Example sentences of "and could be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited until their faces reached a satisfactory degree of indignation then , over the next half hour , his low north-country voice spun out a story which revealed that political interests in the United States had channelled money through MacQuillan 's companies to enable him to acquire the Post ( or any other major British newspaper which came on the market and could be turned into a propaganda tool ) . |
| 2 | On Monday she had gone to her job — improbably she appeared to be a supervisor for a market research firm — as usual , and could be vouched for by colleagues there . |
| 3 | Dowty 's HQ at in Chaltenham is just fifty miles away and could be targetted for closure |
| 4 | One of the straps passed through a metal buckle fastened to the end of the other strap , and could be clamped in the buckle by rotation of a clamping lever forming part of the buckle . |
| 5 | And would n't w and could be redistributed round the network . |
| 6 | An open-work star map in stereographic projection ( known as the rete ) was in front of the tympan , and could be rotated by hand over the lines of altitude and azimuth . |
| 7 | The mines at Sar-i-Sang were situated at over 8,500 feet and could be operated for only a few months in the year . |
| 8 | I am a new member of the RNLI , only joining in 1990 spurred into action by visiting the NE coast and seeing one or two of its lifeboats … £6 annual membership is very good value and could be increased , but £20 would possibly see a decline in numbers . |
| 9 | The words and such further ancillary rights that arise under the general law or by necessary implication should be included and could be expanded to include ancillary rights that arise by necessity |
| 10 | Cross-denominational association of this sort in particular localities was not uncommon and could be reinforced through collaborative reformist and philanthropic action as in the common efforts for moral and civic improvement of such Quaker and Unitarian families in Birmingham as the Cadburys , Lloyds , Kenricks and others . |
| 11 | The sarcophagus can be decorated in as much detail as you like , and could be painted quite elaborately . |
| 12 | The negotiations took place over the course of a year between autumn 1990 and summer 1991 , and could be characterized as the centre progressively conceding to the demands of the republics for more independence . |
| 13 | They were numbered 489–493 and could be distinguished from the earlier batch by their black rubber rear wings . |
| 14 | Take care with application : if not applied properly they can chip off and could be swallowed by a child , which might not be harmful , but wo n't be very pleasant . |
| 15 | ( Catalogues of the Great Exhibition of 1851 commented that although the black walnut of North America produced wood which was of a rich purple-brown and could be obtained in very large plants , it was ‘ but little employed by the cabinet makers ’ in Great Britain ) . |
| 16 | Copies were sold to the public as souvenirs of the exhibition , and could be played on many contemporary record-players ( 51 ) . |
| 17 | The colonies as a group quickly emerged as a key element in British strategy because they were net dollar earners ( basically because of Malayan rubber and West African products such as cocoa ) and could be made so on a bigger scale by a number of policy devices . |
| 18 | If Saddam Hussein or Colonel Qaddaffi were bidding for control of a firm that employs 130,000 people , makes explosives and could be made to make chemical weapons , that would be reason for concern . |
| 19 | A second was even better and could be made readily available from commercial growers . |
| 20 | This system is highly wasteful and could be made 80 per cent efficient if combined heat and power ( CHP ) technologies were installed . |
| 21 | As Turbosoft were not a limited liability company , the proprietors are personally liable for the losses and could be made bankrupt . |
| 22 | The pursuit of fantasy solutions has repeatedly drained energy from the much more difficult business of pursuing workable models for change which are rooted in what actually happens and could be made to happen in our schools . |
| 23 | An increase in motoring costs would also bring revenue to the government , and could be made acceptable by being earmarked for corresponding improvements to public transport . |
| 24 | It was wide enough to provide a stable grip on the timber edge , and could be adjusted rapidly . |
| 25 | The packing made no difference to the market value , but the Court of Appeal held that the tins failed to comply with the description and could be rejected . |
| 26 | The second , however , has not been seen in our study or in others and could be related to the possibility that gastric acid secretion might not necessarily be raised when NSAIDs are taken on longterm basis , three years in this study . |
| 27 | Erm and I think the tenants ' group came to us and , and asked us if we would set up an advice session for tenants moving out , which could be situated in the flats , and could be run on a regular basis . |
| 28 | In a statement , the foreign ministers said political and economic reforms in Poland and Hungary had made considerable progress but added : ‘ The process remains fragile and could be called into question by economic problems . |
| 29 | Conscripts were trained to a high pitch and could be called upon in war , not merely as reserves but as front-line troops . |
| 30 | Here he was associated with Thoth and could be called " the image and likeness of Thoth , the learned " or even simply " Ibis ' , with reference to Thoth 's sacred animal . |