Example sentences of "it could [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It could tell quite a story , that pool , ’ said Robins . |
| 2 | Discipline was important , indeed essential , because in the widest sense of the word , it could open up a more ordered world . |
| 3 | It could open up a whole new range of products , especially portable equipment . |
| 4 | The Brigade claimed that it could offer both the spirit and the purpose because it ‘ disciplines and controls our lads … tames flippancy , quells impertinence , promotes chivalry , encourages reverence , teaches ready obedience to all properly constituted authority , and insists upon pure and clean English and temperance in all things ’ . |
| 5 | As the core cooled it would form a solid outer shell , and as this shell further cooled through the Curie temperature it could retain today the magnetic field of the remnant liquid iron core within it . |
| 6 | But the Scottish Office remained unsure how the board could proceed without the use of juniors , and asked how it could continue once the exemption ended . |
| 7 | Bad news followed in his wake ; the French company went bankrupt before it could pay out the cheque . |
| 8 | This was outside the framework of the Community institutions established by the Rome Treaty , but it was hoped that it could bring about a common European attitude to international problems . |
| 9 | In some places , it could take only a small shift to bring socialists back to power . |
| 10 | ‘ It could turn out a wet sail . |
| 11 | Yet , while it could play down the challenge of British fascism it could not ignore the threat of European fascism . |
| 12 | One of the conditions of the original purchase from Wedgwood was that it could buy back the house for £1 if we had not completed the restoration within five years . |