Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] could [be] [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt that if only she could be dressed like Tamar she would win Bob Lamb . |
| 2 | Only Fräulein , dear Fräulein , with her moon face , her hair in that absent-minded crooked bun , only she could be relied on . |
| 3 | So , so they could be seen as restorationist but he 's making restorationist into a revolution . |
| 4 | Perhaps it could be done as an oratorio . |
| 5 | The highest prices are expected to be paid for a 1982 Mouton Rothschild at upto £250 a bottle , but perhaps it could be topped by an outsize bid . |
| 6 | Well perhaps it could be read in more gliding fashion |
| 7 | If a BCRS member has a copy , then I would very much like to borrow it , or perhaps it could be published in the Journal . |
| 8 | However , his on-the-spot tours of inspection , and his characteristically thorough investigations of the region 's peoples , problems and resources , quickly convinced him of Siberia 's enormous potential as a land of civilization and plenty , if only it could be provided with the necessary administrative , legal and political framework within which to develop its promise . |
| 9 | So he could be reinforced from England swiftly . |
| 10 | He also had another er , what we call a journey waybill and that , he used to record on there at each termini he used to record the time and the ticket numbers that he 'd got in his rack at that particular time , so it could be seen between certain times that a ticket perhaps was sold between Witton and Rushmere Heath . |
| 11 | So it could be used as a preliminary check for patients , more or less on a routine basis ? |
| 12 | But how soon they could be made into practical ( let alone commercial ) devices is anybody 's guess . |
| 13 | Only she herself knew the evil thoughts she had and how effortlessly they could be translated into action . |
| 14 | And because they have flowered early they could be damaged by frost . |
| 15 | Reflection on the merits of actions required by authority is not automatically prohibited by any authoritative directive , though possibly it could be prohibited by a special directive to that effect . |
| 16 | Well do you think actually so to make it more What could be done to actually make it more attractive to traders ? |
| 17 | Not realising how clearly she could be seen against the light , she looked down into the courtyard . |
| 18 | Now it could be said of course that we do n't offer the same kind of very intense opportunities that are on offer to undergraduates , but in some senses , and many adults have testified to this , this is an advantage , because it enables people in their own time , and sometimes over a fairly prolonged period , to explore with a tutor , a scholar , the kind of interests that they have in the issues that have concerned them in society . |
| 19 | MEED cited the official , from the Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , as also hinting that US aid for fiscal 1991\92 was under review , and that " the contribution should be $24,000,000 , but now it could be reduced to $3,000,000 " . |
| 20 | Now he could be plunged into Luton 's relegation fight as part of a swap-deal involving Chris Kamara . |
| 21 | So now he could be caught behind the safety of the fence , and the rope attached to his headstall was no longer needed . |
| 22 | We have looked at the different types of land and seen roughly what could be done with them . |
| 23 | Liam Murphy was now what could be called in any circumstances a rich man . |
| 24 | And eventually they could be replaced by American products . |
| 25 | The idea is not to attempt all these at once — rather they could be used as sections in a loose leaf file and added to at intervals . |
| 26 | For surely they could be forgiven for believing that a prince 's promise to pay later must be firmer than a pauper 's ? |
| 27 | Finally he would spend a great deal of time in preparing people for membership and in visiting members although here he could be helped by the deacons and stewards . |
| 28 | Here it could be wedged among the reeds , and would eventually be picked clean . |
| 29 | either the ninth or the tenth , it could be held here it could be held at Havstock Park . |
| 30 | Alternatively he could be taken before a magistrate for punishment . |