Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] which could [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I always wondered if they were his demons or familiars which could scuttle along the walls to listen for treason and search out conspiracy . |
| 2 | All might preserve some religious truth and meaning , but none could be allowed to make any absolute claims , though each would be acceptable to the extent — but only to the extent — that it conformed or could be made to conform to the standard of natural religion , conceived of as a set of beliefs or principles which could stand very well on their own feet . |
| 3 | Systematic referral to other institutions or agencies which could help adults get the appropriate qualifications or advise them on what to do next might also encourage such enquirers . |
| 4 | The first weekend I spend a few hours in a boat making a note of the various depths , the location of weedbeds , and any shelves or basins which could prove attractive to fish . |
| 5 | Are you a member of a club or society which could benefit from one of our presentations ? |
| 6 | To put the matter in its statutory form , we do not accept that the barrister was in the circumstances guilty of any such unreasonable act or omission which could found a wasted costs order . |
| 7 | Personally , I have a basic level of awareness which I raise if I find myself in a place or situation which could prove a problem . |
| 8 | These genetically-engineered microbes bear foreign proteins or lipopolysaccharides which could provoke an allergic response in workers who breath them in . |
| 9 | As always in such an undertaking , the art of organization lay in the avoidance of offending those who were not asked at a particular moment and in the ability to remember enmities and jealousies which could cause friction and poison the atmosphere if the wrong people found themselves together . |
| 10 | If communism was to be contained , then the economic weaknesses and poverty which could help it to develop in Western Europe had to be removed . |
| 11 | ‘ The informal exchanges between the Chief Executive and Director Viktor Sapronov during the formal dinner held in honour of our visitors helped cement an alliance between Hunterston and Khmelnitski which could lead to further exchange visits to discuss these subjects further , ’ said Director of Production Peter Robson . |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia — for many years the most reformist of the CMEA countries — was treated as a pariah by Western governments after the collapse of the Prague Spring and , under the watchful ‘ normalisation ’ of Gustav Husak 's leadership , has preferred economic stagnation to the sort of risks and reforms which could start Western trade flowing again . |
| 13 | The Schools Council history team rightly foresaw many difficulties and problems which could arise from empathy work . |
| 14 | The abandoned mines would fill with water contaminated with iron , acids and chlorides which could seep through ground waters affecting rivers . |
| 15 | The CML suggested that lenders could assist the Law Society with monitoring panel solicitors through the provision of factual information and statistics which could form the basis of risk indicators . |
| 16 | But when you 've got other moving vehicles around and things which could happen , eighty three miles an hour is far too bloody fast is n't it ? |
| 17 | 2 As they have pondered on the growth of state intervention ( which they largely regard as undesirable ) so they have come to bemoan the absence of legal limitations on parliamentary sovereignty and competence which could hold that intervention in check . |
| 18 | The life expired boiler from No. 5 , ‘ Moel Siabod ’ is set up to test equipment and techniques which could prove to be the saviour of steam . |
| 19 | In the middle of many clashes and difficulties were the men whom I had met , and to whom , if I had been a true friend , I might have given something of the faith and spirit which could have helped them find a better way for their people . |
| 20 | The bill protects details of people 's private lives , and information which could harm defence , law enforcement or genuine commercial secrets . |
| 21 | There is still the continued tension between local Hindus and Muslims which could explode into more violence at any time . |
| 22 | Some colleagues wrote to us to point out that the format of the main LITE questionnaire did not contain room for the kind of statements and categories which could display the situation in which they were working to develop the competence of their colleagues , both to enhance the strategies for promoting community languages in their area , and to raise general awareness of the deep educational implications of linguistic diversity . |
| 23 | Compared with 1973 SDLP lost seats in Armagh and Mid-Ulster which could have been retained had Republican Clubs supporters transferred votes to SDLP . |