Example sentences of "could [verb] be [noun] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a strange moment then , when he knew the bastard was still in the room , still watching him , and all he could do was wait for him to leave . |
| 2 | The only thing I could do was sit outside his house on the doorstep . |
| 3 | All they could do was talk about their next movie , and I 'm thinking , ‘ Have we finished this one ? ’ ’ |
| 4 | It could have been Adam on your mind , I suppose , but I 'm beginning to think that there 's a little more to it than that . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Perhaps I prefer cold air to hot air , ’ he suggested urbanely , his eyes darkening with what could have been amusement at her spirited defence of her career . |
| 6 | The glitter of mockery was back with a vengeance , with a darker glint of what could have been anger in his eyes carefully screened by a rakish smile . |