Example sentences of "be [adj] that [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am sorry that I could not spare you . ’ |
| 2 | I am afraid that I could not catch the last part of my hon. Friend 's question , but I agree with him about the importance that he attaches to the single market . |
| 3 | I am afraid that I could not find anything objectionable in his speech or in the regulations . |
| 4 | But carers charity Crossroads says most people are unaware that they could be the one in five . |
| 5 | Anyone who wants the Ring does so because they are convinced that they could use it in order to destroy Darkness . |
| 6 | For one thing , she had by then been convinced that she could forget Ven Gajdusek 's ‘ I 'll send Ivo for you … ’ . |
| 7 | I am confident that they could make the streets of South Yorkshire safer if they could expand their manpower levels just that little bit more , but within the scope of the present standard spending assessment . |
| 8 | Dalton Baldwin 's linchpin accompaniments are all that one could hope for in terms of grace and humour . |
| 9 | Body Shop managing director Anita Roddick said : " We are astounded that anyone could propose an ecolabel for cosmetic products which have been tested on animals or which might use ingredients with unacceptable impacts on third world cultures or environments . " |
| 10 | You might answer that pressures on existing JS Journal staff prevent the crossword being a regular monthly item — but there must be many JS staff [ like myself ] who have experience of compiling crosswords , and I am sure that we could provide a steady supply of crosswords ready for publication — with the proviso , of course , that the person who has compiled that month 's crossword is not eligible to send in an entry to the competition . |
| 11 | He had been concerned that there could be violence , anger and outrage if the verdict was not guilty . |
| 12 | This voluntary scheme , which gives general practitioners control over budgets to cover prescriptions , specialist outpatient consultations , and elective surgical procedures for their patients , has been embraced with enthusiasm by some general practitioners , but others have been concerned that it could encourage the development of a ‘ two tier ’ service , in which the advantages gained by fundholders for their patients are achieved at the expense of patients in other practices . |
| 13 | Local people , who never wanted the event to be held are angry that they could end up paying for the three-day police operation . |
| 14 | For example , he thought that BT should be allowed to offer entertainment services but seemed to be unaware that it could and had applied for cable franchises . |
| 15 | If this was the only causative factor , there would be little that we could do about it , but there is another side to the coin . |
| 16 | I assess the student 's ability and level of performance , and I might come to the conclusion that they had done pretty well to get those grades ; or it might be obvious that they could have done better . ’ |
| 17 | and all of , all of the good clean three be twos that he could find them that were season , they had , they , they took it all |
| 18 | Well I 'm sure that we could of got it free through erm Suffolk Wild Life Trust and it |
| 19 | I 'm sure that they could have found other examples where solicitors were not doing the job very well and were charging a lot of money because let's be realistic there are good solicitors and there are bad solicitors and I would n't pretend otherwise . |
| 20 | I think very good at going through with a toothcomb anyway and I 'm sure that she could quite adequately . |
| 21 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 22 | However , it will be unlikely that you could produce enough to satisfy the appetites of the Tangs on a continuous basis . |
| 23 | Banks are said to be concerned that they could be liable for pollution from land or property they take as security , and insurers say they may not be able to offer environmental cover in future , restricting coverage to sudden or accidental pollution . |
| 24 | Thanks to the person who wrote a report ) I 'm amazed that you could find much to write about ) . |
| 25 | I 'm worried that I could be developing agoraphobia . |
| 26 | All members need to be aware that they could be required to submit CPE records to the Investigation Committee . |
| 27 | All adults need to learn about solvent abuse and to be aware that it could happen to their children . |
| 28 | Then , almost so certain as to be positive that he could not abide a clinging type of woman , she hooked her arm through his . |
| 29 | Disabled drivers , too , are worried that they could be left without insurance cover by the problems at Municipal Mutual . |
| 30 | My first reaction consisted of being grateful that we could afford a Penfield mood organ . |