Example sentences of "could a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Could a crafty change of grape mean a change in fortune ?
2 You are legally responsible for the cost of all calls made from your phone — could a swollen bill be explained by someone making secret 0898 calls , or ringing friends in California ?
3 How could a loving son bask in the radiance of divine joy , indifferent to the knowledge that his mother had been cast out ?
4 How many units of alcohol could a normal weight man take without going over the limit ? a.2 b.4 c.8 d.10
5 How could a Prime Minister who gave voice to such sentiments be regarded as a political figure in his own right ?
6 Not until the 1920s and 1930s could a real clearance be made of this formidable mess , and a newer Nottingham begin to appear out of it .
7 How in the world could a worthless louse like Guy Sterne melt her into this uncomfortable aching longing ?
8 Could a relevant statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Budget Speech be admissible for establishing parliamentary intention in the construction of a provision of a finance Act in the absence of a clear ministerial statement during the passage of the Bill ?
9 What could a ten-year-old boy possibly have against me ?
10 To what extent were large profits made from spectator sports and what kind of earnings and working conditions could a professional sportsman expect ?
11 Where else therefore could a small scholarship be more usefully bestowed than in a manner which would , as Kinnoull indicated , ‘ much oblige Lady Findlater , & many other friends ’ , while conferring a favour upon a grateful man ?
12 How could a small group of 12 lads be taken as representative of ‘ the working class ’ ?
13 But without Wilson as what he termed ‘ a reliable witness ’ , could a favourable outcome of the Sting case be assured ?
14 The barons had sworn to uphold the cause of his granddaughter in Norway , but could a three-year-old girl rule Scotland ?
15 Could a non-violent transition to socialism take place via socialist victories in liberal democratic elections , and perhaps participation in government coalitions with ‘ bourgeois ’ parties ?
16 ‘ In the same way as a working person and a taxpayer makes a specific contribution to the upkeep of the national health system , so could a specific premium or tax be levied to support publicly funded legal services , ’ he said .
17 How could a sixteen-year-old girl think about death ?
18 Mutiny by the men , and what could a Petty Officer do if the Ministry in Moscow determined that the sailors of the Storozhevoy should not be freed from their conscripted service after four years at sea , that they should serve another year , what could a Petty Officer to ?
19 Mutiny by the men , and what could a Petty Officer do if the Ministry in Moscow determined that the sailors of the Storozhevoy should not be freed from their conscripted service after four years at sea , that they should serve another year , what could a Petty Officer to ?
20 Furthermore , as Yevele had shown at Canterbury , the defensive value of the round tower was becoming better appreciated ; even if it did not always deflect a cannon shot aimed at it , such a tower could withstand an impact better than could a straight-facing surface .
21 Could a private citizen obtain a court order to prevent post office workers boycotting mail to South Africa ?
22 How could a working boy understand how a police escort had to be summoned in South America because there was such a large mob shouting and cheering for the ‘ Ingleses ’ , or appreciate an imitation of Josephine Baker ?
23 Only by a greater yield from the land could a growing population be supported , and savings and a market be created for a resumption of ‘ lost ’ industrial prosperity .
24 And could a Dizzy review be written without any rotten-egg jokes ?
25 And given the diversity both of contemporary philosophy and of contemporary feminism ( Delmar , 1986 ) , how could a feminist perspective in philosophy be recognised ?
26 Could a related business activity be carried on within one area of the shop by any of the family members without registering for VAT ( the turnover of this activity is expected to be low ) ?
27 How could a self-styled poet be so oblivious to taste ?
28 Could a jolly day out in Lille teach him anything he did n't already know ?
29 Deadly snakes , dangerous jungle and swollen rivers — what more could a humble daredevil want ?
30 And how could a Christian king rule if he was banned from the Church ?
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