Example sentences of "but it could be " in BNC.
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| 1 | The motto refers to a dynastic permanence ; but it could be stolen for this novel , where a ‘ now and always ’ is on show . |
| 2 | ‘ Essentially it 's an electronic brochure , but it could be used to promote a branded product , such as a hotel consortium or Agatha Christie weekends . |
| 3 | ‘ But it could be ? ’ |
| 4 | But it could be that President Bush is aware of this , and it could be that things are about to change because of the return to Washington this week of one Sig Rogich . |
| 5 | But it could be an interesting relationship as the season progresses . |
| 6 | The price per night in one of the best can be as much as £35 ; but it could be less than £25 . |
| 7 | But it could be argued that the policy of spending on bases rather than on troops has paid off since Saudi Arabia has been able to accommodate , with astonishing ease , a multinational army 20 times the size of its own . |
| 8 | Of course I sha n't sell myself , but it could be thrilling to see what happens . |
| 9 | Such a reliance on free capital enterprise is foreign to the present British scene ; but it could be suggested that without it , any community development is likely to fail . |
| 10 | What he 's doing might be considered unfortunate for the baby — though I 'm not sure it is — but it could be of immense value to humanity as a whole . ’ |
| 11 | It is mainly Joanna 's story , set in Ireland , written by an Irish woman and published by an Irish press — but it could be anywhere . |
| 12 | But it could be better , and it was promising to be so ; and for every member in the household , God bless them , for there were never a better master nor mistress . |
| 13 | For most people , this omission does n't matter , but it could be important for some who are very sensitive to certain additives . |
| 14 | But it could be a coincidence . |
| 15 | But it could be due to defects in an enzyme that is responsible for detoxifying a variety of environmental chemicals . |
| 16 | It is not known exactly how many pregnant women in the UK catch toxoplasmosis but it could be up to 1,400 cases each year . |
| 17 | That happens to be all right for me because I do not have to commute regularly but it could be a consideration . |
| 18 | Good password system , but it could be better . |
| 19 | Woonerven had demonstrably reduced accidents , but it could be that there were elements of the design which alone and inexpensively , could achieve similar or even greater reductions . |
| 20 | Three bold , badly made-up and tartily dressed girls make a move to the dance floor , swing their knees gamely , swish their hair like Legs And Co ( dodgy Top Of The Pops dancers ) to a Lene Lovich tape — but it could be anything . |
| 21 | But it could be ‘ Jane ’ — the PA system is a little less than perfect . |
| 22 | The style of the poem is in many ways seventeenth-century , though there are plenty of resemblances to later hymns ; but it could be described as an emblem-poem in the seventeenth-century tradition . |
| 23 | THAT old glass paperweight hiding in the back of the china cabinet may seem like a worthless ornament but it could be worth more than you think . |
| 24 | SPENDING Christmas zapping aliens or helping Sonic the Hedgehog to dodge graphic nasties might sound mindless to parents — but it could be great mental exercise for thousands of computer game-crazy youngsters . |
| 25 | ‘ We do n't think the same man was involved in each case , but it could be a copycat attack , ’ said detective inspector Trevor Ord , of Northumbria Police . |
| 26 | Both sexes have need of the night , both have access to it , but it could be said that women represent that force more , and may sometimes be the means through which men make contact with it . |
| 27 | Why this has happened I am not competent to say , but it could be a fruitful and fascinating subject for research . |
| 28 | Wax as a modelling medium does certainly have the advantage of making sharp and fine decoration possible , but it could be argued that fine clay , at the right degree of plasticity , is more useful . |
| 29 | FORTUNATELY , this does not sound like the dreaded , and far too common , Clematis wilt , but it could be hot , dry weather symptoms . |
| 30 | BOOKMAKERS face a reputed £75,000 payout after last Thursday 's Hackney coup , but it could be months before ‘ winning ’ punters know their fate . |