Example sentences of "could [adv] be [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It could only be Mischa .
2 The latter was to have as his successor his son , who now could only be Louis-Napoleon .
3 Of course we were n't about to ask , what on earth has happened to you , since we knew it could only be O who had done this to him .
4 It could only be Kirov .
5 It could only be Maria Luisa asking when Steve would be leaving .
6 I do n't believe that any of the three could exist , or would want to exist independently , for the synthesis is absolutely perfect , the balance so delicate , that the next step up could only be Rapture and Heaven .
7 While some cooperation and coordination in a specific sector might be possible , as long as the hope was to embrace the whole of Western Europe in its ambit , any scheme could only be minimalist .
8 Ace drew her Browning and fired at Mait , but he had ducked behind the wall of the sedan chair and the bullets ricocheted off what could only be metal .
9 Mr Urbanec , who is to hold further talks with Mr Havel today — this time in front of television cameras — conceded that the party realised it was held in deep mistrust by the public , and accepted that henceforth it could only be part of the political spectrum .
10 I was on my way towards the main door of the clubhouse when I saw a cluster of men who could only be journalists .
11 Against this view of love as contract , Cave , in The Birthday Party , was almost alone in reinvoking love as malady , monologue , abject dependence , whose ultimate expression could only be violence : the recurrent theme of girl-murder , or at the opposite pole the paroxysm of desire in ‘ Zoo Music Girl ’ , ‘ Oh !
12 A look that could only be jealousy , she registered , made his coal-black eyes glint with a hint of danger .
13 Every one of her senses sharpened to its utmost Gina entered a world as unreal and beautiful as Tivoli itself , mindlessly letting conscious thought give way to pure sensation , as his voice caressed her ears with words which could only be endearments , husky and broken .
14 The reaction to this could only be ridicule .
15 The criteria for assessment of a return i.e. the balance sheet , could only be results .
16 And he , even as he turned his damp face towards me , pink and stupid in his unbuttoned uniform , could only be Casey , rooted in my dreams now , the same leering grin that will haunt me for years .
17 The real outlet for the misery of the north and north-west could only be emigration .
18 But of course as far as Britain was concerned , this could only be intervention against France .
19 Darwin 's conclusion then , in direct contrast to that of his even more orthodox Captain , was that the Galapagos finches could only be varieties , and were therefore not worth collecting carefully .
20 Her first impression of the man she knew with a sinking feeling could only be Niall Grant was of strong , sun-tanned features which held her gaze as the blue eyes looked coolly into hers , and for the first time in her life her height , which at five feet eight inches had given her an advantage over a lot of men , suddenly seemed diminished .
21 Then she was in another bedroom which could only be Luke 's , and on the chest by the window lay the passport .
22 But I could hear the breathy snarl that Mala makes when she is about to hurt someone quite badly , and with it a menacing series of grunts that could only be Gharrgoyles .
23 My goodness , if I could only be God for a short time-even half a day ! — then I 'd be content to be St Peter for ever after ! "
24 A hot wind from Africa , the tiger striped beaches , brilliant sunshine from a sky of blue , and the backdrop of the fire mountains — this could only be Lanzarote .
25 This could only be Charlotte Feaver ; Charlotte the Scarlet , as Oscar called her .
26 This grade is designed for those who have gained a well recognised qualification but who , previously , could only be student members of the HCIMA .
27 It does take time to become familiar with all the features of the ORIGINAL shaping section but , with patience and practice , you could soon be knee deep in patterns for a whole variety of made to measure designer garments !
28 Now it could soon be time gentlemen please .
29 Barring disasters , thinks Mr Stanislaw , the price could soon be $15 a barrel or less , not the $40-plus that was once feared .
30 When she could just be Lily Greene , on holiday in Paris .
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