Example sentences of "[adj] but [pron] could be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason for this is not clear but it could be explained by the finding of a lower prevalence of H pylori in NSAID patients , and by the tendency of NSAID related damage to be maximal in the gastric antrum . |
| 2 | This set of criteria is really very broad but it could be even broader . |
| 3 | Few mystical treatises get off to a more intriguing start than The Fire of Love , which describes the first time Rolle became aware of a heat in his breast which , he insists , was not imaginary or metaphorical but which could be felt as a finger felt the heat of the flames in which it had been thrust . |
| 4 | The cause of this is unclear but it could be due to the trophic effect of hypergastrinaemia on the oxyntic mucosa , an effect of smoking , an inherited characteristic , or a combination of these . |
| 5 | The procedure was necessarily long-winded but it could be completed by the end of term . |