Example sentences of "something [that] could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You mean you came all the way into Nice to get something that could be fitted into an envelope ? ’ |
| 2 | I said I 'm quite sure there must be something that could be done computer-wise |
| 3 | High purpose was something that could be recognized in someone , like a gleam in the eye or a tone of voice ; it meant that even when that person dabbled in something doubtful , they undoubtedly had good reason for doing so . |
| 4 | It was something that could be felt or pinched . |
| 5 | A big pie was not something that could be made in a field and cooked on a bonfire , it would require skill and expertise in the use of large ovens and these were available as they were used by the local manufacturers of earthenware pipes : |
| 6 | And I suspect also that from time to time the director feels that he has to placate the more hard-nosed and less imaginative of his many paymasters by producing something that could be regarded as promoting trade . |
| 7 | Well , they have a fight erm they very rarely attack us , but they very frequently fight amongst themselves , and it 's usually over something that 's happened previously , but a few stupid words can just spark something that could be ignored if everything else was all right , but it an insult on top of hundreds of insults will just tip them over . |
| 8 | Jacqui had paid out a thousand pounds for something that could be reproduced at will . |
| 9 | This was not something that could be allowed , not by anybody 's standards . |
| 10 | There is every reason to suppose that changes such as those in Fig. 24.4 are intrinsic to the dynamics , not something that could be eliminated if only one had better control of the apparatus . |
| 11 | It had come to the stage in 2020 when anyone who regarded Time as other than something that could be measured precisely by chronometer was shunned as an eccentric . |