Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] could be [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of discounts on their council houses , would-be buyers could be given grants of up to £25,000 to buy on the open market . |
| 2 | Once past this hurdle , there came the committee stage taken on the floor of the House , when detailed amendments could be moved clause by clause , and again all amendments had to be taken and this stage went on until each had been dealt with . |
| 3 | " If the political will existed , " Minns said , " the remaining sites could be given SPA status by the end of next year . " |
| 4 | Alternatively , rival parties could be given control of different public television stations : so BBC 1 and Channel 4 might become ‘ conservative-right wing ’ channels while BBC 2 and ITV become ‘ socialist-left wing ’ channels , which could then compete for an audience . |
| 5 | Black figures could be seen milling round the ditch at the far end of it . |
| 6 | The work of the Dragon Project though , is beginning to show that there may be some basis for thinking that unusual behaviour of certain known energies could be taking place at certain sites ( New Scientist , 21 October , p 166 ) , and it is possible that our ancient ancestors could detect this ‘ Earth energy ’ . |