Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [det] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joe Montana , cast off by the San Francisco 49ers , and Marcus Allen , surplus to requirements at the Los Angeles Raiders , could laugh all the way to Super Bowl XXVIII . |
| 2 | Joe Montana , cast off by the San Francisco 49ers , and Marcus Allen , surplus to requirements at the Los Angeles Raiders , could laugh all the way to Super |
| 3 | In the data there is some support for the notion that certain matters such as child care and support for elderly people are regarded as women 's business in families , while men 's business is money ; but it would be too crude to assume that this simple division of responsibilities could explain all the gender differences which occur in kin support . |
| 4 | And how he could make all the village wealthy . ’ |
| 5 | Fernando Serra could make all the threats he liked but he could n't stop her carrying on her business . |
| 6 | She could make all the speeches she would like Tommaso to make , a hundred times over , and yet his awkwardness under her mother 's severity filled her full of pity too , and her chivalrous love returned to warm her and fortify her , suturing the cut that had opened in her earlier at his muteness the night before . |
| 7 | Their votes could make all the difference . ’ |
| 8 | According to Swedish ENT specialist Dr Bjorn Petruson a small plastic device could make all the difference to those noisy nights . |
| 9 | With more than 20 years of rallying behind him , Short could give Sainz , or more importantly his co-driver Luis Moya , extra information which could make all the difference between winning , losing , or , even worse , crashing . |
| 10 | Two cases among the jurists have shown that in certain circumstances the trust clause could make all the difference between the functioning and the failure of a testamentary disposition . |
| 11 | Soldiers , after all , were ‘ bad ’ at making wills , but obtained concessions on political grounds ; their civilian compatriots were surely just as likely to slip up but could expect no such special treatment : a trust clause could make all the difference to the success of their dying wishes . |
| 12 | A SPENCO* BLISTER KIT in your sports bag could make all the difference to your game . |
| 13 | Above : Where you decide to site your marine tank could make all the difference between a thriving system , like this , or a disaster zone . |
| 14 | On the subject of granny flats , if you are caring for elderly parents there may come a time when a little bit of outside help could make all the difference . |
| 15 | Although you may consider this to be specialist reading , we do suggest that you at least look at it , since maximising your income in retirement could make all the difference between being able to enjoy life or worrying about money . |
| 16 | Having a religious party on board could make all the difference . |
| 17 | A little bit of imaginative nettle-clearing and further excavation of domestic buildings which , though they are known to exist in the proximity , have never been uncovered , could make all the difference to the site . |
| 18 | Government industrial policy could make all the difference between a demoralising defeat for workers ' initiatives taken at enterprise level , and the development of inspiring examples of ‘ workers ’ plans ' for socially useful production , popular accountability of management and workers ' self-management . |
| 19 | Before you wash your hands of the affair , find out if the lender or adviser is tied or independent — it could make all the difference . |
| 20 | The fact is that the ultimate choice will not matter to the departed pet but it could make all the difference to the real pain of separation from a beloved companion . |
| 21 | ‘ Do n't be afraid of being thought a member of the awkward squad : it 's your body , and oestrogen replacement could make all the difference to your present well-being and future health . ’ |
| 22 | March sessions will focus on selling yourself and your subject , more and more teachers are being asked to interview for jobs these days and your presentation and image could make all the difference . |
| 23 | What scientist could make such a promise ? |
| 24 | ‘ What shocked me was that one wall could make such a difference , ’ he said . |
| 25 | She had never imagined wearing clothes like this , or that they could make such a difference . |
| 26 | Hector Charlesworth broadcast a Dominion Day speech , in both English and French , in which he pointed out that a famous French writer had said that ‘ A man with two languages is a man with two souls ’ and he felt that if LaRochfoucauld could make such a statement it might well be embraced by all true Canadians . |
| 27 | No city could absorb such a body-blow without showing the effects , and by 1937 Danzig was in severe financial difficulties . |
| 28 | ‘ Only a double-dealing Sagittarius could think such a thing , ’ Claudia said indignantly . |
| 29 | ‘ Afraid of you ! ’ she gasped , and , truly horrified that he could think such a thing , ‘ No , of course not ! ’ she faced him squarely to state . |
| 30 | It is truly — and intellectually — heart-warming that music as hook-free and unfeathered as Spiritualized 's could elicit such a sporting , involved response from a bunch of lumber tops and nose-pin rebels . |