Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Professor Glennerster says that his research shows that none of the alleged scares about the scheme could be found to be true . |
| 32 | The boy shrugged , raising his brows with a mild affectation of surprise that it could be thought to be important ; but the stillness of his face and the steadiness of his eyes on Hotspur went some way towards betraying him . |
| 33 | If the pages of press coverage , including a Times leader , were anything to go by , the Granada 500 could be considered to be one of the most prestigious and important election programmes of this campaign . |
| 34 | And a lot more likely to offer advice that could be trusted to be impartial . |