Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] could [be] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes she was fiery , or she could be ice cool : qualities that intrigued the male in Angus , although they disturbed the businessman . |
| 2 | The logical objects might be components of the presentation structure of the document , such as section headings , or they could be objects that relate to the topic of the document , e.g. book titles that are referenced in the document , part numbers , or , in a document about programming , variable names . |
| 3 | They could be professional managers or they could be doctors or nurses . |
| 4 | Or it could be part of the training sessions , let's have what we were doing yesterday , skill drills , but you 've got to practice it and practice it , until eventually from those forty contacts using a ratio of ten to one , we get four appointments . |
| 5 | ‘ You do n't know who 's hiding in that snicket by the church — it could be the vicar or it could be Dracula , they look the same when it 's dark . |
| 6 | All you know is you took a bearing from A and it could be anywhere along here , could be quite close to it or it could be miles up over here . |
| 7 | There comes a point where one begins to suspect that it could be part of some Euro-plot to boost tourism : France is white-napped tables and hot coffee , a stroll round the Louvre , a lingering bistro lunch ; Italy , a glass of grappa , a plate of pasta and the mottled-stone lure of antiquity ; Greece , a Technicolor turquoise panorama of sea and sky . |
| 8 | The title track is so gruffly aggressive , tub-thumping mock-macho Jack-swigging radio-unfriendly urghygurghy rockadilly mad that it could be Tad in a good mood , dude . |
| 9 | Grand Metropolitan remained impressed by the thought that it could be Sir James Goldsmith 's next target , The shares rose 6p to 604p . |
| 10 | Despite his phenomenal energy the sheer size of his dominions inevitably meant that it could be months or even years before he was free to deal with a distant crisis or give his officials the support they needed against a major local potentate . |
| 11 | In an exhaustive reconstruction of his past , they conclude that he could be Suzy 's killer — an accusation Cannan has always denied . |
| 12 | The directors are denying any knowledge of this and the report originated in the Star so it could be rubbish , |
| 13 | Just if she 'll , you know , just if she could be friends with me still , you know , and that ? |
| 14 | He wants a girl friend and I want a boy friend , and as I like him ( or at least what I know of him ) and I think he likes me , I think it would be good for both of us if we could be friends . |
| 15 | And it could be mine … |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , Sir John , like you I wondered if he could be Burghgesh 's son . |
| 17 | But they could be vinegar the next day , ’ he said . |
| 18 | But he could be Lord Lucan . |
| 19 | But he could be touchpaper , and a spark from a fancied slight , a disagreement over politics , a moment of heedlessness from someone , and he would catch and soon the conflagration was at full blast consuming everything in its path : new friendships , old friendships , new clients , his reputation , his wife 's love , even that . |
| 20 | True , it might be a genuine enquiry , but it could be Nigel Steen relating him to Jacqui for the first time . |
| 21 | BOOKMAKERS face a reputed £75,000 payout after last Thursday 's Hackney coup , but it could be months before ‘ winning ’ punters know their fate . |
| 22 | I have no date for the 3d ticket but it could be post war . |
| 23 | If only because they could be witnesses . |
| 24 | A recent survey of the 443-kilometre Khutzeymateen valley showed it contained a population of 50 grizzlies , the largest known on Canada 's west coast , but that logging of the valley 's temperate rainforest-although it could be economic-- " would pose a substantial threat to the bears and the habitat " . |
| 25 | I wondered whether it could be drugs — that a caddie perhaps had to be made privy to , because the golfer had to be topped up during the round . |
| 26 | The bugs you see at the water surface sound as though they could be Mites , which usually congregate between the surface and the cover glass . |
| 27 | Cleveland Police are warning smokers to beware of offers of cheap cigarettes as they could be part of a hoard stolen from a storeroom in Morgan Drive , Guisborough . |
| 28 | Hence the burgeoning popularity of the Bharatiya Janata Party : a fringe party of Hindu extremists only a few years ago , it looks as though it could be part of a government after the election . |