Example sentences of "could have [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The formalization of decision-making could have adverse side effects . |
| 2 | I had thought I could have complete trust in you to get your charge safely home . |
| 3 | This would mean that the Government could have complete control of the money supply and could set interest rates at different levels — say five per cent to industry and 15 per cent to importers of non-essential goods . |
| 4 | Bringing up baby could have extra charm in a room decorated with a new range of children 's fabrics and wallpapers called Merry Go Round by Designers build . |
| 5 | The study , carried out by Shetland Health Board and the Environmental Health ( Scotland ) Unit , was set up to establish whether the spill could have long-term health effects . |
| 6 | Before the land re before you could have successful land reform . |
| 7 | However , getting agreement at the planning meetings that we could have lesbian-only workshop space was hard work . |
| 8 | inflation is the biggest economic problem and what problem it causes and it says discuss the fact that erm with inflation now being around four to five per cent it is now a , it is now being cured , discuss that sort of thing , you say yes it has , but at the moment we 're still suffering the effects because we are in , we 've got high interest rates , we , and in order for us to have really beaten it , we could have low interest rates and low employment and low inflation , but we 're still in the middle of it |
| 9 | ‘ I could have married cousin Freddy 's best friend Gerald , ’ she said . |
| 10 | If only we could have real country feasts set out like this one : |
| 11 | But it was not until after 1984 and the growing rapprochement and détente between the superpowers that WEU began to re-emerge as a body that could have real value . |
| 12 | ‘ Recent experiments suggest that there exists an ‘ interconnectiveness ’ of the human mind with other minds and with matter — that the human mind may be able to obtain information independent of geography and time … ’ and concluded that ‘ … a general recognition of the degree of interconnectiveness of minds ( and matter ) could have far-reaching society and political implications for the nation and the world . ’ |
| 13 | In particular , the section 17 provisions could have far-reaching potential . |
| 14 | In the meantime , the couple could have immediate access to the divorce court in order to tackle the really urgent questions concerning money , property and children . |
| 15 | The Party Secretary , like a British prime minister , could have great influence and authority , but in the last resort he was essentially primus inter pares — first among equals — and had to carry his colleagues with him . |
| 16 | In creating one she has inadvertently made a move towards alternative methods of selling that could have great significance for organic farming . |
| 17 | These factors could have great significance for the maturation of possible sources in the Lower Palaeozoic . |
| 18 | She said that we could have great fun there . |
| 19 | This issue could have practical relevance in the follow up of coeliac disease patients who may seem healthy during dietary treatment but still suffer from some degree of jejunal mucosa damage because of the ingestion of ‘ hidden ’ gluten . |
| 20 | But clergy could have other business too : at Rheims , Archbishop Hincmar found them using the leaves of ancient manuscripts to make envelopes " in which to keep the pennies they gained from trade " . |
| 21 | Perhaps he could have fantastic success at another club . |
| 22 | ‘ We could have freezing fog for the forseeable future , ’ he said . |
| 23 | The flat had a bathroom and toilet and , if you could afford to buy coal , you could have hot water . |
| 24 | Rover bought Brayman 's shares so that they could have total control . |
| 25 | The approach adopted in Islington could have wide applicability . |
| 26 | And we can have a look at some consequences of that so you could have short term , long term consequences . |
| 27 | When the author of the Life of Edward the Confessor says that he trusted the cause of God to his bishops , and ordered secular judges to act fairly , so that honesty could have royal support and evil its just condemnation , this may be an indication that someone did for Edward what Wulfstan had done for Æthelred and Cnut . |
| 28 | Counsel on both sides seem to have accepted that an Anton Piller order could have extra-territorial reach ; the challenge made for the defendant rested partly on an argument that an English court could not deal with title to or possession of foreign immovables ( rejected as there was an equity between the parties ) and partly on a plea of forum non conveniens ( rejected on the facts , and because reliance on an application in an alternative forum would cause a delay during which assets could be disposed of ) . |
| 29 | It could have enormous influence over the nation 's diet . |
| 30 | Handsome new brass , china , enamelled metal or anodized steel all look very impressive , and if you can afford it you could have matching light and dimmer switches . |