Example sentences of "could [be] [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It , it does appear that there , there 's problems on , on that corner of the Road bridge with , there could be weakening of that bridge , erm it could be erm disrupted . |
| 2 | ‘ Of course , ’ said Amiss helpfully , ‘ he could be pretending to be deaf and dumb . |
| 3 | It could be peeping from the eye-socket of any of the saurian skulls with jewels atip their horns mounted on the walls . |
| 4 | They had been tipped off that he could be staying with friends in South-west London . |
| 5 | Although it can be argued that the arousal manipulation in their particular study could be operating on the lower portion of the curve , it does appear that numerous studies on vivid and flashbulb memories have suggested that highly emotionally arousing life events are remembered in surprising detail over very considerable retention intervals . |
| 6 | If the Transport Secretary , Mr Cecil Parkinson , approves the extension the line could be operating by 1994 . |
| 7 | There was the bed , of course , he could be cowering under it , or maybe in the spacious built-in wardrobe . |
| 8 | However , it is worth taking the time to make a careful selection — after all , you could be living with your choice for 24 hours a day , 365 days a year , for the next 10 years . |
| 9 | People were totally amazed that , in Britain in the second half of the twentieth century , someone could be living in such materially deprived conditions , alone , with no water on tap and no electricity , on an income of barely £5 a week — and that she could rise above it with such dignity , inner tranquillity and gentle philosophy . |
| 10 | They could be dining on board or coming across to dine here later . |
| 11 | Clearly such arrangements were not ideal — they could be exhausting for children and were at best a compromise among the law , the need for education , and the reality of poverty . |
| 12 | He turned his head so that when he opened his eyes he could be facing into the clearing . |
| 13 | Women who work in community are particularly at risk , housing wardens and particularly home care assistants , who work in some of the worst inner city areas are very often called out at night to attend someone who has been taken ill and yet no thought is given to the potential danger they could be facing in carrying out their job or what , to or what preventive measures can be taken . |
| 14 | ‘ I could be riding within three weeks . |
| 15 | Mr Davies ' remarks can be interpreted in two ways : the public expression of a maverick opinion , in the manner of Bill Cash or Ivan Lawrence ; or he could be acting with covert government backing as a kind of stalking horse to gauge the reaction from MPs , and the public , to his suggestion . |
| 16 | If the top does not say anything , they could be acting as if there is full agreement when there is not . |
| 17 | Chatterjee then had the idea that maybe fusion could be acting within the Earth in the vicinity of the hot springs ; that 50 kilometres down beneath the ground the pressure and temperature caused the Earth to be a fusion engine . |
| 18 | But many more could be slipping through the net . |
| 19 | But it may be wise to follow the Which ? team 's advice before making your choice — otherwise the recipient of your gift could be limping into the New Year . |
| 20 | After this , if there was to be an after , how could she live knowing what he might be up to , and the tight corners he could be getting into . |
| 21 | He said : ‘ There 's a suspicion that we could be getting into a mess . |
| 22 | I mean you could be laying in bed , which are downstairs , and someone could throw summat through a window . |
| 23 | I often hear and read stories of anglers spending weeks on end in search of Fenland zander with very little to show for it and yet with a little thought they could be catching on a regular basis . |
| 24 | The former would be a seminar or course , while the latter could be serving as a local councillor . |
| 25 | Thus the pilots may be found in the Engines Section absorbing the means whereby the aviation spirit and flames arrive at the right place at the right time to produce the urge for forward movement , or they could be watching in some fascination an array of lights and switches on a array known as ‘ electrics ’ which behave themselves so well under the persuasion of the engines instructor , but which flash and fail to respond in such heart-breaking fashion when the student is urged to demonstrate that he has ‘ got ’ it . |
| 26 | She wished she could be siting in the Prego Café , listening to the mind-pounding rhythms of the juke box . |
| 27 | That means he could be thinking of linking Regis with Saunders and pushing Dalian Atkinson wide . |
| 28 | Yes , well they 're the only two we could be thinking about . |
| 29 | But hold on , you could be thinking by now , do n't impugn all British manhood just because a few sexually ( or excrementally ) repressed junior accountants get a kick out of shag jokes . |
| 30 | ‘ But we could be dealing with something that could take several generations to come out . ’ |