Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] to [det] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Any new vein discovered , but left unwrought for the space of six months after notice was given by the estate to the captain or purser of the mine , could be licenced to any other person to work .
2 In addition this ban could be applied to all political parties in a locality for up to three months .
3 But I would like to note in passing that Mrs. Campbell-Fisher 's observation could be applied to all second-order experiences , not just the arts .
4 A higher standard of planning control could be applied to these designated areas , with special consideration given to the height and bulk of buildings , materials , colours , vertical or horizontal emphasis and the grain of design .
5 The same argument could be extended to any other region of the electromagnetic spectrum ( although a creature able to see using , say , X-rays is vanishingly improbable in terms of basic biology ) .
6 Probably the first piece of advice that could be given to any new practitioner is that whilst a friend may be a client , a client should never become a friend , for an easy transition from a client to a friend can often lead to serious problems and difficulties .
7 The Iraqis moved armour into positions south of Basrah to block the more obvious of these steps and the Iranians evidently decided that Kuwait could be attended to some other time .
8 ‘ I wanted to be able to produce instruments which would look attractive , and could be tailored to any individual requirements , and still be available at reasonable cost .
9 Senior Tories forecast there would be radical ministerial changes , with a ‘ 50–50 ’ chance that Mr Lamont , the Chancellor , could be switched to another senior post , possibly Defence or the Home Office .
10 The interior of the carriage could be adapted to such varied uses as kitchen , bathroom , dressing room , office and dining room .
11 In the simplest case , records with keys such as 00 000 to 99 999 could be allocated to any contiguous set of 100000 storage positions .
12 Of course , many details could be added to this simple description , but the account offered does capture the general idea .
13 The effect of the drugs on their length of life was very difficult to judge , and small differences could be attributed to many incidental causes , such as differences in smoking , dietary habits , the amount of exercise they took , or to changes in all these habits over the years .
14 It may be that some couples cohabit initially because they are uncertain about the strength of their relationship so their subsequent marital breakdown could be attributed to these underlying doubts , rather than the ‘ destructive ’ experience of cohabitation .
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