Example sentences of "but it could [verb] [be] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 She became aware at an early stage that there was an entirely different way of life available not far outside Baldersdale , perhaps more appealing to her , but it could have been on another planet .
2 But it could have been on my knees .
3 But it could have been about the time Ephraim disappeared . ’
4 No one can remember precisely when the last crime was committed , but it could have been in the early 1900s .
5 BELOW : Stanley Mill in 1987 , but it could have been in the last century , with its elegant , yet functional iron arches , which allowed plenty of room for line-shafting .
6 Generally , it is thought that the cheese took its name from Dunlop village or parish but it could have been from Mrs. Barbara Dunlop ; we will never know .
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