Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun sg] could [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The shock waves caused by the resignation of ALAN PHILLIPS as Cardiff coach could be rippling around the Arms Park for quite some time . |
| 2 | It has been estimated that the capital cost of a 1,000 MW installation on the UK coast could be comparable with the cost of a conventional power station of the same capacity but this does not take into account the amount of R & D necessary both to develop a 2MW , 100-metre diameter aerogenerator and to design the kind of structures and transmission systems to withstand the rigours of the ocean . |
| 3 | I had recently read that in America , research had suggested that Neon Tetra Disease could be due to a virus of the liver . |
| 4 | The corporation said ‘ full consideration ’ would be given to Boyd 's conclusions that Grimethorpe colliery could be viable , but it added : ‘ Such an analysis was contrary to the indications from recent performance and likely prospects at that mine . ’ |
| 5 | Regalian jurisdiction could be extensive , as for example that of the Duke of Montrose , whose bailie officiated within the baronies of Mugdock , Dundaff , Fintry , Buchanan , Kincardine and Aberuthven , and the lands of Kilpont , Eliston , Pumpherston , Clifton and Cliftonhall . |
| 6 | It is easier to visualise Oxford rather than Cambridge coming from behind , and here the experience of Oxford 's Cal Maclennan , in his third Boat Race , and Peter Bridge could be crucial . |