Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This meant that there were essentially three variables which could affect risk of relapse : level of EE , level of contact , and maintenance medication . |
| 2 | Baroness Hooper , the Government 's junior health spokeswoman , put her name to a press release which effectively said people could eat sugar without worry . |
| 3 | He tried to lighten his mood , grinning at her like a schoolboy , ‘ Apart from anything else we could make love at breakfast-time , lunch-time and tea-time . ’ |
| 4 | Several Departments could make use of assistance from volunteer workers , without in any way compromising existing staffing levels . |
| 5 | By 1937 , however , with Franco in possession of supreme military and political power , they had realized that the " New State " could make use of documentary evidence of Republican sympathies to incriminate its adversaries . |
| 6 | So you could relate positivity to achievement and see what you have access to that might express that . |
| 7 | Disraeli was later to talk of the Two Nations , the Rich and the Poor , who could exist side by side in the same country with no knowledge of each other 's way of life . |
| 8 | The reference to her Bible suggests two things : firstly the oral and the literary could exist side by side , and secondly that religion and superstition were not necessarily perceived as contesting forms of popular belief . |
| 9 | Several firms , in both food processing and engineering , felt that productivity and competitiveness could be enhanced if they could guarantee security of employment to what they regarded as their " core " staff . |
| 10 | The vague reformism of the epoch was , in these circles , channelled into an even vaguer brand of aristocratic constitutionalism which revived the claims of the old ‘ rich men ’ ( ricos hombres ) of Castile ; grandees could stomach rule by career bureaucrats but the career of court favourite was an aristocratic preserve not to be exercised by the ‘ sausage maker ’ , Godoy . |
| 11 | But Eisenhower and Dulles continued to work on the assumption that they could buy time with diplomacy , and with this object in view — especially in face to face meetings with the British — they were reluctant to lean too heavily on their ally . |
| 12 | The nature of the changes , which could include modification of gene expression , permanent reduction in cell numbers , or modification of organ structure , is unknown . |
| 13 | Group health promotions could include work on weight reduction , diet , exercise and mobility . |
| 14 | Handicap hopes could include Source Of Light in the Bessborough and Tychonic in the Britannia . |
| 15 | Realistically , though , you would need to have strong evidence that the existence of such a right is part of your particular deal with your employer , and that you have been denied satisfaction from your work in a clear and unjustifiable fashion , before you could pursue litigation with confidence . |
| 16 | Any member of the scheme who felt that the terms of the trust were being abused could seek redress under trust law . |
| 17 | In turn the C & AG would have a right of overview and could instigate value for money investigations by his own staff or , perhaps more effectively , by the private sector auditors . |
| 18 | But Linford could win battle of speed kings |
| 19 | So long as it could prevent news of discontent travelling from one region to another and igniting a bush-fire of revolt , the Party was able to restore its control relatively quickly and with little loss of life . |
| 20 | While generally a very fair summation of the draft ( though , of course , some interpretations could give rise to discussion ) , the description of Article 11 is , I fear , a very serious misunderstanding of the draft Convention which could give rise to unfortunate and unnecessary misapprehensions . |
| 21 | Since the legal rules about the control of water pollution are expressed through the discretion of field officers it is important to understand their working definitions of pollution in terms of the kinds of events , activities , or social settings which could give rise to action on their part , whatever its ultimate conclusion . |
| 22 | The danger of serious conflict occurring on the border was anticipated in a motion proposed by the United States and carried in the General Assembly in 1949 authorising UNCOK to observe developments on the border and to report back on clashes that could give rise to war . |
| 23 | Depravity and a wasted body and spirit could give birth to health . |
| 24 | As quality feature films were produced so the anxieties and introspection could give way to congratulation and to a new hyperbole . |
| 25 | Thorpe J. having held that ‘ there is no doubt at all that J. is a child of sufficient understanding to make an informed decision , ’ I shall assume that , so far as the common law is concerned , Lord Scarman would have decided that neither the local authority nor W. 's aunt , both of whom had parental responsibilities , could give consent to treatment which would be effective in the face of W. 's refusal of consent . |
| 26 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 27 | One of the most important factors is the interest rate itself , which could give cause for confusion , were it not for something called ‘ APR ’ — annual percentage rate — which is the figure you should concentrate on . |
| 28 | This , coupled with the notion of the magistrate as being responsible for enforcement of the judgments handed down by himself or his deputy , would surely suggest that he could give judgment for performance and enforce it specifically . |
| 29 | The peasants might have even less electricity than the town-dwellers , but they could collect wood for fuel and could find foodstuffs available only on the black market in the urban centres . |
| 30 | Both the head and the DCSL freely acknowledged that these developments were undertaken in the light of knowledge that a library project existed , and that schools might stand a better chance of securing a grant if they could show evidence of commitment to enhanced library provision . |