Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | On the capital side , this meant that instead of all residential units being costed as if they would be ‘ new build ’ , twenty-five of them could be sited in existing buildings . |
| 17 | He also said there were 230 patients at Aycliffe Hospital who faced an uncertain future and some of them could be moved to the Memorial hospital . |
| 18 | Neither of them could be described as a sobering influence . |
| 19 | Some of them could be reversed by making the engine almost stop then run the opposite way . |
| 20 | The Cambridge group showed that most of these radio sources must lie outside our galaxy ( indeed many of them could be identified with other galaxies ) and also that there were many more weak sources than strong ones . |
| 21 | During this time , churches were frequently the private property of a local lord , they were part of the resources of an estate , and any revenue from them could be used by the owner . |
| 22 | She felt that if only she could be dressed like Tamar she would win Bob Lamb . |
| 23 | Should the patient cease to accept treatment voluntarily and reject supervision , resulting in deterioration of his mental state , he or she could be recalled to hospital . |
| 24 | I do not know whether she had a heart or a soul or whether she could be moved by emotion ; she was simply the Grand Mistress ! |
| 25 | ‘ Her eyesight 's not too good now , ’ she continued , as though that might somehow render her mother 's behaviour less odd , as though by mere words she could be converted into a harmless , ordinary , ageing old lady , just like other people 's mothers . |
| 26 | The woman would then be taken to a certified hospital for medical examination , where she could be detained for up to three months . |
| 27 | With her sensuous smile and her bare shoulders , she could be likened to a contented cat who knows she has found a good home . |
| 28 | Delight that she could be stirred by another person . |
| 29 | As time passed she could be halted for longer and longer intervals , and eventually she forgot her rearing habit altogether . |
| 30 | He says they have an othapedic surgeon who comes to the practice once a months , so she could be treated within eight weeks . |