Example sentences of "the [noun sg] could [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Carr , who went the distance with Wharton last time , protested about the stoppage , after 2min 7sec of the eighth round , but if referee Dave Parris had allowed the fight to continue the Australian could have been in serious trouble . |
| 2 | The stuff could have been under there for days , if not weeks . |
| 3 | But we do have to ask if the saboteur could have been on the train , just in case any of you noticed anything wrong . ’ |
| 4 | In the present case the jury could have been in no doubt where the burden of proof lay . |
| 5 | If the message could have been from someone you care for , then where 's the harm in it ? |