Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [vb infin] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anything Richard could suggest was irresistible and Tory nodded . |
| 2 | The fortieth anniversary of the founding of East Germany on Saturday could have been a crowning moment in Erich Honecker 's career . |
| 3 | All Bernice could see was a large utility belt with a screamer pistol in a holster and a row of charge packs . |
| 4 | He thought Grasmere could have been infinitely more beautiful with more judicious planting . |
| 5 | She had said it was her niece because the girl was young and had black hair and because who else but Nora Fanshawe could have been in that car with her parents ? |
| 6 | Indeed , had Sheffield referee John Key not been so lenient , Wright could have been dismissed two or three times over . |
| 7 | When he arrived with Kylie in London , however , Blamey could have been forgiven for thinking his relationship with the Minogues was to be a short one . |
| 8 | For all the thought that she had given to his ordinary life , Johnny could have been a milkman , for all she cared , or an Insurance broker working in the City , whose daily brush with danger was in trying to cross the road . |
| 9 | Meanwhile , a leading donkey sanctuary said Toby could have been stolen for his meat . |
| 10 | She groaned and turned over , hoping she would fall asleep again , but her brain insisted on relaying pictures of her twin , so vividly that Dana could have been in the same room . |
| 11 | The masher dodged round Neil , lifted his fists , and said in what Neil could tell was by no means a confident manner , ‘ Throw that away , and put up yer dukes like a man ! ’ |
| 12 | Today it is beyond our comprehension that The Marriage of Figaro could have been greeted with indifference in Vienna , that a relatively sophisticated musical public could fail to appreciate and cherish such talent . |
| 13 | The people of Northern Ireland could have been forgiven for believing this to be no longer so . |
| 14 | So that everyone in Scotland could have been covered and given the opportunity to carry a donor card . |
| 15 | The 1031 annal on Cnut 's visits to Rome and Scotland could have been inserted at this time too . |
| 16 | The best England could offer was 51 from Gooch and 49 from Lamb , and just before tea they were all out for 159 . |
| 17 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
| 18 | She was through the door and out into the courtyard within seconds but Ana had already gone and all Maggie could do was follow . |
| 19 | All Maggie could do was glare and he simply smiled derisively . |
| 20 | Annabel wished that there had been some way young Eve could have been sent to university too . |
| 21 | All Tessa could do was blush . |
| 22 | It was unthinkable that Mick could have been right . |
| 23 | But Magda ze Schluderpacheru was better than the other madams , the Silver Shuriken could have been a nice place with a little work . |
| 24 | If what he says in the scum book is true then how could we let that happen , surely Blackburn could have been squeezed for a goodly 3 squiddlys . |
| 25 | But neither Johnson nor former Gosforth and West Hartlepool lock Kevin Westgarth could have been singled out as outstanding performers . |
| 26 | The WRU could have been diplomatic and should have consulted officials from the clubs concerned after the last 16 matches to see what they wanted instead . |
| 27 | If in one election alter another considerable numbers of electors supporting the CDU/CSU or the SPD with their first votes had not switched their second votes to the FOP its representation in the Bundestag could have been reduced to insignificance or vanished altogether . |
| 28 | Experiments and modern calculations suggest that the Sutton Hoo type boat could average a speed of 3 knots for little more than six hours , so that a crossing of the North Sea from Holland to East Anglia could have been achieved in about 14 days , although if sails were available the time would be considerably less ( Green 1963 ) . |
| 29 | The Chairman of the Bench said Lord Apsley could have been imprisoned for the offence . |
| 30 | Barbara Coleman had said Maurin was responsible for keeping her hidden , and therefore the men who attacked Edouard could have been acting for him . |