Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [det] [art] " 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 They found they could explain all the experimental data on neutral weak currents by assuming quantum mixing between the electromagnetic current and the neutral weak current .
4 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 .
5 Philips Car Systems in Bicester supplies stereo equipment to the truck company and could loose half a million pounds worth of trade if it collapses .
6 Their votes could make all the difference . ’
7 According to Swedish ENT specialist Dr Bjorn Petruson a small plastic device could make all the difference to those noisy nights .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 A SPENCO* BLISTER KIT in your sports bag could make all the difference to your game .
12 Above : Where you decide to site your marine tank could make all the difference between a thriving system , like this , or a disaster zone .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 Having a religious party on board could make all the difference .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 Their only tools from the outside world were the " parang " , the broad-bladed machete of the East , and a hand-drill resembling an oversized corkscrew , with which they could make all the other tools they required to produce these spectacular Noah 's Arks .
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 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 .
21 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 .
22 And how he could make all the village wealthy . ’
23 Fernando Serra could make all the threats he liked but he could n't stop her carrying on her business .
24 ‘ 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 . ’
25 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 .
26 ‘ What shocked me was that one wall could make such a difference , ’ he said .
27 What scientist could make such a promise ?
28 She had never imagined wearing clothes like this , or that they could make such a difference .
29 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 .
30 It shocked her that she could make such a cool analysis of the situation .
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