Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many could successfully survive in a harsh environment , and their bodies enabled them to evolve into larger and more diverse creatures . |
| 2 | To ensure formal consideration on a future agenda , a recommendation by Mexico was adopted calling for exclusive allocations for both amateur and broadcasting services around 7MHz which , it is hoped , could eventually result in a common worldwide amateur 40m band . |
| 3 | Still , the taboos have been the source of much mirth : the stand-up 's traditional reliance on smut and mothers-in-law could only exist in a largely sex-negative society . |
| 4 | Its concern with adolescent love , and the way in which its idealism and purity can not evade the sullying effects of adult realities , paralleled Minton 's own fear of lost youth , his obsession with adolescence and desire for a love that could only exist in a state untrammelled by adult responsibilities . |
| 5 | Indifferently magnificent , it sneered back at my eager camera lens , which could only fit in a pitiful few floors . |
| 6 | The sobering thought emerges here that , although it is contended that ‘ evil ’ did not exist before ‘ civilisation ’ , once it had been established it could nevertheless exist in a reversal of the civilising process right back to a restoration of the pre-life condition of the earth . |
| 7 | Obviously the NZRFU could not fit in a tour to South Africa in the second half of that heavy programme . |
| 8 | She could not hold in a corner of her mind the rational knowledge that this was purely childish . |
| 9 | If they knew for certain that a vote of censure could not result in a general election , but would simply bring about a reshuffle in the Government , their conduct would become more robust . |
| 10 | His legs were thin and weak , and he could not walk in a straight line . |
| 11 | Two members of the Wigtown council could not vote in a parliamentary election without voiding the election , for the Earl of Galloway and his eldest son Lord Garlies were both members . |
| 12 | These atoms , as we have seen , are spewed out from dying stars ; but it would take at least a billion years for a star to use up all its helium energy and explode , hence life could not exist in a universe consisting of the shortest-living stars , since the necessary elements such as carbon would not exist . |
| 13 | ‘ You snored all night , ’ he said with relish , and Cermait got up and removed himself from this low vulgar company , because you could not stay in a room with people who told the High Queen that you snored . |
| 14 | St Antonino of Florence felt that the professional soldier could not fight in a war the justice of which was not above doubt , nor could he be given absolution as long as he continued to fight in that cause . |
| 15 | The unfree did not exist legally and could not plead in a court . |
| 16 | In fact , it appears to have been due less to a plot than to a calculation that she could not win in a second ballot . |
| 17 | But if exactly the same type of accident as occurred in the Russian RBMK could not occur in a British PWR , was that the end of the story ? |
| 18 | But they lacked conviction , because she could not believe in a God who answered prayers . |
| 19 | Although supported by most ORTF personnel , a ‘ PDG ’ appointed by the government could not survive in a contest with the Information Minister . |
| 20 | Yes I know , but surely , you know , they could just slot in a couple of like the twenty minute , fifteen minute toddler programmes or something within the day . |
| 21 | ‘ If I could just come in a minute — ’ |
| 22 | While it might be interesting to compare Mrs. Simper 's and Sophronia 's reactions to lower servants better educated than themselves , the essential point is that a violation of the ordinary division of labour could easily result in a domestic servant losing his or her place . |
| 23 | Your pet may be slow in responding , and this could easily result in a serious accident . |
| 24 | The materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 25 | the materials manager does not purchase all the material he could possibly need in a given period . |
| 26 | And US Secretary of State James Baker acknowledged that his painstaking diplomacy of the last eight months could quickly unravel in a region where religion and history have fuelled five Arab-Israeli wars . |
| 27 | With increasing throughput of clients , team nursing could still result in a ‘ getting through our side of the ward ’ approach , rather than the ‘ identifying and meeting all needs of each client ’ route required for effective individualised care . |
| 28 | However , having spent a total of £41million on the redevelopment by then , the union would obviously seek to have as many sell-out rugby events as it could reasonably muster in a season . |
| 29 | It could also result in a saving of total expenditure on HLCAs . |
| 30 | The rise in gross income for the second family could also result in a drop in family credit , council tax discounts and even school meals . |