Example sentences of "could [vb infin] in the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | Praxsys could deliver in the fourth quarter : early 1993 is more likely . |
2 | Hence there is a problem of how cooperation could evolve in the first place , although it would be stable once it had evolved . |
3 | The difficulty , of course , lies in imagining how such a complex behavioural syndrome , which is stable only when complete , could arise in the first place . |
4 | Despite the difficulty of imagining how a behaviour involving the three components outlined in the last paragraph could arise in the first place , I think it is quite possible that the explanation of stable age queues in animals may be of this kind . |
5 | Wait , I 've got an instant who 's taking part in the conversations and you could type in the first names of those people and then again you 'll get back some why the use of the first name . |
6 | Time was when the South West would be filled with Gloucester boys … only two Paul Holford and Dave Sims made it on Saturday and there was nothing they could do in the first half to stop the north from taking control … a try from Jim Mallinder gave them a 13-6 lead at half-time … |
7 | A controlling block of the club 's shares is going back on the market and a new owner could emerge in the next few weeks . |
8 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates ' threats to make life miserable for WABI by bringing out competitive products of his own ( UX No 432 ) , are believed to involve Bristol and a Microsoft license to Wind/U which could happen in the next few weeks , though nothing has been signed . |
9 | It was unbelievable that this could happen in the 20th century . |
10 | It is possible that a substantial increase in demand for teacher education on language could develop in the next few years . |
11 | And botanists fear a quarter of the world 's flora could vanish in the next century , so it 's vital the garden continues to help the plant kingdom grow and flourish . |
12 | I know he could walk in the next lesson and things would be perfectly OK . |
13 | Suzie loved window-shopping , so was n't there a possibility that she might be here , that her quest could end in the next hour or so and she would be spared the ordeal of seeing Rune Christensen again ? |
14 | ‘ This time last year we had question marks against some players — whether they could play in the First Division . |
15 | It was upon such essentially private issues that so-called ‘ international ’ agreements could founder in the thirteenth century . |