Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] could be [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that D'Oyly 's aristocratic informant said that the washermen should be paid for their service with money ( ridi ) may simply reflect the greater social distance which separated the aristocrats from the Hena , or it could be that , at that date , the distinction between commercial and non-commercial economic transactions had not yet become so clear-cut as it is today . |
| 2 | It could be accessory after the fact of murder , or it could be some little thing like obstructing justice in the course of a homicide enquiry . |
| 3 | The far world not the The unspiritual world that that we can You see the pride in the eye , that with that that that that can be can be another women or it can it can be cosmetics , it can be a dress to women or it could be another man . |
| 4 | or it could be this week , er you know how they have the January and they have it in Haymarket |
| 5 | The drug 's being tested by cancer specialists … although it could be some years before it 's generally available . |
| 6 | Although it could be more . |
| 7 | The firm abandoned the idea that it could be all things to all people and decided to focus on identified areas of expertise examples are the legal profession , building societies and the construction industry — and build a reputation for quality of service by becoming pre-eminent in those fields . |
| 8 | As I 'm sure you 'll understand , when I first came to see this awful situation I was consumed with a feeling of frustration — knowing , as I did then , that it could be some time before we 'd be in a position to intervene . |
| 9 | Following his interview , I wrote an urgent letter about his circumstances to the local housing department , although I recognised that it could be some time before he received any offers of accommodation . |
| 10 | But Sir Colin indicated that it could be another two years before the truth is made public . |
| 11 | Also , most appointees on public bodies are given their jobs for a set number of years , so it could be some while before changes filtered through . |
| 12 | We 're getting , if we could be this time next week , given feedback and come back with some response and maybe John , you can take whatever comes out of that on board in your . |
| 13 | I know it could be something to do with regime er banks of course are supervised by the Bank of England at the moment and er the financial services er regime is supervised by the S I B and it could be that is the reason why it is not explicitly stated er that the accountant has to be acting in his capacity as erm as auditor . |
| 14 | And it could be such a disappointment . |
| 15 | They have n't been champions for 26 years and it could be another 26 before they win it again . |
| 16 | But , as they had n't seen Cara since Christmas , and it could be another five weeks , or more , since they saw her again , in the interests of enjoying this short while with her she held her peace , and prompted , ‘ You said ‘ Guess who 's … ’ . ’ |
| 17 | The full impact of last Thursday 's freak storm in Llandudno , Conwy and the surrounding areas is only now coming to light and it could be several months before some of the 500 people forced to leave their homes will be able to return . |
| 18 | I was surprised she even knew what sandpaper was ; but I could be such a fool in not knowing people . |
| 19 | We might think of this variable as the retail price index and label its current value P , but it could be any economic variable . |
| 20 | But it could be several weeks yet before these children know the fate of their school . |
| 21 | Ideally , it is a major feature of this type of product , and one for which the advertised brand is actually superior : but it could be some general characteristic which , by getting in first and appropriating it to itself , the brand can make its own . |
| 22 | They could sense our nervous impatience , and they were determined to remember everything very clearly , for it could be many years before they would again have the opportunity to witness such exotic behaviour . |