Example sentences of "it could [adv] [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If habituation occurs by reduction of the postsynaptic response at a single synapse , it could logically be a consequence of either pre- or postsynaptic processes , or of course a combination of both . |
| 2 | It could even be a problem if the three players are not coming . |
| 3 | It could even be a problem if the three players are not coming . |
| 4 | It could even be a restraint on a democratic Soviet Union , as President Havel of Czechoslovakia suggested at NATO last week . |
| 5 | While this could be a check upon the High Authority , it could also be a check upon individualistic action by national governments . |
| 6 | It could also be a revision session . |
| 7 | ‘ It could just be a coincidence . |
| 8 | With the bad weather set to continue , they 're worried motorists simply wo n't learn their lesson , and it could just be a matter of time before motorway madness claims more lives . |
| 9 | An interface , in computer jargon , is simply a means of connecting the computer to the world outside its box — in this instance we are concerned with connecting printers but it could equally be a cassette recorder , joystick or another computer that we wished to connect . |
| 10 | It could equally be a Muscatel from Valencia or a Romanian sweetie . |
| 11 | For if one of the main results of this election is that the Labour Party ditches Mr Kinnock as leader in favour of Mr Smith , it could well be a case of reculer pour mieux sauter — a kind of Pyrrhic defeat . |
| 12 | A congressman 's support for the president on a particular issue may not represent a straightforward quid pro quo ; it could well be a mark of his gratitude for favours bestowed upon him in the past . |
| 13 | He predicted it could well be a smash-hit . |
| 14 | As the authors point out , it could well be a chance finding . |
| 15 | As far as your gerbil 's nose is concerned , it could well be a tumour , but it may not be serious . |
| 16 | It is the sort of minor collision that happens every day but it could soon be a thing of the past . |
| 17 | It could simply be a requirement for a bond or an insurance policy that would ensure repayment for depositors in the event of a collapse . |
| 18 | ‘ It could actually be a blessing in disguise . ’ |
| 19 | I got the old metal detected on , but , of course it could always be a bit of grit in it could n't it |
| 20 | With a depth of 121 fathoms ( 726 ft ) at this point it could hardly be a family of trout out for a finny stroll , he remarked . |
| 21 | As the whistle went I thought it could now be a bit close . |
| 22 | Given Jacqui 's simple character , it could only be a man . |
| 23 | ‘ It could only be a madman , could n't it ? |
| 24 | It could only be a body of free , indigenous men . |
| 25 | Jerusalem , the very heart of Christendom , had been captured and it could only be a matter of time before the remaining Christian forces , still holding on at Tyre , Tripoli and Antioch , were overcome or expelled . |
| 26 | As for de Gaulle , his views were already well-known , and it could only be a matter of time before he attacked Hallstein and his Commission . |
| 27 | The Dwarfs sent word to the Dwarf capital of Karaz a Karak high in the Worlds Edge Mountains , explaining that the Night Goblins were virtually holding them prisoners within their own citadel and that without reinforcements it could only be a matter of time before the Dwarfs were defeated . |
| 28 | It could only be a matter of time before Wainfleet was using the information for his own purposes . |
| 29 | It could only be a matter of time , though , before we got together . |