Example sentences of "in [noun pl] [Wh det] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The European Commission is planning to cut the legal limit for blood alcohol in drink-driving offences to 50mg/100ml in proposals which could be implemented EC-wide if approved by a majority of EC states . |
| 2 | Its upper set of arms ended in claws which could tear armour open ; and its carapace was as tough as armour . |
| 3 | But he recognised the abominably shredded and mutated head , and the bloodstained and distorted arms that ended in claws which could never have been human . |
| 4 | It revealed a sorry state of affairs in schools which could be attributed to the cuts in educational spending — something that proved embarrassing to the government of the day . |
| 5 | Some outcomes , such as reducing unnecessary prescribing , will result in savings which could be maximised if family health services authorities were empowered either to make fundholding the norm or to offer incentives to all general practitioners . |
| 6 | In movements which could have been those of a somnambulist Kersey had retrieved his cigarettes and was placing one between his lips while feeling in his pockets for a lighter . |
| 7 | Well there are a number of spaces that are in positions which could be used by disabled , in other words , they are not sort of , sandwich tight against other spaces and what 's happened in the past is that erm when a need has arisen an and when perhaps there 's been er generally a bungalow that has been er , occupied by somebody who 's disabled then the housing department have erm modified that space I mean , wha what we 've actually done is we 've er , taken a certain amount of block paving out but put back some block paved logo , sort of , standard white er symbol that erm that identifies disabled space and and , and that space is actually earmarked for that person , and it could happen in a variety of different locations erm it 's just that there 's probably not so much point in doing it until you know that there is er a specific need . |
| 8 | For example , he did this by quoting two anthropologists , Fison and Howitt , who wrote about Australian Aborigines in terms which could be construed as meaning that large groups of men married large groups of women . |
| 9 | Like Crowther , Newsom accepted the tripartite system , believing there to be different levels of natural ability in children which could best be catered for by different kinds of school . |
| 10 | Moreover these inadequate wages were often months in arrears , and were paid , at least in the earlier years of the century , not in cash but in tickets which could be cashed only at the Navy Office in London . |
| 11 | In the circumstances , it is not clear what will be considered ‘ unreasonable ’ but , for a DHA with a fixed budget , even a 10 per cent increase in prices would lead to a 9 per cent decrease in services which could be purchased — a serious blow to planning . |
| 12 | Instructors and senior pilots have a big responsibility to pass on their experience and knowledge and to look out for poor airmanship and flying techniques in others which could lead to mishaps in the future . |
| 13 | Caradon also refused to comment , but has already announced that it was involved in talks which could lead to a bid . |
| 14 | From Rothschild offices in London 's St James 's Place , Weinberg tells Business : ‘ We have been in talks which could result in Rothschild backing a new life company . ’ |