Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] could be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only times my father could be found in his room were first thing in the morning and last thing at night . |
| 2 | My descent could be protected by a safety rope . |
| 3 | My garden could be described as ‘ bird friendly ’ having ample cover for roosting , plenty of berries and seed heads . |
| 4 | As long as she was alive and working my reputation could be destroyed at any time . |
| 5 | ‘ No ! ’ she squeaked , thinking that , far from it taking all his charm , her willingness could be achieved with only a minimum of persuasion . |
| 6 | With deference to the Divisional Court and without considering whether its decision could be supported on alternative grounds , his Lordship took the view that the Divisional Court 's judgment went too far and did not support the conclusion it reached . |
| 7 | The House of Lords found that there were circumstances in which liability could be incurred for negligent misrepresentation by one person to another in the absence of any contractual or fiduciary relationship between them . |
| 8 | Descartes had thought that its existence could be demonstrated on the basis of God 's goodness . |
| 9 | Living in damp caves beneath the earth , Echidna shunned the light of day ; her presence could be tracked by rank , marshy patches , or cracks in the soil 's surface . |
| 10 | On her second day Madame Mattli took her to Vidal Sassoon 's salon in Grosvenor House so that her hair could be cut in an up-to-the-minute style . |
| 11 | They did ask the King to call a free Parliament , in which provision could be made for a " due liberty of conscience " for all Protestants , although they linked this with the demand that the Church of England should " be secured according to the Act of Uniformity " , suggesting that " due liberty of conscience " was to be very limited indeed . |
| 12 | The Council intended to specify subject areas in which responsibility could be delegated to an institution , to authorize institutions to modify existing courses and introduce new ones in subject areas for which the Council had given prior agreement , and to determine the criteria and methods for specifying subject areas and conducting quinquennial reviews . |
| 13 | The king himself was not paid ( although Edward Balliol , ‘ king ’ of Scots , drew payment both in times of war and peace ) but dukes received 13s. 4d ; earls 6s. 8d ; knights-baneret 4s ; knights-bachelor 2s ; and esquires 1s ; these last sums corresponding proportionately to the amount each might expect to spend on a horse ( as outlined above ) whose value was agreed in advance , so that compensation for its loss could be paid by the crown . |
| 14 | Critics of Fiat therefore argued that its bid could be seen as a defensive move to improve its domestic position and , perhaps more importantly , to prevent a competitor from obtaining Italian production facilities , which in the long run could pose a threat to Fiat . |
| 15 | Thus , the Report considers the universities mainly in so far as their influence could be seen to be reflected back on the school system examinations and the home . |
| 16 | Its aim was to create a community in which assistance could be given to Russia , Poland and the three former Soviet Baltic states to transform themselves into free-market societies . |
| 17 | Her argument is that Irigaray , as a psychoanalyst , sees psychoanalysis as a process of change rather than as a scientific theory : Irigaray 's work suggests ways in which psychoanalysis could be seen as a model for feminists seeking fundamental social change , in particular by proposing an alternative model for the relation between the rational and the non-rational which would be more satisfactory than the dominant paradigm . |
| 18 | I am trying to set up a seminar on Ethics in Communications ( which may also touch on more general issues of ethics and management ) — do you have any relevant texts of which you might send me a complimentary copy and to which reference could be made in the publicity for what should prove a stimulating event ! |
| 19 | Third parties would be bound by the regime and would also be entitled to invoke its provisions and to exercise any conferred right , provided they had expressly consented to it , or their consent could be implied through acquiescence . |
| 20 | But their joy could be dimmed by an injury that may keep inspiring skipper Seamus Heath out of action for two weeks . |
| 21 | Its inquiry could be followed by a full-scale Monopolies and Mergers Commission probe . |
| 22 | The individual paper by-products may have particularist historical value , but their dispersed character makes it unlikely that their meaning could be reconstructed without the aggregate data from which they were derived . |
| 23 | Only Janice , eternally hopeful , kept her eye upon the possibilities ; she perched herself , kneeling , upon a chair , so that at least her head could be seen above the crowd . |
| 24 | In such a situation , her egg could be fertilized by her husband 's sperm in vitro , and the fertilized egg be implanted in the uterus of another woman , who will bear the child , to whom she is not genetically related . |
| 25 | Handy ( 1990 ) was slightly disappointed by their work but rightly pointed out that an appreciation of the complexities of human nature and its motivation could be gained from it . |
| 26 | Its door could be opened from the inside and led directly to the corridor . |
| 27 | Her voice could be heard at three in the morning at the Gargoyle solemnly announcing to Minton , ‘ We Capricorns must stick together . ’ |
| 28 | Police have refused to identify the 22-year-old clerk because her life could be put at risk . |
| 29 | The dildo was made with a hollow tube through which liquid could be squirted by the machine . |
| 30 | And when it had finished its inquiry , not a word of its report could be changed by government , which was also obliged to publish its findings . |