Example sentences of "it could [verb] be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would n't have mattered who , it could 've been family , friends , neighbourhood , anybody . |
| 2 | Well the first time when he found it could comb is hair straight back with his right hand ; he could dry himself under his arms properly instead of just sort of wiping at it with a towel ; wash his teeth better , instead of using his left hand with difficulty because he 's never been really left handed . |
| 3 | He says it could have been anxiety |
| 4 | It could have been Charity , though it looked suspiciously like ‘ Charlie ’ , which was the name of Mandy 's budgie . |
| 5 | She dreamt that she was searching for something glorious : it could have been money , it could have been love , she did not know . |
| 6 | It could have been spinach she was refusing . |
| 7 | She dreamt that she was searching for something glorious : it could have been money , it could have been love , she did not know . |
| 8 | ‘ It could have been jealousy . |
| 9 | It could have been exam pressure we 've read about people like that at Oxford University . |
| 10 | ‘ It could have been tragedy . ’ |
| 11 | It could have been fear or sympathy or irritation or a combination of all three . |
| 12 | It could have been a laugh , it could have been asthma . |
| 13 | He says that it could have been arson , but he ca n't comprehend how saomeone wopuld want to risk people 's lives . |