Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | Answer guide : The point here is that at the date of the balance sheet the business did not own the asset nor had it any right to its use as all that had happened at that date was an order had been placed which could easily be cancelled . |
| 2 | The business class as a whole does not make up more than 0.2% of the population , although if its outer fringes are included it could approach 1% . |
| 3 | When the wardrobes are moved it could be that they will hide the wall light switch and he 's not bothered about that one little bit ! |
| 4 | A new round of fare increases on British Rail have come into force , and commuters are warning they could force people off trains and into their cars . |
| 5 | But consumer experts are warning they could be extremely dangerous . |
| 6 | For all three , some suggestions are made which could provide the basis for tests of effectiveness . |
| 7 | There now ensues the nagging doubt that so often accompanies the crux of the climb ; it 's all very well getting this far , but until those crucial moves are made it could all still come to nought . |
| 8 | While you 're listening you could quietly and I mean quietly put your things away . |
| 9 | If they get a bit tetchy and and they 're crying a lot maybe cos they 're teething you could just massage a little bit on their temples . |
| 10 | yeah , that 's what I thought and , but if that was n't bad enough , my mum because she knows these things , even said that he does n't even say ho , ho , ho , Green Giant , does n't , they do n't even sing that song when they 're working they could n't sing , and you know the little corn on the cob man |
| 11 | They were allowed out to the ground-floor cloakroom under tactful escort , and had been told they could telephone home from the library . |
| 12 | It was just that they 'd been told they could n't do it . |
| 13 | He wondered if they had been primed to talk to him , and how far they had been told they could go . |
| 14 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 15 | Last week dentists were celebrating being awarded a pay rise , but this week they 've been told they could face a £6,000 pay cut instead . |
| 16 | He contacted the South Africans who had been told they could n't meet a council delegation independently and invited them to a meeting in Darlington town hall . |
| 17 | There had been ‘ complications ’ and she 'd been told she could n't have children . |
| 18 | Two Spanish climbers above us were working on the overhanging 6b pitches and although we 'd been told you could aid the whole section it was obvious from the stance that the bolts were too far apart . |
| 19 | Half way through he had a break , and noted the record that he had been told he could consult a solicitor if he wished . |
| 20 | Ron Barton , who had had a word with his editor at his regular table at the Savoy Grill , had been told he could pay five thousand for an exclusive if he thought her to be worthwhile . |
| 21 | He added that during the repair process Mr Hall had been told he could exchange the Rolls for another vehicle but had refused . |
| 22 | I have been told it could be an oil feed problem to the valve gear , but the pipe is clear . |
| 23 | Mrs Banham said he was put on the operation waiting list in December last year , when the wait was about seven months , since then she has been told it could be 18 months . |
| 24 | The disabled group have been told it could be ten years before a bridge with ramps is installed at Leominster . |
| 25 | He 's been told it could be next week , but he wo n't believe it until he wakes up after his operation , in one of those six intensive care beds.Even then , he 'll still be waiting . |
| 26 | The Racial Equality Council has been told it could lose its grant , leaving it 's six staff facing redundancy . |
| 27 | The American legal system is so odd that I 've been told I could get Tristram deported in my custody . |
| 28 | I made my way to a cottage near the church , where I had been told I could expect a night 's lodging . |
| 29 | We are told he could outpace a pack of hounds and catch a fleeing fox with ease , and run from Porth to Llantrisant in the time it took his mother to boil a kettle . |
| 30 | The way things had been going she could hardly be that . |