Example sentences of "could [pron] be [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not by any stretch of the imagination could she be called beautiful and it was doubtful if she ever had been , but she was undeniably attractive . |
| 2 | ‘ But surely — how could we be thought responsible , if the food or wine were poisoned ? ’ |
| 3 | How could they be transmitted unchanged to future generations ? |
| 4 | But it was too sweet , Léonie thought : how could it be called dying , most intensively living more like . |
| 5 | Could it be made longitudinal ? |