Example sentences of "could [prep] [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Concept keyboards allow areas of an overlay , which could for example be a historical map or a picture , to be touched by the pupil , calling up associated sub-screens of data or questions about the feature in question . |
| 2 | The same thing could of course be done with two ADCs and software , but in a system without those facilities , this circuit provides a purely hardware implementation . |
| 3 | Such a play on emotions could of course be depicted in different ways . |
| 4 | For the Fly/Past reader , its greatest appeal will come in its charting of the history of the achievements of homebuilds and their creators , from the earliest enthusiasts like the Wright Brothers ( their Wright Flyer could of course be classed as a homebuilt ! ) to more recent feats like the non-stop , around-the-world , un-refuelled flight by the Rutan Voyager . |
| 5 | An avowed enemy could of course be opposed with propriety , but if sufficient effort was not made to put victory beyond dispute , there was always some danger of humiliation , and , since there were inevitably many gentlemen who loved a winner , there would be some to see such a defeat as a sign to reconsider their political friendships . |
| 6 | Erm and any of these things could of course be brought to a meeting to be referred to . |
| 7 | It could of course be argued that it may be the defendants themselves who are responsible for the high level of committals by exercising their right of election for jury trial . |
| 8 | Both issues could of course be raised before the Board on the hearing of any appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal dated 4 October 1991 . |
| 9 | All the activities suggested for video recording are activities with a language learning purpose which could of course be done without the presence of the camera . |
| 10 | It could of course be argued that the original developer is entitled to some remuneration for the cost involved in constructing the original road and associated services . |
| 11 | This , I should stress , was a successful conversation — and the example could of course be extended , to include the times when we talked simultaneously , or interrupted each other , or gave multiple answers to the same question , as well as the times when there was unintelligibility , resulting from two of the four participants talking with their mouth full — but I leave all these to your imagination . |
| 12 | We have suggested a position close to the kitchen window and it could of course be converted to a raised bed or pool at a later date . |
| 13 | The idea of unitary authorities structure plans , er I think could only be a disaster and the first option which is the most viable , could of course be a dissipation of democracy of the indirect democracy er because erm I think what you probably have is a number of officers , civil servants and a scattering of councillors er and really the the direct local involvement which we have now through directly elected councillors on , on planning committees and strategic planning committees would have . |
| 14 | It seems to me that innovative courses could with advantage be handled in virtually the same way . |
| 15 | The prospectus for the Nineties with which his book concludes is a thoughtful text which could with benefit be read by anyone interested in foreign affairs . |
| 16 | Similarly , the poorer progress of Bangladeshi children could in part be accounted for by the fact that Bangladeshi communities suffer from the effects of poor housing , poverty and high rates of unemployment ( House of Commons Home Affairs Committee , 1986 ) . |
| 17 | Existing member states , such as the UK , therefore were to receive relatively less in terms of regional aid than previously , although this could in part be compensated by the general increase in the size of the Structural Funds . |
| 18 | In the case just considered , social institutions could in principle be an expression of a pre-cultural disposition . |
| 19 | The power to make decisions that is located within companies could in principle be vested in , or at least shared with , the affected groups . |
| 20 | As a rule , people do not hear single isolated words , and in the great majority of cases any word we hear is preceded by a context which could in principle be used to assist word recognition . |
| 21 | Any particle could in principle be used ; most results have been obtained with neutrons or electrons , each of which has various advantages and disadvantages for particular samples . |
| 22 | In the process , the project should generate an appropriate framework for thinking about the provision of business support services which could in principle be applied to any locality . |
| 23 | In practice , you might , for instance : ( a ) Broaden your essay 's conclusions , so that they could in principle be applied to other books , or an author 's work as a whole . |
| 24 | Each of these problems could in turn be broken down into sub-problems . |
| 25 | If we were to force the electricity-generating companies to take coal in volumes and at prices that they do not want , the certain consequence would be higher electricity prices for the domestic customer and for the rest of British industry , which could in turn be bad for long-term job prospects . |
| 26 | But he did say there was a possibility that and could in time be made into a parish of their own . |
| 27 | Mr French conceded that that could in time be a major issue with taxpayers but he thought that they would be willing to accept the principle provided the countryside was well looked after . |
| 28 | In our judgment the answer has to be ‘ No ’ and it would be peculiar in the extreme if Dr. Hayes could in effect be ordered to give evidence of their contents merely because he was no longer in Crown employment . |
| 29 | When I suggest to Hopkins that many abductees could in fact be drawing on repressed memories of childhood sexual abuse and , as a result of bad hypnosis , end up believing mistakenly that they were messed around with by aliens instead , he agrees it 's a possibility , but then argues that some cases of childhood sexual abuse may in fact be alien abductions . |
| 30 | Two-thirds of the 90 new fields could in fact be gas producing and , in the view of this study , this is a pre-condition of the UK continuing to supply some 70% of indigenous demand from its own fields . |