Example sentences of "it could become " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could become infected and take longer to heal . |
| 2 | In the wake of the MacCabe affair in 1981 , an editorial in the Times Higher Education Supplement said that a fissiparous discipline such as English had a number of hard choices in front of it : it could become even more pluralistic and diffuse , with accompanying pedagogic problems ; it could repressively impose one favoured approach ; or it could split . |
| 3 | But she did not believe it could become a reality unless much more money was forthcoming . |
| 4 | If hiring costs can be reduced by machines working longer , it could become an even more attractive proposition . |
| 5 | It could become a money spinner for farmers looking for alternative crops in the face of expected cutbacks in EC farm support prices . |
| 6 | The Dane Valdemar Poulsen invented his ‘ Telegraphone ’ in 1898 and patented it in 1900 , but ( as with commercial electrical recording ) amplification was needed before it could become practicable . |
| 7 | Similarly , it could become an active football pitch during the winter season and your kitchen window may be sited just behind the goalmouth . |
| 8 | If you are disabled in any way ( even if it is only a minor disability it could become worse as you grow older ) then you must view a flat from the point of view of your ease of movement . |
| 9 | The future of Seamer Fair depends on how these questions are eventually answered ; it could become a thriving gypsy fair again or , if the charter is revoked , disappear totally . |
| 10 | So , once the initial excitement has worn off , it could become boring and predictable . |
| 11 | So , although TSB lending is still very limited , it could become a substantial force in consumer credit . |
| 12 | You may find that you often have to do this , as even a modest wedding bouquet can be too large to fit into a reasonably-sized picture frame , and if it were reproduced in its original size it could become such a large picture that it would completely dominate any room in which it was hung . |
| 13 | Deprived of the usual dash of digital and chemical additives , it could become the first easy-listening album for the post-E , no power generation . |
| 14 | It could become enforceable in a court of law . |
| 15 | It winds up the hillside , and looks as if it could become a raging torrent in wet weather . |
| 16 | It could become the basis for offering leased lines . ’ |
| 17 | Further development of the programme and of the role of the Community Mother is possible , though within the present structures there is a danger that it could become a mere extension of the health services , with the Community Mother as a low-waged employee , losing voluntary status , altering motivation and reducing their effectiveness as change agents , becoming as Gill Walt concludes about Community Health Workers in many countries , ‘ just another pair of hands ’ rather than the change agents they were claimed to be . |
| 18 | It could become unmanageable because of its size , and unproductive because its members would expect a DoH lead at every turn , ’ Yeo said . |
| 19 | It could become complex , more perilous . |
| 20 | Shildon is in charge of this inquiry but it could become impossible for either of you to continue working here . ’ |
| 21 | In a fight , it could become a noose . |
| 22 | But if United pursue Wimbledon 's John Fashanu it could become an auction with Pescara thought to be leading the Italian interest . |
| 23 | She supposed it was all right when one was all dressed up , but perhaps it could become a nightmare if one totally lost one 's privacy to move around anonymously . |
| 24 | The arm lying across her was relaxed and heavy , but Isabel knew it could become an iron band , trapping her in an instant . |
| 25 | An Israeli diplomat quoted in the Independent of March 6 said that if progress was made on wider peace negotiations " it could become a case of eight plus one rather than eight against one " . |
| 26 | Correlated with scintigraphic measurements , it could become the method of choice in evaluating the role of gastric distention in the regulation of appetite and assessing the efficacy of drugs on sensations of hunger and satiety . |
| 27 | Now it could become a hotel or a university college . |
| 28 | It could become home for fifteen hundred naval and industrial shipping experts , plus administrative staff under plans by the society to relocate from London and Croydon . |
| 29 | As a result it could become the first estate in the area to have a 20mph speed limit introduced . |
| 30 | Fife College has been seen as one of the further education colleges most likely to break through the barrier which separates the sector from higher education , and there have been suggestions that it could become Fife 's second university , after St Andrews . |