Example sentences of "but [pron] could [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they could be in arrears by more than one payment could n't they ? |
| 2 | But he could be on the run . |
| 3 | ‘ He is n't fit now but he could be by Sunday , ’ added Wilkinson . |
| 4 | What he 's doing might be considered unfortunate for the baby — though I 'm not sure it is — but it could be of immense value to humanity as a whole . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I ca n't picture it , ’ she said , ‘ but it could be at the far end from the flat . ’ |
| 6 | THAT old glass paperweight hiding in the back of the china cabinet may seem like a worthless ornament but it could be worth more than you think . |
| 7 | But it could be like this perhaps , ’ illustrating her point with some jewel that she had quarried from her years of research in the mines of history . |
| 8 | But it could be like the book — bland , flat and not worth trying again . |