Example sentences of "could be [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah could be off this pork farm , oh no he 'd kee he 'd breed partridge not pheasant would n't he ? |
| 2 | I am simply denying that God ( whatever we may mean by God ) could be of such a kind that God could intervene in human history , or be revealed through particular events in history , or through a particular person , in a way in which God is not potentially present to us in and through all acts and persons . |
| 3 | Japan could be of much importance in the event of war and it might be feasible for the Japanese to fight for the United States after a war had begun . |
| 4 | Each drive will also have a power supply connection that could be of either type shown n figure 1 . |
| 5 | She hinted that she could be of more help to them than her brother , provided that they left him alone in his present state of health . |
| 6 | Too close a contact with leading journalists could be of more benefit to the media than it is to you . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps because you could be of more use to the ringleaders that way , ’ he returned instantly . |
| 8 | The fearsome riots that swept the inner cities in 1981 , in Brixton first , then Toxteth and Hansworth , Moss Side and Bristol , came as no surprise , and convinced Charles that this was the area where he could be of some use . |
| 9 | Now , however , she felt that she could be of some help . |
| 10 | I told him that I could not go on behalf of any party , but that I would go on behalf of the government if he came to power , since I knew the situation and could be of some help . |
| 11 | ‘ All those birds are as common as dirt around here , but I guess if they could be of some use to you , that 's great . ’ |
| 12 | erm I 'm sure that I could be of some help to them |
| 13 | as if a homicidal maniac on cocaine could be of any help … |
| 14 | He had found milk at the ā gri 's house and the old man had come back with him to see if he could be of any use . |
| 15 | I determined to contact Jenny , but letters and telephone conversations seemed quite inadequate means of discovering what I wanted to know , that is whether I could be of any use to her . |
| 16 | She went to see if she could be of any use . |
| 17 | She wanted to move the conversation along as she would do with any other person she had just met at a cocktail party , to talk of work and why they were there and if they could be of any use to each other . |
| 18 | Second call could be to those CHP companies prepared to offer a free initial energy analysis . |
| 19 | Well she could be for all we know . |
| 20 | This could be for many reasons : for example the database does not contain a good example of that particular form of letter , or the character may have been badly written . |
| 21 | That could be for both really |
| 22 | His debt did not have to be less than £20 ; it could be for any amount . |
| 23 | Of the former criteria , arts broadcaster Melvyn Bragg could be on this weekend 's list . |
| 24 | ‘ She could be on another floor . ’ |
| 25 | She had n't imagined that this woman could be at all assertive , but she was being exactly that now , and Alain had so far said nothing at all . |
| 26 | Jennie recognized that the world could be at any of her Girls ' feet but she also understood that sometimes the youngsters were too scared to travel abroad . |
| 27 | There 's a Danish proverb , you know , that states that fish and guests smell after three days and er we all know the visits which have begun so successfully from friends and relatives , it need n't be Christmas , it could be at any time of the year , which are often ruined by people lingering on well past their sell-by date . |
| 28 | Harriet drove her to the local hospital as soon as the pains started in mid-afternoon and , knowing how hazardous the road back in the dark could be at this time of the year , brought an overnight bag so that she could stay at a nearby hotel . |
| 29 | Mr Kemp said : ‘ Given the scale and complexity of the closure programme , I think it is going as well for residents and staff as it could be at this stage . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ We know that , ’ said Pooley , ‘ and we 've been as thorough as we could be without much hope of finding anything . ’ |