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

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1 Such was the incline of the hills at this point and the arrangement of the trees that , looking straight ahead , nothing that was not absolutely pastoral could be could be seen .
2 Because almost all general locations round York could be could be fulfilled by that criterion .
3 So in in ef in effect that question should be could be divided into two parts .
4 This , is could be argued , was the cause of the gig never quite living up to previous high standards .
5 This , is could be argued , was the cause of the gig never quite living up to previous high standards .
6 Is could be seen as a classic example of the muddle that has been prevalent at the top of Welsh rugby except that the pressures here — unrecognisable from those in other home unions — are so many and varied that it is impossible to respond to them all , let alone resist them .
7 It is could be called a movement , then it is one which is concerned with feelings rather than rights .
8 In order to reduce the conflict between agriculture and nature conservation in the LFAs in the UK , an upper limit on livestock per farm attracting HLCA 's could be fixed at about 50 livestock units ( 50 cattle or 333 sheep ) .
9 Justification could be given for this assertion by describing Dickens 's view of the London working classes , then describing the view of one or more modern historians , then showing that the two views are significantly different to the extent that Dickens 's could be called incorrect .
10 Anna 's conscience said that she must report the whole of her interview at St Saviour 's faithfully to Peter , and then they could rejoice together that prayers had been answered , and that Pricewell 's could be abandoned .
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