Example sentences of "[det] [noun pl] could [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is worried that some trainers could do more harm than good by attempting to treat injuries without the correct tuition . |
| 2 | Very few ferreters could produce 100 purse nets and the positioning and working of that number would be far too time-consuming in relation to the return from it . |
| 3 | While it could be , and was , argued that the contemplative knowledge of God should inform the goals of active life for all men , it was acknowledged that in practice very few individuals could combine both states in balance . |
| 4 | A butch lesbian with motherly tendencies , she maintained her dignity and in some lights could look beautiful . |
| 5 | Already , seed merchants are complaining that much of the seed already harvested is small , sprouting or diseased , which could lead to shortages next year and some farmers could face greater problems . |
| 6 | These are purely tourist attractions these days ; the drivers are all over sixty , and taking you more than a few yards could prove fatal . |
| 7 | Few men could match super-talented Julie 's earning power , and she does a job she enjoys — most of the time . |
| 8 | In 1914 a register of car owners was compiled , also important when some voters could cast several votes in an election when polling went several days . |
| 9 | We said that non-standard forms are rarely more than a social irritant to some people , and that there are few situations where such forms could cause real communication problems . |
| 10 | Time was when such books could expect reasonable sales . |
| 11 | ‘ I can see that such questions could seem relevant to your inquiry and for that reason I 'm prepared to be frank . |
| 12 | Such regulations could make specific practices a criminal offence and the giving of specific information mandatory . |
| 13 | Such sums could prove attractive to all sorts of unsavoury characters , including those who might have money to launder . |
| 14 | At a time of Soviet retrenchment in the Third World such schemes could constrain American attempts to proclaim new Third World regions as zones of vital interest for the United States . |
| 15 | What kind of changes in police structure and ideology would be necessary before such regimes could influence actual police behaviour towards black people on the street ? |
| 16 | Gantt had appeared a strong contender according to opinion poll returns , but the result strengthened the belief that such polls could overstate actual support among white voters for a black candidate . |
| 17 | In the early universe , in which there is a very marked arrow of time given by the expansion , these interactions could produce more particles than antiparticles . |
| 18 | These investigations could solve one major problem in quasar research . |
| 19 | Moreover , lower oesophageal sphincter pressure is often severely reduced in PSS and gastric emptying delayed , both these phenomena could aggravate gastro-oesophageal reflux . |
| 20 | Commonly geared to the demands of a constricted local market , not all these crafts could provide continuous employment . |
| 21 | It is possible that these countries could become virtual havens for the continuing production of CFCs . |
| 22 | All staff will require to wear their identity card within a holder , which would facilitate the use of the card for flexitime purposes , although cards for these purposes could remain separate if required . |
| 23 | Assuming that this statement is correct , these testers could prove lethal , and should certainly only be used by competent people with a considerable degree of electrical knowledge ; and they definitely should n't be relied on to check if a circuit is dead . |
| 24 | But these machines could do that . |
| 25 | It was an adventure even to find a stone , a clock movement , a tram ticket , a pretty leg , an insect , the corner of one 's own room ; all these things could inspire pure and direct feeling . |
| 26 | Any one of these teams could inflict more damage than a wing of Luftwaffe bombers in the Second World War . |
| 27 | These regions could include two α -helixes , one of which would be amphipathic ( helical wheel in Fig. 1 e ) . |
| 28 | And since there are forces that do not obey the symmetry T , it follows that as the universe expands , these forces could cause more antielectrons to turn into quarks than electrons into antiquarks . |
| 29 | These results could produce great profits , and are therefore carried out under the aegis of large firms , which hope to benefit from them . |
| 30 | The third of these points could mention recycled coastal land . |