Example sentences of "could put a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given certain other conditions such as a high rate of growth in at least one manufacturing sector and a favourable institutional environment , an increase in the rate of net investment from say 5 to 10 per cent of national income could put a country on the path to self-sustaining growth . |
| 2 | I 'd say you could put a lot of the abuse down to drink , though anyone with a black face was in trouble in Golcar that Saturday night . ’ |
| 3 | Because the fact is , if any member of your immediate family were disabled it could put a severe strain on your finances . |
| 4 | Because the fact is , if any member of your immediate family were disabled it could put a severe strain on your finances . |
| 5 | Or you could put a little gunnysack full of food on a big boom , and you could control their speed by the way you would swing it . ’ |
| 6 | This was the famous gun that could put a shell on to a target and then another two on the same spot precisely . |
| 7 | We could put a ‘ Teas ’ notice up , in case any stray hikers came along this way ; but we must n't bank on it . |
| 8 | A big slice of ham , or grilled bacon , or a few sausages , and they could put a few extra on Benny 's plate in case she felt the need of it . |
| 9 | Anyway , we got to the first tee and one of these immaculate guys got his driver out and hit the ball about 15 yards — and took a divot out you could put a pot plant into . |
| 10 | However , a weak housing market and further increases in the jobless figure could put a brake on a runaway economy . |
| 11 | If he does , it could put a big question mark over the future of the controversial 6ft 7in player . |
| 12 | Canadian Pound told a breakfast press conference for journalists : ‘ The best of riders can not win without a good horse — you could put a dog on a horse and it would still win . ’ |
| 13 | And tomorrow , you could put a drop of oil on that loft door , and the stable one an' all ; they screech like barn owls . ’ |
| 14 | If you deploy with a unit of Orcs you could put a unit of Black Orcs next to them , then Goblins , then Trolls , then more Orcs , and there will be no two animosity-suffering units next to each other . |
| 15 | Now that Europe and Japan have caught the economic disease from which America is beginning to recover , the same considerations could put a big dent in IBM 's large systems business . |
| 16 | Well one could put a box next to it . |
| 17 | I cited that Korea seemed to be in the same position as China in 1947–1948 ; that the Chinese officials also continuously stated that they could put a stop to inflation at any time . |
| 18 | ‘ She could put a spell on him , ’ Carrie said . |
| 19 | Furthermore , anyone here today could put a Weasel |
| 20 | You could put a glass of water on the window edges and it would not spill over . |
| 21 | Erm but if you ca n't sleep you could put a little bit on a hankie on your pillow or rub a little bit on your chest , and it 'll help to erm make you sleep . |
| 22 | q represents a square where one could put a piece . |
| 23 | The entry in the list corresponding to row r is the number of positions in this row where one could put a piece . |
| 24 | He gestured around at the conglomeration of abandoned implements , hardly any of which he could put a name on . |
| 25 | To do so could put a child off reading for life . |
| 26 | It could put a different perspective on the topic ; it could introduce new information ; it could invite comparison of the ways the same subject can be treated in different media or from different points of view . |
| 27 | I could put a message in a little bottle down the place . |
| 28 | I could put a bright ribbon round it . |
| 29 | If I could put a starving child before him and give it food and let him watch it grow well , I know he 'd give money . |
| 30 | He dropped seven bombs on the common there : of course , it was a boggy old place ; it left a hole there you could put a house in , nearly . |