Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] could [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah okay I 'll go and put the thing so I could be with you in a minute . |
| 2 | If only she could be with her , give her a hug , the affection and understanding she needed , at the same time trying to make her see that issuing ultimatums inevitably led to war — whether it was between countries or lovers ! |
| 3 | Or perhaps she could be like Merlyn Joseph and find herself a rich man who would install her in a yacht . |
| 4 | If only we could be like that ! |
| 5 | Mum was getting on by this time and her own health was n't excellent , and I moved to Manchester so we could be near the RMCH where they do a vast amount with CF. We hired a retired nurse to act as housekeeper and she did his physio when I was n't there , and between us we managed to keep him going . ’ |
| 6 | Perhaps they could be down doing up somebody 's laces and that person whacks them across the top of their head . |
| 7 | What particularly touched me was that , practical as always and among the most financially-shrewd of men he said that perhaps he could be of material help over the longer tour . |
| 8 | So it could be worth asking your doctor one extra question next time he recommends a course of treatment : is it actually necessary . |
| 9 | All too easily she could be in his arms and his bed , but two out of three was n't good enough . |
| 10 | And soon it could be in a class of its own . |
| 11 | How easy it could be for him — to simply sit in the cockpit of his Foxbat and fly to freedom . |
| 12 | If we got our tea early we could be at the park tonight . |
| 13 | Now he could be in the unfamiliar position of trailing in last … in the race among new MPs to speak in the House . |
| 14 | Well she could be for all we know . |
| 15 | I think we might well we could be in a cul-de-sac here or a discussion which er could cease to bear any fruit very rapidly . |
| 16 | If Di Haine 's Smooth Escort makes the cut for the Grand National at Aintree tomorrow he could be worth a sporting each-way bet as his trainer has always maintained he was made for the marathon . |
| 17 | People thought well what could be in space , they 'd tune the radio telescope and they found , rather intriguingly , there were molecules like water and ammonia and methane , just as they expected . |
| 18 | This only ought to take a couple of minutes , then she could be on her way to find out more about the attic . |
| 19 | At least she could be near other people , even if she dare n't get close . |
| 20 | Alternatively , if a firm made its issue thinking share prices were indeed going to rocket ( for that is what the low yields implied ) , then it could be worth its while to take the cash and invest it back into equities or other financial instruments . |
| 21 | but you 've got to find the place there it could be at the other end a mile away could n't it ? |
| 22 | Outwardly he could be in almost every way a Scotland Yard senior officer . |