change in the future , especially through the influence of his firm 's parent company , the Union Bank of Switzerland . |
| 5 | This could well relate to the design of the hospital bed which may not be at the same height as the one with which the patient is familiar . |
| 6 | This could again lead to increased production of the ‘ cancer-causing ’ protein , transforming the cell into a cancer cell . |
| 7 | There are no marks of modern tools on any part of the sculpture , which is carved from hard dolomitic Thasian marble , but this could again point to a very sophisticated forgery . |
| 8 | The trading employees in India were not paid salaries in the modern sense of income they could live on ; they got small retainers , starting at perhaps £5 a year , and it was taken for granted that they would supplement their retainers by trading , sometimes acting as agents buying the goods that would eventually be exported by the Company ( though this could easily lead to fraud ) , but more often dealing for their own account . |
| 9 | ‘ I think there 's something wrong with your hearing , ’ said Betty , in a hurry because speculation on this could easily lead to the sort of conversation that she did n't like . |
| 10 | This could easily result in the transformer being ruined . |
| 11 | Your pet may be slow in responding , and this could easily result in a serious accident . |
| 12 | Mr Wardle said this could easily happen with ketamine , which was ‘ very much in its infancy ’ . |
| 13 | The earliest likely date for the launch of an ESPRIT call would be June , although this could easily slip into the autumn . |
| 14 | I began to realise that life like this could not last for ever and so I asked to go back to the Cheshire Home for a holiday . |
| 15 | Being a healthy person , I immediately told myself this could not refer to me . |
| 16 | I see no reason why this could not apply to different sizes of swimming pool . ’ |
| 17 | This could not happen in spoken language interpreting since the buffer would have two spoken codes vying for one output . |
| 18 | However , Willie was certain that this could not account for the strange noise , so he continued , only to find the noise started again even louder . |
| 19 | Although there is a slight reduction in the number of cells per well over the culture period this could not account for the reduction in EGF binding seen . |
| 20 | Again I felt fear and panic well up inside me , but again decided that this could not help in any way and would simply be a waste of the valuable energy which I would need to get through this difficult time . |
| 21 | Over a hundred thousand people have fled their homes as a result of increasing Khmer Rouge activity ; it 's feared this could soon escalate into civil war . |
| 22 | The intention was that the College should benefit the economy , but this could only happen as science replaced practice , and as those with a real knowledge and love of chemistry began to apply it . |
| 23 | ‘ I thought this could never happen to me — but now I know it already has . |
| 24 | The lower status of their own customs could then well lead to a general loss of interest in the arts and this could gradually spread throughout society . |
| 25 | If we do n't express the things that worry us our body language will almost certainly give us away , and to the other person this could certainly look like standoffishness or coldness . |
| 26 | Do you believe that this could possibly happen in your marriage ? |
| 27 | If the gas is unable to escape from the bladder while additional amounts are being added , this could then lead to the swimbladder being blown up like a balloon . |
| 28 | When I was told that I 'd have to share a kitchen and bathroom with strangers I could n't help thinking how this would astound the people at home , how they would snort with laughter at the idea that this could really happen in England , mother of civilization . |
| 29 | The French and British could not agree about what to do and the situation drifted ; the one thing which the French were determined not to have was a permanent British occupation . |
| 30 | Having tried everything , the British could then exit with honour , leaving a civil war situation . |