Example sentences of "[pers pn] could be [art] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She does have about thirty grandchildren , so I guess one of them could be a Matthew . |
| 2 | With the sun slanting through the window , giving your hair a reddish glow and shadowing your face , you could be a Reubens come to life , or maybe a Van Dyck . |
| 3 | The sock above it looked as though it could be a Histyle Odourprufe , made of Guaranteed eighty-five per cent Polyputheketlon , the most expensive sock in the world . |
| 4 | Or it could be the Saturday |
| 5 | Or it could be the Saturday after that one . |
| 6 | It could be the Slaters ’ and Tilers ' Institute of Cheshire , Lancashire Floor-Coverers Association , The Duke of Gisburn 's Light Cavalry Eleven 's Re-Union Dinner , Haslingden Plunge Bath Attendants ' Monthly Meeting , Wellingborough Skin Lifters ' Society , or the like . |
| 7 | Apart from his size he could be a C'zak , or even one of us . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Then he could be a Leo too , I suppose . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He told me he did n't think he could be the Nelson Algren of his generation , ’ Vanderford says . |