Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , radar reflection spectra did indicate that the surface of Mercury consists largely of dust to a depth of at least a few metres , and that the dust could be composed largely of silicates . |
| 2 | The weight could be imposed exogenously , but here it is determined endogenously . |
| 3 | A shopkeeper had a dispute with a customer , a woman who had been waiting for a bus had popped in to mention parking on the footpath at weekends , the school had organised some Maypole dancing and wondered if part of the car park could be cordoned off , somebody else wanted vehicle watch forms . |
| 4 | They are situations which could be recorded unobtrusively although you must inform the participants that they will be recorded . |
| 5 | But in the absence of an effective liaison between drainage men and archaeologists , there is a danger that such remarkable finds as the Bronze Age settlement built on a timber ‘ island ’ recently rescued at Flag Fen near Peterborough could be broken up by diggers or else left to crumble on exposure to the atmosphere . |
| 6 | We argued that Marxism could be broken up into three elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution . |
| 7 | He is worried , however , that the team which won the East Championship so well could be broken up if Chelmsford insist on retaining all their players for friendly matches . |
| 8 | With a well placed hole a considerable quantity of rock could be broken off ; all that was necessary was to have a free face to work from . |
| 9 | According to the development officers ' monthly reports to their supervisor the distribution of their work could be broken down into roughly three or four elements ( though the amount of time spent on each changed somewhat as the project progressed ) . |
| 10 | The fascination of the game used to lie in seeing how sides could be broken down . |
| 11 | The whole electoral roll could be broken down into sub groups and the linking feature was the post code — all speakers stressed the importance of capturing this particular piece of information from customers and respondents to questionnaires . |
| 12 | At the inception of the previous chapter it was said that all grants of power to public bodies could be broken down into two parts : if X exists , you may or shall do Y. |
| 13 | Taylor believed in the division of labour since tasks could be broken down into simple repetitive jobs . |
| 14 | The problem of air resistance could be broken down into shape and surface effects . |
| 15 | Triticale breeders were keen to make the plant insensitive to day length so that it could be grown successfully at the Equator as well as in temperate regions . |
| 16 | Coffee could be grown quickly , cheaply and easily and sold for cash . |
| 17 | If fossil fuel costs rise to a high level , either from shortages or for political reasons , crops could be grown specifically for biological conversion into various forms of energy . |
| 18 | Because potatoes do not absorb radioactive nucleotides , they are one of the few crops that could be grown safely in the heavily contaminated soils around Chernobyl . |
| 19 | It was ‘ discouraging officers from investigating crimes fully ’ , even those which could be cleared up . |
| 20 | Lothar replied that he simply had a skin complaint that could be cleared up in a few days . |
| 21 | On March 26 Böhme stood down temporarily from the SPD leadership , until the allegations could be cleared up . |
| 22 | But if she restrained her imagination and waited until he showed his hand , surely the misunderstanding could be cleared up and they could part as friends ? she thought forlornly . |
| 23 | The courts were the only place at the moment where such uncertainties could be cleared up , but Prof McLean argued that they were not the place to decide such matters . |
| 24 | He headed for the main building , and the area of the basement where secure matter could be despatched back home . |
| 25 | In order that the correct quantity of numbered questionnaires could be despatched close to the course end date , organisers were asked to advise [ MS on the number of SERC supported students still on the course , and the number of non-SERC " home " students completing in 1984 . |
| 26 | I would be grateful if the cheque could be despatched along with the attached document to reach the creditor by 14 July . |
| 27 | He wanted to do a Beatle medley and for that we made four cut-out caricatures of The Beatles in hardboard and painted them and then fitted them on frames and easels so that they could be stood up and moved around . |
| 28 | It is clear that it could be borne only if society itself were expanding in wealth and numbers . |
| 29 | Among nationalist politicians , the main question on the UDR is whether the force should be abolished or whether , with radical changes , it could be rendered more acceptable to Catholics . |
| 30 | Finally , services could be rendered more attractive to users . |