Example sentences of "could [art] [noun sg] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of those actions devastated the tax and meant that in no circumstances could the level be low enough to make it justifiable and acceptable . |
| 2 | Could the cat be ill ? |
| 3 | In neither form of action could the plaintiff be sure of recovering his goods in specie since the judgment in trespass was for damages and in detinue gave the defendant the option of giving up the goods or paying damages but it is unlikely that this was considered a defect and it should be noted that the remedy of specific restitution of chattels has remained unusual right up to modern times . |
| 4 | Could the food be bad ? |
| 5 | How could a man be sane who has to live as I do , hunting across the worlds for safety ? |