Example sentences of "easily [verb] been a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A dumb Brummie , a tough-nut Geordie , a light-fingered Scouser , a cheeky Cockernee — it could so easily have been a clichéd mess . |
| 2 | These young people were not only happy they were roaring drunk and there could easily have been a double inquest with that other young man . |
| 3 | It could just as easily have been a refused request to come home late or stay the night at a friend 's house . |
| 4 | And it could so easily have been a suicidal career move . |
| 5 | This could so easily have been a recommendable mid-price set of Mozart 's mature Piano and Violin Sonatas , but it is arguably put out of court by the early digital recording ( made between 1975 and 1978 ) which gives the violin an unpleasant rough edgy tone . |