Example sentences of "could be [adv] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We could be here for hours , ’ said Wilson , into whose tired brain had crept the thought that they could just sit down and have a little sleep until they were found . |
| 2 | ‘ He could be here on business . |
| 3 | The room was warm , a sparking , crackling fire blazing in the hearth , and comfortably cluttered with furniture that conformed to no particular taste or style ; this was the family 's private sitting room , where the image that Katherine Lundy worked so hard to maintain to the brittle world of Society London could be dropped , where she and her family and close friends could be completely at ease . |
| 4 | And it could be just in time . |
| 5 | This could be both through research work and through the organisation of more lengthy round-table discussions , of the kind held at Uig last October , between representatives of the various organisations engaged in the development of the area and some experts from outside . |
| 6 | Sufferers from diabetes and epilepsy , or those given counterfeit antibiotics , could be particularly at risk , said the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry . |
| 7 | I could be comfortably at home sitting in front of the fire watching television . |
| 8 | and you could be there at Cheltenham on Thursday for the big day … we ’ ve two club badges to be won in our special Gold Cup Competition |
| 9 | The Grand National … and you could be there at Aintree … we 've two tickets to be won in a special competition |
| 10 | For example the lift phobic may say , ‘ I do n't like lifts — I might get trapped — no one might notice — I 'll be stuck there for ages — I 'll begin to suffocate — I could be there for days — I 'll starve to death . ’ |
| 11 | I could n't imagine , we could be there till Sunday moving it , you know . |
| 12 | In bad cases , however , with large patterns , by following the pattern your curtain could be so off grain as to adversely affect its drape . |
| 13 | This could be home from home |
| 14 | A table or trolley of relevant books and resources could be constantly at hand when teaching history . |
| 15 | I think it could be more like £400 when all is said and done . ’ |
| 16 | I wish I could be more like Angela in Married To The Mob , in that respect . ’ |
| 17 | Depending on technical arguments , the conference will decide on a spacing for satellites using the same frequency that could be anywhere between 4° and 10° . |
| 18 | Star Eye , however , could be anywhere at present . |
| 19 | ‘ So the kegs could be anywhere in Europe by now , ’ Sabrina said . |
| 20 | The locale is described as a university in the north of England , it could be anywhere from Nottingham to Newcastle , but seems more likely to be Lancashire or Merseyside . |