Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] could [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Last year 's winner could miss the race because of the fast ground . |
| 2 | Alternatively the tenant 's adviser could amend the timetable by requiring the landlord to apply to the President and pay any requisite fee within the prescribed period . |
| 3 | Lead , cadmium and thallium are among those included on the list , established as a result of pressure from the recycling industry , which warned that the convention 's bureaucracy could damage the trade in recyclable materials . |
| 4 | Loosening the rope so the mare 's nose could reach the ground , she left her with a pile of hay . |
| 5 | City dealers believe Mercury 's move could herald the most sweeping changes to the telecommunications industry since mobile phones were introduced in 1985 . |
| 6 | On Oct. 29 , however , Kim declared that he would not enter the contest , leading to speculation that he had bowed to pressure from Roh , whose administration had worked closely with Daewoo and who was known to be concerned that Kim 's intervention could split the conservative vote and thereby allow Kim Dae Jung to win the election . |
| 7 | But a great man , a potens , in Charles 's kingdom could quit the scene as completely as he had momentarily seemed to dominate it : if he died leaving only young sons , or no sons at all , or if he moved to another Carolingian kingdom , Charles might redistribute his honores as he put it , voluntarie — " in accordance with my will " . |
| 8 | However , each stage of SPAR 's processing could change the score of a reading , and readings could sometimes be discarded at intermediate stages . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought Stuart Barlow 's pace could make the difference and he had the chances . |
| 10 | Guy's/St Thomas 's Hospital could become the second major centre , although it faces competition from the Royal Brompton/Chelsea and Westminster for the provision of paediatric cardiac services , and from St George 's linked to the Royal Marsden ( Sutton ) for cancer services . |
| 11 | Now members are hoping Geraldine 's arrival could give the club 's image a healthy boost . |
| 12 | To perform the court 's order could require the doctor to act in a manner which he or she genuinely believed not to be in the patient 's best interests ; to fail to treat the child as ordered would amount to a contempt of court . |