Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] could be [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ralph Downes , who helped with the instrument 's design , made some Pye Nixa recordings on it in the earliest days of stereo ( 1958 ) to show just how effective this spatial effect could be in the music of Bach . |
| 2 | Dropping hints that an initial public offering could be on the cards , the company pointed to figures showing that the majority of software start-ups make for an IPO at between $10m and $20m of venture funding : Neuron Data is capitalised at $16m . |
| 3 | By the time a Newent ambulanceman gets up , gets down to the garage , unlocks , etc , another ambulance could be on the scene . |
| 4 | One aspect of this reflection could be on the production of liturgy , and its relationship to social justice . |
| 5 | And if McIvor hits his true form up front , another upset could be on the cards . |
| 6 | The old man could be on the way out , and anyone on the way out is inevitably a centre for drama . |
| 7 | Brian Clough has already made an inquiry for the player he tried to sign a couple of years ago from Arsenal and , if Leeds go out of the European Cup tonight , a rapid departure could be on the cards . |
| 8 | TVS shares shot ahead by 4½p to 26p on the news and there is speculation that a major battle could be in the wings . |
| 9 | A heavy punishment could be on the way . |
| 10 | However , a draft report by a secret ministerial advisory group reviewing ‘ persistent unemployment ’ suggests further measures to bring down the jobless tally could be in the pipeline . |
| 11 | Dodson , 22 , who boxed in two Olympics , will be managed by close friend Colin McMillan , the former WBO featherweight champion , while his first fight could be on the undercard of Riddick Bowe 's first world heavyweight title defence against Mike Dokes at Madison Square Garden in New York on February 6 . |
| 12 | Again the only break could be in the west , but at least it will be a dry night in most areas . |
| 13 | They believe more than one person could be behind the robbery . |
| 14 | Their London bureau chief Ian Todd says : ‘ One race could be in the United States , one in Europe and the third out in Japan , where they absolutely idolise the speed merchants . |
| 15 | First call could be to the CHP Association , an independent body which will send lists of member companies and general information . |
| 16 | But science was a better way to approach this Mystery than any dogmatic religion could be in the nineteenth century : ‘ We claim , and we shall wrest from theology , the entire domain of cosmological theory . ’ |
| 17 | Apart from what Dora would see as a disaster for her friend , her own life-style could be on the line . |
| 18 | The green section could be on the far left ( upper panel of Fig. 2 ) or the far right ( lower panel of Fig. 2 ) . |
| 19 | Movement of a chemical signal could be through the xylem , although this would require a reversal in the direction of transpirational water flow . |
| 20 | A concrete example could be in the use of computer databases . |
| 21 | IBM Corp machines based on the forthcoming high-end Rios 2 multichip set could be on the market by the middle of this year , according to IBM sources . |
| 22 | Dinner was hurried along so that the whole party could be in the study to watch the television programme ‘ News and Sport ’ . |