Example sentences of "could [be] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could be long-term spouse abuse , or equally an abusive parent/child situation which resulted in a shift of power with the child becoming the carer . |
| 2 | Waddle , Beardsley and Rush , however , could be long-term targets for manager Kevin Keegan providing Newcastle avoid relegation . |
| 3 | Then come the foreign exchange needs of net exporters , followed by the needs of enterprises that could be net exporters if they were not obliged to give priority to the home market . |
| 4 | They could be copper wires . |
| 5 | Indeed , there could be peaceful co-existence between different political systems . |
| 6 | The organisation is divided into three ( these could be geographical divisions — say 3 shops , or functional divisions , which could be production , accounts and sales — or product based divisions ) . |
| 7 | There are over 55,000 reported case of food poisoning each year , but because many cases go unreported , experts believe the real figure could be 100 times greater . |
| 8 | They could be steel workers . |
| 9 | They could be successful entrepreneurs who have retired in their fifties , or idle sybarites with the good fortune of inheritance . |
| 10 | Among the coats in the bedroom was a leather bomber jacket which did look as though it could be genuine World War Two . |
| 11 | What could be pristine melodies are choked by sledgehammer rhythm guitaring . |
| 12 | L.G.M. Rees , the pilot of the Sunderland reported : ‘ My aircraft was launched at last light the evening before the sortie since it was dangerous at that time to leave an aircraft on moorings in daylight where it could be easy prey to enemy aircraft . |
| 13 | The numerous tension members could be simple piano wires . |
| 14 | Other important variables of this response could be individual factors ( for example , age and the HLA haplotype ) , the type of gluten ingested and the length of the exposure to gluten . |
| 15 | Woolf J , in Cottage Holiday Associates Ltd v Customs and Excise Commissioners [ 1983 ] QB 735 , accepted that time-share arrangements could be legal leases . |
| 16 | There could be legal problems for you , and problems of security . " |
| 17 | In this definition u 1 and u 2 are quite general quantities ; but as examples , they could be simultaneous values of the same component of the velocity at two different points , or two different components of the velocity at a single point . |
| 18 | They could be serial killers , joyriders , arsonists or hitmen . |
| 19 | Well it could be sore ribs from rowing . |
| 20 | The newly-discovered flashes could be weak fluctuations in this object . |
| 21 | Late in 1903 , Dunlop asked Kilpatrick to sell him his half-share in the Baron so that he , Dunlop , could be sole owner . |
| 22 | The British National Party candidate said there could be violent clashes between fascists and left-wing supporters when he bids to unseat local Tory MP and schools minister Michael Fallon . |
| 23 | Now that he had premises that could be used day and night , he made sure his talents and availability were known . |
| 24 | The native tribal organizations were even retained , since they could be used tor yasak collection . |
| 25 | Grease and fat and plenty of it is the only way to beat the cold of what could be 26 miles of chilling and choppy sea water . |
| 26 | There could be grand pianos , campers , |
| 27 | Waldegrave 's allotted question times at Westminster could be embarrassing occasions : any queries of substance will have to be referred to the ministries that matter . |
| 28 | You might have to go outside the family , it could be next-door neighbours , or friends from work or social club or wherever . |
| 29 | A cup of black tea or black coffee contains no calories , but a cup of white tea or coffee with 2 teaspoons of sugar can provide up to 60 calories — and with an average of 6 cups per day , that could be 360 calories per day ! |
| 30 | They have now largely cleared up and there could be 13 internationals in today 's derby . |