Example sentences of "could [adv] [verb] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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1 | However , the quarter of an inch strain gauge could only record stress on one small portion of the club , while simulation can simultaneously display stress levels on over 1,000 grid points . |
2 | As Lothar was still only in the lower clerical orders , those of the deacon , he had to be ordained priest , which could only take place on the ember days , so accordingly the ceremonies were delayed until Saturday and Sunday 21/22 February , six weeks after the election . |
3 | Worshippers could only play music on Fridays and Sundays , were banned from having a bass drum , and could only use the church between 8am and 10pm . |
4 | His conclusion that there was no duress where the defendant could only put pressure on the plaintiff by the institution of proceedings , to which proceedings there would have been available the defence which ultimately prevailed , was , in my view , unimpeachable since there is ample authority for the view that a mere threat of action does not per se constitute duress . |
5 | There was so much about her that Louise admired , she could only suspend judgement on the rest . |
6 | But David Bulman , for the objectors , said only 12 full-time jobs would be created and that local people could already play football on the common free of charge . |
7 | It could also throw light on the process by which they trap carbon dioxide in the atmosphere . |
8 | Beveridge , however , studied the German experiment more closely during the next year and concluded that the contributory insurance principle could not only reduce costs ; it could also eliminate reliance on means tests . ’ |
9 | But a better understanding of how it works could also shed light on other questions concerned with the development of sensory nerve cells . |
10 | Tylor 's next step was to show that these statistical correlations , or ‘ adhesions ’ as he quaintly called them , could also shed light on other puzzles . |
11 | Exchange could also take place on the basis of ideological support , commitment or obligation , as has often been the case between public enterprise unions and social democratic governments . |
12 | Similarly , the value of a reinvestigation could be weakened if , instead of co-operating , the suspect leaves his explanation for the trial , when not only can it not be investigated but when it could also cast doubt on the value of any re-investigation that has taken place . |
13 | Departments could then begin work on putting detailed estimates to Parliament . |