Example sentences of "[noun sg] could be [adv] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Ukraine the result could be either a return to the Russian fold , or a reversion to authoritarian rule , compounded perhaps by civil war in the Russified eastern regions of the country . |
| 2 | Ironically , Ernst & Young chose almost the same moment to issue a plea for a simplification of the rules governing disclosures in company accounts — if this ASB warning is not acted on , the result could be exactly the opposite . |
| 3 | If you have a space problem , then the loft could be just the place to put to good use . |
| 4 | This discrepancy arises from the ever present difficulty of deciding whether a particular cell could be either a lymphocyte or part of a macrophage , neutrophil , or fibroblast . |
| 5 | This payment could be either a deposit or mere part payment . |
| 6 | Knowing his methods , I feel teaching could be quite a side-line . |
| 7 | According to consultant Samantha Vandertoorn from The South London Natural Health Centre , the knowledge that you 're about to forget all your troubles in flotation could be just the incentive your body needs to get you to Westminster Bridge . |
| 8 | But also , from its early stages , the academy could be either a general or , increasingly , a specialized learned society ; there are many such examples , from the thirteenth century onwards , in speculative philosophy , literature and language , and the sciences . |
| 9 | She leant back against the wall of the barn for support , feeling the roughness of the stone against her bare shoulders , watching him , knowing the message in his gaze , that look that told her his kiss could be just the beginning . |
| 10 | Bad temper could be either a cause or effect of being admitted to a residential home . |
| 11 | After background reading and talks with experts ( possibly the sponsors of the study ) the initial pilot could be simply a number of lengthy unstructured interviews . |
| 12 | This bus could be just the ticket for a small family . |
| 13 | A conversation about the Kershaw Worm could be just the thing to keep his mind off Ken . |