Example sentences of "could [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To do the navy justice , however , it must again be emphasised that powerful interest could rarely secure promotion for the unqualified , and in the naval service some ability was a prerequisite for advancement . |
| 2 | In total nearly 40 households on the estate serving RAF Brize Norton could eventually face eviction . |
| 3 | Wessex and Yorkshire are thought possible targets for Compagnie Generale des Eaux and Southern could eventually fall prey to Saur , which owns most of the private water companies in its area . |
| 4 | In psychiatric research and theory , self-knowledge could eventually replace objectivity as the basis for understanding . |
| 5 | It is only to be expected that there are not too many IT experts around who could effectively advise policy makers and managers , and design IT systems . |
| 6 | They could suddenly reject glamour and create their own , strong images . |
| 7 | If Craig were to show up now , he could perhaps bale uncle out of the difficulties . |
| 8 | I 'm sorry to see that although we 've got a large increase in budget , which is of course always very welcome , that we have n't perhaps addressed improving the quality er as much as we might have done , although we 've got a lot more home help hours that may be classed as an improvement , but er there are many other areas where we could perhaps encourage improvement in community care er with a bit of thought . |
| 9 | Umm , err … to make it more fun for both of us , we could perhaps have dinner and you could show me how you 'd behave in a date situation . |
| 10 | Perhaps that pervasive sense of a struggle for existence , a natural selection in which , after all , victory or even survival proved both fitness and the essentially moral qualities which could alone achieve fitness , reflects an adaptation of the old bourgeois ethic to the new situation . |
| 11 | Emphasis on better design , better training , individualised care , more interest relatives ' needs , input from the rehabilitative professions , and the resiting of long stay care nearer to patients ' homes could greatly enhance care and morale , allowing such wards to look after small numbers of severely disturbed residents extremely well . |
| 12 | I could better bear disgrace in solitude , do n't you see ? ’ |
| 13 | It terrified her , that she could so lose control in the arms of this man who was everything she despised , who despised her , who wanted her for what he thought she was . |
| 14 | Right , now , we could all become self sufficient , alright . |
| 15 | Rostov could only nod acquiescence . |
| 16 | He could only await starvation , suffocation , exposure , simple fatigue or a merciful bolt of lightning . |
| 17 | Sabbatical leave , further training for teacher trainers themselves , and the buying in of linguistic expertise could only go part way in breaking the vicious circle . |
| 18 | She could only hope Dane would feel the same way . |
| 19 | On the big day , he could only strike air |
| 20 | In May , 1992 , the regional health authority informed Riverside Health Authority ( the district health authority ) that the unit 's transfer was being reconsidered and it could only commit capital to the unit if the case load was increased and if the unit could withstand a reduction of charitable funding . |
| 21 | So now when our crews came back from their missions and we heard snatches of their conversations about long lines of refugees , about cities being devastated , and miles and miles of fires , I remembered Kings Cross and could only feel pity for what these civilians were now enduring ; French , Dutch , German or whatever . |
| 22 | Just so long as the two of them were involved professionally , she was at ease with him , but once that link was severed , she could only feel antagonism towards him . |
| 23 | It could only mean trouble . |
| 24 | Clearly , he was anxious to see her , and that , she sensed , could only mean trouble . |
| 25 | In a society where poverty was regarded as the will of God , its relief could only bring grace . |
| 26 | If she could only stop eating . |
| 27 | However , the quarter of an inch strain gauge could only record stress on one small portion of the club , while simulation can simultaneously display stress levels on over 1,000 grid points . |
| 28 | Despite all the responsibilities and experience of these delegates , it is sad that they could only view research as relative to one problem , admittedly an important one , rather than to key issues of the service . |
| 29 | He could only offer advice . |
| 30 | But her mouth was dry with tension , and she could only manage orange juice and coffee . |