Example sentences of "could [adv] [be] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A second later there was a loud click and buzz which could only be the black box alarm being activated . |
| 2 | The Irish Glass lost in '07 could only be the Irish Crown Jewels . |
| 3 | The source could only be the south-facing windows , but there was n't a glimmer in that direction ; the light seemed to have slid through without touching the stone shutters . |
| 4 | In its place though , one of you could soon be the proud owner of an Action Replay cartridge . |
| 5 | Müller had ended his report : ‘ If the cross Brückner describes could possibly be the genuine Relic from Kiev Cathedral it could present a serious threat to Soviet stability in the Ukraine . ’ |
| 6 | Many observers believe that taxes could still be the deciding factor for millions of floating voters as they go to the polls tomorrow . |
| 7 | And fear induced by very high-pitched musical notes could simply be the natural panic reaction to what the cat hears as squeals of pain . |
| 8 | Providing an assurance to parents that children are not only well fed but properly supervised during the mid-day break adds to the appeal of a school and could well be the deciding factor which finally influences parental choice in sending their child to your school rather than to your neighbour 's . |
| 9 | Rachel refrained from adding that the presence of David Markham at Conway House could well be the deciding factor as to whether Jennifer went there or not . |
| 10 | The ‘ joie de vivre ’ then , observable in the very young , could well be the logical outcome of the satisfying of the initial unit of ‘ desire ’ . |
| 11 | Another potentially useful system for laboratory study could well be the various steps in prostaglandin synthesis . |
| 12 | Part of the reason for getting such a result could well be the cross-sectional nature of the analysis . |
| 13 | Although for a man a stab wage was invariably better than piece-rates , it could sometimes be the other way round for women . |
| 14 | If you can forget about the row of portaloos in the background it could almost be the real thing . |