Example sentences of "that could [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The voice that could reach with ease to the upper gallery of the Shield Theatre sounded in the Holborn drawing-room , calling attention to the silent young man who had arrived with the Professor but so far had not said a word .
2 She knew now it was something she could n't face , to be possessed of magic — magic that could explode without warning and all but kill you … ’
3 ( 1988 ) , and that these experiences used an that changed ( being a train of clicks that could vary in frequency ) from one trial to the next .
4 Lenin 's confidence that the soviets would provide the country with a revolutionary form of government that could function without bureaucracy was proved ill-founded almost as soon as they began their work .
5 In brief , the good leader , the man who could inspire his army , not merely he who could avoid the obvious pitfalls of generalship which Frontinus had pointed out , might be born with certain inherent qualities , but these had to be developed in the only way that could lead to success , through practice and experience .
6 They waited … waited before the edge that could lead to eternity .
7 consider inspection procedures which could lead to early detection of damage that could lead to failure of a blade
8 DO NOT USE PUNISHMENT THAT COULD LEAD TO AVOIDANCE OF DESIRED BEHAVIOUR
9 Europe 's leading primate centre , which pioneered bone-marrow transplantation in the 1960s and which now supplies animals for AIDS research , faces a financial crisis that could lead to closure .
10 As in an Indian raga , a particular sequence of notes serves as the basis for variations that could continue to infinity ; eventually , however , it returns to its theme .
11 The irresistible thing is to suggest that even the most resolute of England 's footballers , ever mindful of the predicament that could result from defeat , are not entirely immune to what awaits them today in Poland .
12 The importance of adequate preparation can not be overemphasized in view of the substantial delays and costs that could arise through error .
13 Comment in particular on the sort of problems that could arise in translation from differences in the way the notion in question is expressed in the two languages .
14 The statement added the IAAF had stressed the serious problems that could arise from interference by civil courts , and such interference posed a grave risk and could ‘ create serious damage to major sports everywhere , particularly in the US for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 . ’ .
15 Zambia responded in the only way possible , presenting hir body like a softly-glowing flower that could enfold in perfume and smooth petalflesh .
16 ‘ A fire that could burn in water , would you not say ? ’
17 Another Desert Storm , even another Somalia — where the United Nations appeals for someone to help , and America steps up with the will and manpower to do so — might give Mr Clinton an aura of leadership that could help at home .
18 It illustrated up-to-date transport , such as rotor powered ships , the rotors being driven by the wind , and buses that could run on railway lines .
19 The aim of the test is to detect conditions that could develop into cancer .
20 She studied his profile in the dim light , his firm jaw and sensitive mouth , his brown eyes that could freeze in anger and burn with emotion , those incredible eyelashes ; in that moment she knew what love was , knew she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him .
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