Example sentences of "could be [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea that the psychological symptoms could be largely a result of the physical symptoms , rather than the cause of them , is substantiated by one of the patients that Dr Pearson and Dr Rix studied . |
| 2 | And a re-run of those days could be just a couple of weeks away . |
| 3 | ‘ I mean , this is all stuff that Andy told me , so it could be just a story , but I 'd bet that up to that point it 's all true . |
| 4 | Aston Villa could be just a day away from their first trophy of a new season , they play Arsenal tonight at Wembley in the fourteen Maceeter tournament with the prospect of a final tomorrow against Samdoria or Rael Sociadad live on television . |
| 5 | This can be taken from a plastic bag with a decorative design , or could be just a piece of plain colour cut into a shape . |
| 6 | I mean , it could be just a piece of grass that cut him . |
| 7 | ‘ Could be just an accident . ’ |
| 8 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 9 | Alternatively , it could be simply a collection of modules which it is temporarily convenient to modify at the same time . |
| 10 | After background reading and talks with experts ( possibly the sponsors of the study ) the initial pilot could be simply a number of lengthy unstructured interviews . |
| 11 | Those insights could not just be abandoned but no one could understand how something could be both a wave and a particle . |
| 12 | In Ukraine the result could be either a return to the Russian fold , or a reversion to authoritarian rule , compounded perhaps by civil war in the Russified eastern regions of the country . |
| 13 | This payment could be either a deposit or mere part payment . |
| 14 | This discrepancy arises from the ever present difficulty of deciding whether a particular cell could be either a lymphocyte or part of a macrophage , neutrophil , or fibroblast . |
| 15 | Bad temper could be either a cause or effect of being admitted to a residential home . |
| 16 | But also , from its early stages , the academy could be either a general or , increasingly , a specialized learned society ; there are many such examples , from the thirteenth century onwards , in speculative philosophy , literature and language , and the sciences . |
| 17 | He could be merely a visitor . |
| 18 | She could be merely an appendage or she could ‘ do her own thing ’ . |
| 19 | They could be there a week . |
| 20 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 21 | At the age of 26 , it could be only a matter of time before Falconer completes the full set of international honours . |
| 22 | After all , six weeks , there could be only a shadow of " it baby " , " embryo " were words she did n't speak , even to herself . |
| 23 | It could be only an inch or so in . |
| 24 | However , if the total effect of this and other stress effects is to exaggerate the effect of stress then this could be less a problem than an advantage in detecting stress early , although not an exact measurement . |
| 25 | Which could be quite a bit as they all still lived at home with their mums and dads . |
| 26 | At the rate he is going , that could be quite a way . |
| 27 | It could be quite a marathon : Saturday in St Andrews ( Town Hall ) and Sunday in Edinburgh ( St Andrew 's Hall , just to be confusing ) . |
| 28 | He 's on loan until the end of the season and could be quite a catch . |
| 29 | Knowing his methods , I feel teaching could be quite a side-line . |
| 30 | ‘ There could be literally a multitude of quite proper reasons why a child decided it no longer wanted to live with its parents . ’ |