Example sentences of "could [adv] [vb infin] [be] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No donor 's name is even hinted at but it could easily have been Lance Henly . |
| 2 | It surprised me but it could easily have been tiredness from being out so long . |
| 3 | Rosa often went to the washplace with Sabina to help her and she was glad that she could pull her blue cotton dress out of the basket and slosh it into the water before anyone else could examine it for stains ; not that the stain spoke openly of its origins ; it could easily have been milk , thought Rosa . |
| 4 | This Mr Deputy Speaker , could easily have been accommodation had the bill been brought to the house just seven weeks earlier than it actually was brought to the house , seven weeks were n't the problem . |
| 5 | Only tame , domesticated animals could possibly have been part of the goods and chattels of that early band of pioneers , striking out for a new island home . |
| 6 | This could hardly have been coincidence . |
| 7 | Her ‘ after ’ photographs portrayed a very very different shaped lady — one you would not have believed could ever have been pear shaped . |
| 8 | It could also have been irritation . |
| 9 | She might rue the night for many reasons , but deep down she could never regret being part of something so beautiful . |
| 10 | Without the work they did , I could never have been Prime Minister , others could never have been cabinet ministers , nor would we have as many women members of parliament as we have today . |
| 11 | What you could actually measure is delivery to your customer . |