Example sentences of "could [adv] [adv] [be] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second group contains elements that could overlap with other familiar schemas ; for example , " Mars ' is a lexical realisation of a real object in our world knowledge , " human colony " is close to past imperialist notions on Earth , and " Envoy " could also plausibly be the name of an Earth-bound ship . |
| 2 | It could also well be the case that to allege that sponsorship and consultancy are permitted because they offer a lucrative source of additional income would be a contempt . |
| 3 | The entrance to one at the east end of Loch Gorm , which can be seen when the water level is low , is rather puzzling and could as easily be the remains of a wall as a path to the island , particularly as when seen in those conditions there appear to be the walls of a square building on the south side about halfway to the island , and if the water level has been raised to improve the fishing it may not be a true crannog . |
| 4 | It could equally well be the product of several reconstructed remnants ( Smith 1975 , 280 ) . |
| 5 | But Gandhi had plenty of enemies who would like to boast of his murder : a group like the United Liberation Front of Assam , separatist terrorists in the north-west of the country , could equally well be the culprit . |
| 6 | But after the permission of the seventies , when sex was banalized by becoming available , it could no longer be the instigator of desperation ( it 's that state of mind that is indispensable to rock , not physical fin ) . |
| 7 | ‘ So it could very well be the bank ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That could very well be the truth . ’ |
| 9 | If this is so , it could very likely be the scenario for extinction as a result of genetic errors or failures . |