Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [adv prt] [prep] business " in BNC.
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| 1 | Firms , more seriously , could go out of business . |
| 2 | With fines of up to £5,000 and a maximum 6-month jail sentence , the new regulations mean that some second-hand store owners , could go out of business . |
| 3 | But councillors are urging officials to get on with spending because the authority could go out of business in two years ' time if local government is reorganised . |
| 4 | He said it would kill the job prospects of thousands of workers in the constituency , including those working in nursing and residential homes which he says could go out of business as a result . |
| 5 | The pools people argue that unless they are given ‘ a level playing field ’ to compete with the lottery , two of the three leading firms could go out of business , with the loss of thousands of jobs . |
| 6 | In reality , the basis for the prevailing sense of optimism was nothing more than a sense that , with hostilities now ended , everyone could get back to business as usual . |
| 7 | ‘ If we could get back to business , ’ she began as calmly as she could , ‘ I 'd like the use of an office and a telephone , and a list of phone numbers — suppliers , customers , Press , the business fair organisers … ’ |