Example sentences of "[coord] could [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The High Court and the Court of Appeal both ruled in the Revenue 's favour ; the House of Lords decided , however , that , where the law is obscure , ambiguous or could lead to an absurd result , and a clear statement about the intention of the law was made by a minister or promoter of a Bill , Hansard could be consulted . |
| 2 | For the purposes of this appeal , it is not necessary to take account of the implications which arise or could arise as a result of the possession order being set aside . |
| 3 | The service , Mr. Park argued , could either consist in the grant of a sub-licence which enabled the operator to do in Vancouver what he could not otherwise lawfully do or could consist in the refraining by the taxpayer from stopping the grantee doing what he could otherwise be stopped from doing . |
| 4 | The Hadow Report of 1926 , and its successor the Spens Report of 1938 , had envisaged that not all children would want or could profit from the kind of schooling which was available in Cardiff in the 1930s or in Thame in the 1890s , and that different kinds of pupils deserved not only various curricula but also distinctive types of school . |
| 5 | It was as if the Cornell students were capable of ignoring surface structure , and could refer to the passage 's deep structure as if it were complete . |
| 6 | He was watching her intently , standing with one hand on the back of a chair , looking perfectly relaxed , but it was the deceptive ease of a panther and could change in a flash . |
| 7 | A spokesman at the Brazilian Embassy in London said the ambassador himself was a father of five and had two grand-children and could identify with the family 's grief . |
| 8 | This means made without good cause or excuse and could extend to a reckless statement . |
| 9 | On being granted freedom of the guild in 1922 Llewellyn Davies singled out three campaigns , all of which came in the second half of her term of office when the guild was emerging as an influential body and could build upon the experience of the earlier struggles — the attempt to bring cooperation within the reach of the poorest , minimum wages for women employees in cooperative societies , and reforms in married women 's lives , in particular the inclusion of maternity benefit in the 1911 National Insurance Act ( Gaffin and Thoms 1983 ) . |
| 10 | I should have allowed for it that he was no ordinary man , and could move like a thunderstorm when he willed . |
| 11 | If one was punctual and could pay in the long run , why incur the debt at all ? |
| 12 | It was a move from a concern with the intrinsic character of the student 's experience to an interest in what the student knew and could do at the end of the course . |
| 13 | 9.4 Disputes with adjoining occupiers If any dispute arises between the Tenant and the tenants or occupiers of other parts of the Centre or the Adjoining Property as to any easement right or privilege in connection with the use of the Premises and any other part of the Centre or the Adjoining Property or as to the boundary structures separating the Premises from any other property it shall be decided [ by the Landlord or in such manner as the Landlord shall direct or by the Surveyor acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ] The problem with this provision is that it restricts the tenant in any action it may wish to take against other tenants , and could result in a dispute being settled against its best interests . |
| 14 | However according to one Sinn Fein member recent RUC successes have sent shock waves through the IRA and could result in the murder of informers in this part of the city . |
| 15 | It is also under the wing of the United Nations and could contribute to the reforestation of felled rainforest , so that the land is sustained . |
| 16 | Previous results ( including a late penalty to give france a consolation goal in Spains last match ) meant England had the better goal diff , and could progress with a draw . |
| 17 | and could tell of the netted lemon groves |
| 18 | If the IVA proposal is accepted , the arrangement binds all creditors who had notice of and could vote at the meeting , whether or not they were present or represented . |
| 19 | West Midlands bureaux managers may feel proud at the number of workers who reported that they were very satisfied and could think of no way in which they would do things better . |
| 20 | And she , warned off intellectual discussion by years of experience , withdrew , and could think of no more to say . |
| 21 | To force the pace now was irresponsible , and could lead to a power vacuum . |
| 22 | More important , the poorer performance from low-octane cars might reduce sales and could lead to a renewed onslaught by the Japanese car firms , which have a head 's start in the production of low-octane cars , on the British market . |
| 23 | However , firms must consider that moving to a new area can break ties with existing customers and suppliers and could lead to a loss of business if new links are not forged straight away . |
| 24 | Second , even if we could solve the equations , the fact of making a prediction would disturb the system and could lead to a different outcome . |
| 25 | The sales and marketing deal will last initially for two years and could lead to a more formal joint venture . |
| 26 | Although any breach would be contempt of court , and could lead to the lifting of the Mareva injunction , the information will have been obtained and can still be put to use in another State ; and the sanctions available are much reduced where , as may often be the case , the plaintiff is not resident in the jurisdiction of the English court . |
| 27 | The excessive reliance on a few varieties is making the countryside biologically uniform , and could lead to the proliferation of pests and diseases , according to the report . |
| 28 | Such solutions are drastic , and could lead to the wrongful conviction of someone in an oppressive relationship who would have to incriminate a feared partner in order to clear herself , or someone who did not have the capacity to understand the need to offer evidence of their innocence . |
| 29 | Eddie used to shoot a lot of duck and could stand like a stone . |
| 30 | The fear for it is that it could easily be hurt without complaining and could suffer at the hands of careless children who would treat it too much like its namesake . |