Example sentences of "[pron] could be [vb pp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could be forgiven for thinking so lately , ’ Leonora muttered unwisely , then backed away in a hurry from the blaze in his eyes . |
| 2 | I would advise you also to think of ‘ What is the worst possible question I could be asked about this ? ’ |
| 3 | If my anger breaks the glass , I could be smashed to smithereens . |
| 4 | If they have been so informed , I would be very grateful if I could be told on what date they were told . |
| 5 | ‘ Is there anything I could be told about it ? ’ |
| 6 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 7 | On the way we stopped in many towns and villages , so that I could be shown to people . |
| 8 | Now there is no definition of what 's small erm erm is erm in er P P G er thirteen and perhaps Mr Curtis could help us in due course erm on an assumption that the new settlement was somewhat larger that th what the County Council is proposing , whether that would erm change the view of York City Council , I I think there is another factor again I could be corrected on this by Mr Curtis and this tended to come out in the greenbelt local plan enquiry , er and that York City Council seem progressively to place more importance on peripheral development than on the new settlement strategy |
| 9 | After all , I had no real claim upon your attention , and I knew I meant so little to you I could be dropped at any moment without a second thought . |
| 10 | I think I could be excused for my mistake . |
| 11 | If I could be bothered to . |
| 12 | I suppose I could be accused of damning with faint praise . |
| 13 | Sometimes at the Dispatch Box the Minister displays not just a cocky attitude — on occasions I could be accused of that myself — but almost an arrogant attitude . |
| 14 | ‘ But I could be accused of negligence ! |
| 15 | But I was thankful when the summer holiday started and I could be released from duties I was finding it harder and harder to cope with . |
| 16 | Does he accept that not only that youth 's family but many other people have a total lack of comprehension as to how someone could be hanged in this country when he was in police custody when the gun was fired and the unfortunate police officer was killed by another person ? |
| 17 | When the day for her departure arrived nobody could be heard for the weeping and wailing of the girls . |
| 18 | Nobody could be blamed for thinking the worst . |
| 19 | Among the Paracelsians there had been an emphasis on inner illumination , which could be perceived as a threat to established forms of religion . |
| 20 | The hoarding at the entrance to the sliproad leading off the A643 five miles out of Mainz warned of the penalties which could be imposed on any unauthorized personnel attempting to gain illegal entry into the Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant a mile further down the road . |
| 21 | In the case of the discretionary sentence there is always a notional equivalent determinate sentence which could be imposed in accord with established sentencing practice but for the current mental state of the defendant which makes him a danger to the public . |
| 22 | Mississippi steamers all had the instruments which could be heard for miles . |
| 23 | Her mast caught with a crack which could be heard on both sides of the river on the high overhang of the foremost lighter . |
| 24 | According to the patent ( Us 235 199 ) , when the chopped light beam was focused onto the diaphragm it created sympathetic movements which could be heard as sound . |
| 25 | Most conspicuous was a short , dark girl dressed in scarlet who had a big head , big eyes ( her best feature ) , a big nose and a very big voice , which could be heard above all the other bleating , twanging , cackling , warbling , conspiratorial voices . |
| 26 | But a static gathering was likely to amount to an obstruction , which could be cleared by the police exercising common law powers . |
| 27 | Where possible , material which could be salvaged from old buildings or walls was recycled into the new fortifications , while in many places no indemnity was paid to those who were forced ‘ pro bono publico ’ to surrender property on which walls might be built or to provide the open ground , outside a wall , vital for effective defence . |
| 28 | In addition they had two camel guns , small cannons which could be mounted on saddles and fired from the backs of camels ; for the circumstances these had been mounted on the back of a plush sofa which had been recovered from the rampart where it had served during the rains . |
| 29 | The peace plan , which would allow for republics to declare independence , had been amended to allow for republics to form a common state , the economy of which could be organized on non-market lines ; the article granting autonomy to the ( currently Serbian-controlled ) provinces of Kosovo and Vojvodina was deleted . |
| 30 | The lack of welfare officers , the rarity of home leave , the concept of visits and letter-writing as a privilege which could be withdrawn as a punishment , and the denial of permission to keep family photographs , were all indications of an absence of serious interest in helping to maintain a prisoner 's contacts with the outside world . |