Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [be] [that] [pron] [be] " in BNC.

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1 Fenella emerged from her corner only after the footsteps had died away and she was as sure as she could be that there was no danger of the Robemaker returning .
2 It could be that they 're just classing the dog as a member of the family , so they do really .
3 It could be that we are fatally drawn to the mysterious : the water is that which we can not fathom , the unfathomable .
4 No no , there are natural , we always have a strong preference for something but we can actually develop them , just like management style we have a strong preference for , for one style but it is something that we can learn can get more and try and rationale sort of like theoretical we can try and rationalize what 's perhaps happening is that in situations when we 're not gaining a lot and it could be that it 's because it 's had a lot of activity and we can actually gain more from it we can rationalize it and analyze it .
5 Er it could be that it 's just a contact Hello .
6 It could be that it 's just something that Bob is allergic to , but it had better be investigated and some sample testing done in case we need to get on to the manufacturers .
7 It could be that it is reducible to the other needs ; that our belief in convention is purely a function of the degree to which it satisfies our needs for affection , status , and so on .
8 It could be that it is really a form of fall-back insurance .
9 It could be that he 's a very poor loser . ’
10 Alex Ferguson I wonder who he wants er I I think it could be that he 's after you know .
11 It could be that you are a very sociable , competitive sort .
12 However , if you have answered ‘ yes ’ to all or most of statements 1–5 , it could be that you are being too strict with them , possibly causing resentment and friction .
13 It could be that you are playing the critical parent .
14 Ah yes it could be that you 're expected to do thirty hours a week .
15 It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there .
16 It could be that you 're giving them some stuff that we already know or it could be that you 're giving them some stuff which is far too advanced for them , they do n't have the basics there .
17 it could be that you 're the world 's expert on Michael Jackson 's greatest hits , I do n't care , okay , it can be anything , if you were in the scouts , maybe you can light a fire with two matches .
18 It could be that you were suddenly changing your motion , or it might be that an extra force of gravity had been switched on .
19 I wondered how it could be that I was going to marry Syl .
20 It could be that there are major goals which businesses fulfil , such as maximising the return on capital , whilst having shorter term aims , such as increasing turnover .
21 It could be that there 's more money avail
22 I mean it could be that there 's air in it somewhere .
23 Woonerven had demonstrably reduced accidents , but it could be that there were elements of the design which alone and inexpensively , could achieve similar or even greater reductions .
24 So it could be that there were line from eighty one would come up to the eight five based starting point er a rather than the eighty nine based starting point on the graph .
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