Example sentences of "it could [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first conceptualization had then to be changed so that it could handle this happening . |
| 2 | At worst it could mean many months in hospital . |
| 3 | In DHAs , for example , it could mean another department , unit or external organisation , GPs , patients ' relatives , prospective patients as well as the present ones . |
| 4 | Unfortunately there are sacrifices to be made , it could mean less time with loved ones or a more pressurised lifestyle , but if that 's what you want now is the time to reach out and take it . |
| 5 | A plea to downgrade Darlington so it could attract more Government aid is to go ahead despite an earlier warning that it could backfire . |
| 6 | The lord president tried to attract support by embarking on a reform of the council , particularly by a reduction in its fees ; but it could make little progress against the obstructionism of Secretary Ingram , who had the backing at court of the lord treasurer , Lionel Cranfield ( later Earl of Middlesex , q.v . ) . |
| 7 | Of the Unionist press , only the Daily Telegraph supported the coalition , and it could make little head against such a tide . |
| 8 | To so it could accommodate more coal , erm and not have to return to base so frequently . |
| 9 | It could encompass all members of the double-reed family , from treble to bass ; in addition it was often used in a general sense , simply to indicate an ensemble of woodwind instruments , but not necessarily any specific ones . |
| 10 | He says it could cost some pensioners as much as £25 a week and is urging the council to think again . |
| 11 | But as Mark Smith reports some believe it could do more harm than good . |
| 12 | It could present some publishers with problems but a useful ordering tip is to hold back your order until you have seen several ranges . |
| 13 | Now it could fetch many times this amount when it 's auctioned . |
| 14 | His son , seeking to staunch the outflow of money on the Scottish war , quickly arranged a truce , but it could offer few hopes of long-term disengagement . |
| 15 | It could go that way this time . |
| 16 | ‘ No , they did n't , ’ exclaims Kier , adding contritely ‘ it could go either way . ’ |
| 17 | He was feeling genuinely enthusiastic , in a splendid mood , but he was nervously aware that it could disappear any minute . |
| 18 | However attractive the idea of a director general sounds , it could create more problems than it would solve |
| 19 | The Labour Party leadership did all it could to limit any appeal which the Left outside the Party might exercise over its members . |
| 20 | I 'd say publishing in The Square Ball does n't bring us ‘ overground ’ , as you put it Tim , but publishing in the programme might to some extent — it could imply some sort of ‘ official ’ status . |
| 21 | ‘ It could happen any place , ’ says Galley . |
| 22 | It could happen any time . |
| 23 | Yes , we 'll note it , erm , , the fatality w when they are incoming , it could happen any time after six months , after twelve months , . |
| 24 | It could happen any time . |
| 25 | I hope that the day when European defence does not rely solely on British and French deterrents will not come to pass , but there is clearly a risk that it could happen some time . |
| 26 | The half life of the parietal cell is 23 days in rats and presumably much longer in man and therefore it could take many months for resoluion of an increased parietal cell mass . |
| 27 | It could take all night , writes Dan Conaghan . |
| 28 | It could take all night . |
| 29 | But erm it could take that length of time . |
| 30 | The time needed to reach a solution to a problem is much longer ( i.e. it could take several hours or even days ) than the implementation/repair ( i.e. replacing a module or a board/panel can take only 30 minutes ) . |