Example sentences of "what could [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have n't that much experience of working with thirteen to fourteen year olds , so we have been collaborating closely with the teachers in devising what could go into each lecture . |
| 2 | That class would vote solidly as a class for candidates representative of that class , and since it made up a clear majority of the population , what could stand in the way of its political ascendancy ? |
| 3 | In the last reports they were able to compile , in April 1940 , Sopade observers were still noting that ‘ many prefer to keep Hitler than to envisage what could come after a defeat ’ , that fear of chaos and revolution still predominated among the bourgeoisie , but that ‘ there is no doubt that up to now the majority of the people is still convinced of Germany 's victory ’ . |
| 4 | He is , he admits , ‘ frightened ’ by what could happen to the club . |
| 5 | Quoting Machiavelli 's prediction on what could happen to anyone committed to bringing in change , Sir Ron warns that ‘ whenever those who are hostile have the opportunity to attack , they do it like partisans , while the others defend lukewarmly , in such wise that the innovator is endangered along with them ’ . |
| 6 | We knew only too well what could happen to Dad and we were afraid . |
| 7 | It is not hard to imagine what could happen to collections like those at the Tretyakov Gallery or the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art , which have been faced with unbelievable problems reconstructing their buildings . |
| 8 | ‘ What could happen to you , Dorian ? |
| 9 | ‘ I mean , what could happen to me ? ’ |
| 10 | Even a woman like you wo n't want to be responsible for what could happen to my sister if I do n't find him soon . ’ |
| 11 | The greatest fear the airmen have is of what could happen to the people of Somalia after the international forces leave . |
| 12 | What could happen during HIV infection ? |
| 13 | In this exciting , optimistic approach it is important to have the ability to create pictures of what could happen in the future — ideal solutions and potential achievement . |
| 14 | She was afraid she would have a defective child because she had seen in Angharad what could happen in her husband 's family . |
| 15 | An excellent example of this in practice was the East Anglian Rubber Windmill exercise described in Chapter 5 , demonstrating what could happen in the " internal market " if all pursued their private ends regardless of the public consequences . |
| 16 | This is what could happen in Darlington here . ’ |
| 17 | Now , it frightens me what could lie in store for this Rangers team . ’ |
| 18 | What may well be the most off-putting thought for some about this amplifier is , having glanced at the front panel , a fear of what could lurk around the back : does it resemble the buss panel of a 32-channel mixing desk , or the flight deck of a 757 ? |
| 19 | But the clear intelligence failure which let Gen Noriega escape , to organise what could prove to be a prolonged guerrilla resistance , threatens to turn this latest military adventure into a political embarrassment . |
| 20 | David Hookes , in what could prove to be his last match at Sydney after 17 years , registered his highest score on the ground , 87 , for South Australia against NSW . |
| 21 | Fell wants to simulate loss-of-coolant accident and then use about two-thirds the usual emergency cooling water to mimic what could occur at Sizewell . |
| 22 | Price Waterhouse 's Australian arm has pledged to ‘ vigorously defend ’ what could amount to a multi-million dollar claim issued against it over the 1989 audit of failed textile company Linter Group Ltd . |