Example sentences of "could [vb infin] been [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been Adam on your mind , I suppose , but I 'm beginning to think that there 's a little more to it than that . ’ |
| 2 | It is hard for us to understand how these same principles could have been part of the radical political programme of writers as diverse as Cobbett and Gramsci . ’ |
| 3 | If she could have been part of a warm , loving family , it was what she would have liked most of all . |
| 4 | It is unclear whether the ensemble is complete or what purpose the pieces served , although it seems plausible that the treasure could have been part of a decoration for a large container or a large doorway . |
| 5 | Would readers also know anything about the Art Quilt Co. , which could have been part of , or an offshoot of , Morris Bros ? |
| 6 | The only influence on their choice could have been differences in the credit terms . |
| 7 | ‘ I only saw the driver but there could have been others inside the wagon . ’ |
| 8 | They could have been members of the House of Atreus . |
| 9 | Mr Quirke could have been woodcarver to a pre-Christian Irish King . |
| 10 | Beguiled by state-of-the-art techniques ( of the kind deployed for ‘ Cités-Cinés ’ , which captured the public imagination five years ago ) , architects and stage designers , experts from the worlds of cinema and advertising , as well as art historians , will create a series of typical settings , which were or could have been subjects for Impressionist paintings . |
| 11 | ‘ There could have been survivors aboard that plane . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps I prefer cold air to hot air , ’ he suggested urbanely , his eyes darkening with what could have been amusement at her spirited defence of her career . |
| 13 | The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . |