Example sentences of "it could [vb infin] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr McFall held up a penknife with a three-inch blade and said it could exact terrible injuries and that post-mortem examinations last year at the department of forensic medicine and science at Glasgow University showed that in 18 out of 31 stabbings , the wound was three inches or less . |
| 2 | The ten-foot-long cylindrical plastic balloon rises as trapped air is heated by the sun , and according to the blurb on its packaging , it could reach extraordinary altitudes ’ up to 30,000 feet if inadvertently released . |
| 3 | The first conceptualization had then to be changed so that it could handle this happening . |
| 4 | It could fit mains-powered alarms , but that would mean putting up rents . |
| 5 | At worst it could mean many months in hospital . |
| 6 | In DHAs , for example , it could mean another department , unit or external organisation , GPs , patients ' relatives , prospective patients as well as the present ones . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | However , it could dictate public perceptions of the parties ' agenda . |
| 9 | But there are fears in some quarters that it could infringe personal liberties . |
| 10 | A plea to downgrade Darlington so it could attract more Government aid is to go ahead despite an earlier warning that it could backfire . |
| 11 | What about the sweatshops of Korea , or the rich Kuwaiti women who buy merely for their own pleasure and hide their couture gowns under their abayas because they are not allowed to display themselves … it 's a far cry from the fashion world as it is usually depicted , it could make fascinating copy . |
| 12 | There was division in UNTCOK whether it could accomplish anything in the circumstances ; some members felt it should report the impossibility of proceeding but others believed that it could make limited progress . |
| 13 | For Shirley , who has battle with asthma on a daily basis , the genetic research has no direct bearings yet , but for her children 's children , it could make better treatment , perhaps even a cure , a reality . |
| 14 | 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 . ) . |
| 15 | Of the Unionist press , only the Daily Telegraph supported the coalition , and it could make little head against such a tide . |
| 16 | The implication for the Archive is that it could make sound assumptions about it 's users ’ skills . |
| 17 | WREXHAM Maelor Borough Council last night again refused to say Yes or No to a bid to knock down a former hospital despite being warned it could face legal action . |
| 18 | This was successful and at the time of Down 's death it could accommodate 200 patients . |
| 19 | To so it could accommodate more coal , erm and not have to return to base so frequently . |
| 20 | So if all the deuterium fused it could generate substantial heat in the Earth . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | He says it could cost some pensioners as much as £25 a week and is urging the council to think again . |
| 23 | Protectionism is not a serious counter movement to global capitalism because if it was successful it could do great damage to the system and , ultimately , destroy it . |
| 24 | But as Mark Smith reports some believe it could do more harm than good . |
| 25 | The authorities also believe if these mercy missions continue it could present long term problems . |
| 26 | It could present some publishers with problems but a useful ordering tip is to hold back your order until you have seen several ranges . |
| 27 | The Huyghes immediately announced they were bringing charges on two counts because the communiqué constituted a violation of professional secrecy and because it could influence legal investigations . |
| 28 | It could influence individual fortunes directly as well as having more pervasive consequences for the economy as a whole . |
| 29 | The legislation is not only unnecessary but it is , it could set industrial relations back years in this country . |
| 30 | Now it could fetch many times this amount when it 's auctioned . |