Example sentences of "be [conj] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Among the virtues of reparation are that it could be of great value in assisting the ‘ reintegration ’ of offenders , as we discuss shortly . ) |
| 2 | She finished by saying , ‘ And his only sorrow , for some months , has been that he could not find you , his former friend . ’ |
| 3 | His boast had been that he could tackle a whole consignment with a bottle of brandy and a soft-on . |
| 4 | I do n't know but he could of been ill , he could , it could of been that he could n't take any more you know that but Margaret was terri terribly bitter about him Margaret not coming , but he could , he could n't stand it |
| 5 | While the Germans presented their situation as a disaster , they overlooked the fact that one of Danzig s major and continual problems had been that it could not grow or thrive purely on the traffic of its immediate Prussian hinterland . |
| 6 | The one thing that would have persuaded him to accept an invitation for the Stuttgart Ballet to go to South Africa would have been if he could show a really good black dancer working alongside the whites . |
| 7 | So when the searcher eventually believes and becomes a Christian ( I am ignoring for the moment the other levels of understanding which are involved ) , he is nothing if not a man with a memory and a man of special gratitude : Whatever he becomes , wherever he goes , whatever he does , he should never be unaware of what once was , what might have been and what could well be again . |
| 8 | It horrified her to think how foolish she had been and she could only excuse herself on the grounds that she had suffered some kind of fit . |
| 9 | Try and guess what they are and you could win a prize . |
| 10 | Well I could have been but I could n't have voted . |
| 11 | And you ca n't get too comfortable with where you are because you could be a nobody tomorrow . |
| 12 | It could be as marvellous as you think it will be or it could be a total disaster . |
| 13 | I mean it could be or it could be the reason why er why younger not |
| 14 | It could be or it could n't . |
| 15 | Even if the tentative identification of the advantages of specialist working for this client group were to be confirmed by more extensive data , it may well be that they could be offset by other features of a generic social work service to the area . |
| 16 | It might be that they could only be reached through their elders . |
| 17 | The message to teachers seemed to be that they could be flexible in the prescribed way but not in their own . |
| 18 | I think it may be it may be that they could perhaps get more money if the local parties affiliated separately but |
| 19 | I would certainly advise anybody to look at the policy , and if they want more cover speak to the dealer that they bought the vehicle from , because it may well be that they could have erm a much , much greater cover which is of more value to them . |
| 20 | It might be that we could ensure that the shopping and household chores are done , or that the children are collected from school , thus alleviating the stress of trying to cope with everyday matters whilst trying to deal with extraordinary ones . |
| 21 | It may be that we could not have had the best of Connors without the worst of him . ’ |
| 22 | Erm and er it could be that we could look at that . |
| 23 | The advantage to CPRW would be that we could produce a normal 28 page edition with colour , as previously . |
| 24 | It could be that one could use cannabis-related compounds to deal with disorders of those phenomena , like memory and so on . ’ |
| 25 | When she had tired of her games she would take wing and fly away , and even if she stayed , how likely would it be that she could ever settle down as that poor doctor 's wife ? |
| 26 | If she had one wish in life it would be that she could climb trees . |
| 27 | might be that there could be something as simple as that that 's |
| 28 | might be that there could be something as simple as that that 's |
| 29 | An additional benefit of expanding Eccleshall 's book would be that he could extend his interpretative essays , which contain important and subtle reflections on the nature of Conservatism . |
| 30 | so it might be that he could come , erm , anyway I 'll give you a copy of that |