Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] could [adv] [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another example could well be Peter Brooke who , though not having quite the same entrepreneurial approach , certainly had the business instincts and connections to build a significant position for Spencer Stuart in the UK , principally among the more traditional British organisations . |
| 2 | With such conditions Rodrigo de Triano is almost certain to miss the meeting 's highlight , the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes , while Second Set and Brief Truce could also be absentees . |
| 3 | Her first impression of the man she knew with a sinking feeling could only be Niall Grant was of strong , sun-tanned features which held her gaze as the blue eyes looked coolly into hers , and for the first time in her life her height , which at five feet eight inches had given her an advantage over a lot of men , suddenly seemed diminished . |
| 4 | Like the head of legal services in a giant company , the advertising agency 's in-house solicitor could also be Company Secretary and , as such , would have to take charge of the company 's stock , keep records , make sure the annual accounts are ready on time , set the agenda for board meetings and take the minutes . |
| 5 | Against this view of love as contract , Cave , in The Birthday Party , was almost alone in reinvoking love as malady , monologue , abject dependence , whose ultimate expression could only be violence : the recurrent theme of girl-murder , or at the opposite pole the paroxysm of desire in ‘ Zoo Music Girl ’ , ‘ Oh ! |
| 6 | While some cooperation and coordination in a specific sector might be possible , as long as the hope was to embrace the whole of Western Europe in its ambit , any scheme could only be minimalist . |
| 7 | His main threat could well be America 's present No 1 , Fred Couples . |