Example sentences of "[adj] [pers pn] could be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Half an hour on this beach ( so fresh it could be arrested for harassment ) and it 's up to the slotties . |
| 2 | As such it could be seen as an alternative to armed conflict , an alternative to blind acceptance of an unsatisfactory and perhaps explosive status quo in the control of disputed territory , and even as an alternative to democratic political methods of dispute resolution which can so often lead to legitimately and dangerously dissatisfied minorities . |
| 3 | One is led to the conclusion therefore that the husband should convey as beneficial owner ; he is very often conveying the former matrimonial home as part of an agreement whereby the wife releases her rights to further claims for capital , and as such he could be said to be receiving valuable consideration from her and it is established that a vendor selling under compulsion should stand in the same position as a contractual purchaser under an open contract ( see Re King [ 1962 ] 1 WLR 632 and Emmet on Title above ) . |
| 4 | It was the first time she had ever begged him for anything , but she knew it was likely he could be persuaded with flattery . |
| 5 | I 'm sure it could be arranged for Jimmy to come with us . ’ |
| 6 | A charge of manslaughter can still result in a custodial sentence although for a child as young as ten it could be reduced to a supervision order . |
| 7 | It is counter-productive to expect a 50-year-old patient who is 160 per cent ideal bodyweight to join the ranks of the non-obese ; even if heroic efforts achieve this miraculous transformation , it is very unlikely it could be sustained for 20 years . |
| 8 | The two of them slept deeply , unaware of the camera that had watched their silent lovemaking , the camera that was so small it could be hidden in the face of the heating control on the wall by the window . |
| 9 | If a corn was offensive it could be tackled with a razor blade ; a nasty spot attracted the iodine bottle or a dab of TCP ; fever could , in my father 's words , ‘ be sweated out ’ . |
| 10 | Their instructors will be the real experts at the police driving school ; it 's part of a pilot scheme and if it 's successful it could be extended throughout the area , and it 's free . |
| 11 | A pilot scheme is operating in the north-east of England and if it is successful it could be introduced to Ulster . |
| 12 | If the scheme is successful it could be used as a model for a nationwide campaign . |
| 13 | Hillel advocated a whole range of displeasing behaviour as grounds for divorce , including spoiling the dinner ; speaking to other men in the street ; wearing unbound hair ; speaking disrespectfully to the husband 's parents in his presence ; even if the wife 's voice was so loud it could be overheard by the neighbours ! |
| 14 | By 1815 it could be done in fifteen hours . |