Example sentences of "[det] this could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all this could be turned to good account . |
| 2 | All this could be done by giving a life estate to the head of the family ; with the remainder to his sons successively in tail-male , with remainder to the daughters in tail , subject to a rentcharge in favour of the life tenant 's widow upon his death , and in favour of any other persons desired to be benefited ; and with power to the trustees to create long leases in the property for the purpose of charging the lease in order to provide portions for younger sons and daughters who did not inherit the land . |
| 3 | There is no need at this stage to give explicit gory or shameful details but only to begin to recognise that the simple facts of the previous behaviour and consequences do not fit with the previous belief that all this could be managed satisfactorily alone and without outside help . |
| 4 | ‘ And all this could be plowed up , too . ’ |
| 5 | He added : ‘ All this could be solved by the captains . |
| 6 | All this could be accounted for by the fact that Picasso was working on a very large scale and found it necessary to simplify his technique and adopt a bolder approach . |