Example sentences of "could [verb] be [adv] a " in BNC.
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1 | Police think it could 've been just a dirty night out . |
2 | Er you saw the er saw him five years ago in the navy , now it could 've been just a regular check which every seaman gets or it could be , it could 've been something of a serious nature . |
3 | If only he could have been just a little less ruthless about it along the way . |
4 | ‘ It could have been just a bush moving in the breeze . |
5 | Of course the Frótha-frith could have been just an accident , a result of the Incarnation which not even virtuous pagans knew about . |