Example sentences of "could [vb infin] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such occasions , when he could worship the Saint in question on his or her ( he had no sexual bias in these matters ) day , in a church dedicated to him or her , in an atmosphere of tallow and incense , surrounded by flickering shadows and gorgeous vestments dimly perceived — these were the red — letter days of Mr Makepeace 's life . |
| 2 | One of the best known followed his offer of £500 to anyone who could reproduce the box used in his box trick . |
| 3 | Taking place at the same time as the development of graphics capabilities was the introduction of printing devices that could reproduce the images created on the screen . |
| 4 | This could enhance the formation of polar stratospheric clouds , which convert potential ozone-depleting species to their active forms . |
| 5 | You could enhance the experience ( and deepen your breathing ) by vaporising any of the following ‘ respiratory ’ essences into the room : myrrh , frankincense , pine-needle , cedarwood , juniper , cypress . |
| 6 | It has recently been suggested that the synthesis of TNF-α is greatly increased in inflammatory bowel disease and that TNF-α could enhance the functions of natural killer cells , lymphokine activated killer cells , and polymorphonuclear neutrophils . |
| 7 | A recurrent criticism of historical approaches in physical geography up to the 1950s was that they had insufficient knowledge of environmental processes to fall back upon which could enhance the understanding of landscape . |
| 8 | It is certainly desirable that relationships between geomorphological processes and climatic parameters are established using the results of process studies and then extended towards the global scale , and such relationships could enhance the understanding involved in climatic geomorphology . |
| 9 | But a small extra quantity of water could enhance the greenhouse effect to the point where present conditions would result . |
| 10 | When historians contemplate the widespread monastic reforms of the tenth century , they often see these reforms as an ideal instrument by which kings and bishops could counteract the power of the lay aristocracies in the regions . |
| 11 | Secondly , in order to maximize the use of scarce capital resources , industries were selected that could utilize the backlog of technological change that had been developed in the Western economies . |
| 12 | we said , well it 's not really worth , from your company 's point of view , such an expensive piece of equipment for a I mean , was doing the process thing then , you know , we could utilize the equipment elsewhere . |
| 13 | There are also trading barriers such as a lack of detailed marketing and distribution and other sorts of business information , which could restrict the ability of companies to conduct cross-frontier operations . |
| 14 | This is self-explanatory and the tenant should be cautious of allowing the landlord to include various prohibited users which may not affect the tenant 's business but could restrict the persons to whom the tenant may wish to assign or sublet the premises . |
| 15 | What kind of citizens charter is introduced on the back of denying you the right to even challenge the people who are providing the services , or could restrict the right of your family to be together , or the right for you to travel to the country where you 've been living ? |
| 16 | This could restrict the list of prospective bidders and push Ferranti down a distress sale path . |
| 17 | However , there had always been a doubt as to whether or not Rodrigo could stay the mile and a half at Epsom . |
| 18 | We could stay the night there . ’ |
| 19 | Yes , I could stay the night , as I was homeless and compulsorily brought here , but in the morning , as I was over twenty-five , I must report to the billeting Officer . |
| 20 | Generally Ruth slept up here , although now and then she would come politely to ask Rachaela if she could stay the night on Emma 's sofa . |
| 21 | When Nenna told them that she had urgent business on the other side of London and that she would have to ask whether Martha and Tilda could stay the night , Rochester accepted without protest , and they went over , taking with them their nightdresses , Cliff records , the Cliff photograph and two packets of breakfast cereals , for they did not like the same kind . |
| 22 | He could treat the loser and afterwards pay for drinks all round . |
| 23 | Or one could treat the hypothesis as a provisional truth-claim . |
| 24 | It could treat the programme in sections and set tasks that help the learner identify the main points made in each section . |
| 25 | I would be grateful if you could treat the report as reasonably confidential at this stage . |
| 26 | You could treat the fish with ‘ dips ’ out of the pond , but all you can hope to do at this point is to control the spread of secondary infections , such as ulcers and fungus and bacterial infections . |
| 27 | If you record the drill , then , in the production stage you could treat the drill as a transform drill , so that the LH would say list 1 , you produce list 2 , and vice versa . |
| 28 | Yet it took ten years for the pope to arrive at the point he had desired in 1199 , where he could treat the parties as equals , the one and the other , alterum et alterum as he says , and make his decision in Rome . |
| 29 | If we could hoist the Delos to the surface we might well find out . ’ |
| 30 | There must have been something specially feline about that particular note , because Gautier carried out experiments to see if he could fool the cat , but she always responded with her critical paw precisely when the note reached high A. |