Example sentences of "[det] could have been a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 730 onwards , this could have been a factor in the aggressive policies of Aethelbald in southern England at this time .
2 He lost the protracted litigation with the Queen and this could have been a factor amongst those which persuaded him into treasonable activity later which cost the worthy earl his head !
3 It 's known whether this could have been a factor here in the accident .
4 And although this could have been a problem with Platinum , Mr Nabakov feels he has found an acceptable way around it .
5 This could have been a winner if the quality of the keyboard was up to that of the casing .
6 This could have been a vengeance slaying for the killing of Peada forty years before , allegedly by the treachery of his wife , Ealhflaed , the sister of Osthryth ( HE 111 , 21 , 24 ) , but no further details are known .
7 That could have been a game , after all .
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