Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] could [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I , however , could only be a nun like my aunt or I could be like my Mam . |
| 2 | Now Miss Stobbs ' mother Margaret has warned other brides : ‘ Check your car is still available or you could be in trouble . ’ |
| 3 | However , because of the immense potential for the integrated ( ie raster/ASCII/vector ) systems that were under development , the point was made that the strategy could be to plan their eventual use for those functions where they could be of value . |
| 4 | Indeed it was to escape this commotion of the house that young Tennyson sought sanctuary and solitude in the surrounding countryside , where he could be at peace with all he beheld and find the inspiration for his poetic thoughts which he conveyed to us by his pen . |
| 5 | Or it could be for daddy if he wanted it |
| 6 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 7 | I mean this is something that we could maybe be of help to in fact maybe something that I could be of help to them on because I actually do lectures on public relations how to assess what I mean at a very basic level you want to communicate with press how do you do it but before you do it why do you want to do it . |
| 8 | I started going to Mass so that I could be with my wife . |
| 9 | However , as Alec explained to me in detail the procedures involved I began to realise that I could be in trouble , that I could be in serious trouble . |
| 10 | However , as Alec explained to me in detail the procedures involved I began to realise that I could be in trouble , that I could be in serious trouble . |
| 11 | But I 'm sure there will be a simple explanation — ’ Concern clouded his eyes ‘ — Mr D'Arcy , do you seriously think that I could be in any danger from these people ? ’ |
| 12 | I almost believe that I could be like this . |
| 13 | My registrar can take my clinic — it 's a small one — so I could be with you from three until four-thirty if you like . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I finish at five o'clock , so I could be with you by six . |
| 15 | Isobel found herself fascinated by the diversity and challenge of Edouard 's work ; she also quickly found that she could be of help to him . |
| 16 | Now , however , she felt that she could be of some help . |
| 17 | She hinted that she could be of more help to them than her brother , provided that they left him alone in his present state of health . |
| 18 | Grace had seen to that , but it was late and as she sat on the King 's throne in the wings , she wished with all her heart that she could be in bed . |
| 19 | Did you do it so that you could be with me ? " |
| 20 | The ‘ hidden message ’ is that you could be like that too , if you ate X 's yogurt . |
| 21 | And I may not need your services now , so you could be on a train back to Frankfurt tomorrow . ’ |
| 22 | That can continue , so you could be off work for a couple of months , go back , if within six months you 're off again , claim , go back , if within six months you 're off again , claim , go back |
| 23 | We came here so that we could be in control of our own lives and not tangled up with anyone else . |
| 24 | Mr client , if I can rest you assured on that point , that we could be in a position whereby you ne you never be without an income , do you think that 's an important area that we look at . |
| 25 | In fact how am I to know you did n't do all this just so we could be in this very position now ? ’ |
| 26 | Charity supposed that there could be at least an element of truth in that , though she did not feel comforted . |
| 27 | TWO youngsters who were strangled after warnings that they could be at risk were put on a council child protection register in June , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 28 | Well we believe that they could be at or below the three hundred and seventy eight pounds . |
| 29 | If everything tumbled into place there was just a chance that they could be on the same ferry as the Renault , at 1330 hours the next day . |
| 30 | They had decided to pray to Jesus , asking that they could die too so that they could be with their Mum who they missed so much . |