Example sentences of "and could [be] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited until their faces reached a satisfactory degree of indignation then , over the next half hour , his low north-country voice spun out a story which revealed that political interests in the United States had channelled money through MacQuillan 's companies to enable him to acquire the Post ( or any other major British newspaper which came on the market and could be turned into a propaganda tool ) . |
| 2 | Take care with application : if not applied properly they can chip off and could be swallowed by a child , which might not be harmful , but wo n't be very pleasant . |
| 3 | Erm and I think the tenants ' group came to us and , and asked us if we would set up an advice session for tenants moving out , which could be situated in the flats , and could be run on a regular basis . |
| 4 | ‘ We have to recognise the strong feelings among black and white people that the party should not set up an organisation which is racially exclusive , and could be seen as a form of apartheid . ’ |
| 5 | The force 's mandate was for six month , and could be extended for a further year at most . |
| 6 | This of course is a situation in which the direct labour of family members was needed , and could be incorporated into a strategy for collective survival . |
| 7 | They are general in nature in that they indicate broad areas of content and could be achieved in a variety of ways . |
| 8 | This gave our evaluation a " critical edge " in which the observed realities were measured against the stated aims of the project and could be perceived as a contrast between the ideal and the actual . |
| 9 | They are all relatively quick to prepare and could be combined for a Mexican buffet party . |
| 10 | VIRGIN tycoon Richard Branson is moving into computers and could be set for a head-on clash with Amstrad chief Alan Sugar . |
| 11 | The best ingredients for a V8 Land Rover are a good SDI engine and flywheel Series II gearbox with overdrive 3 54 diffs and Range Rover type wheels with 205 x 16 tyres Take the brakes from the LWB 6 cylinder with servo and fit the whole lot together on a very sound chassis vehicle An ex-military Series 11 or lightweight would be a sound basis and could be transformed into a good vehicle ( see ads in LR0 for a guide to purchase price ) |
| 12 | The constitutional tribunal had ruled on July 1 that such a change was necessary and could be approved by a three-fifths majority in both houses of parliament , although 10 per cent of deputies or senators could demand a referendum within two weeks of the amendment 's approval . |
| 13 | General Secretaries would then be obliged to satisfy the membership and could be put in a classic squeeze when they were approached at top level , even if supporting NoS was against their better judgement . |
| 14 | The out-of-contract midfielder is still waiting for the offer of a new deal from the Geordies and could be heading for a £1m-plus move . |
| 15 | The out-of-contract midfielder is still waiting for the offer of a new deal from the Geordies and could be heading for a £1m-plus move . |
| 16 | He has a blessing to give his eldest and favourite son , but it is a poor thing compared with Jacob 's , so poor it is hardly recognizable as a blessing and could be taken for a curse : |
| 17 | It envisaged that the head of state ( also C.-in-C. of the armed forces ) would be elected by parliament , and could be removed by a two-thirds majority vote of the parliament . |
| 18 | The award , made by the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants , was given to BT because , the judges said , the report " was clear and methodical and could be commended as a model for all companies to follow . " |
| 19 | The decision to dismiss Yakovlev caused strong criticism in the liberal press , which warned that it showed an increasing reluctance to brook opposition on the part of the Russian leadership and could be interpreted as a sacrifice to conservative forces prior to the forthcoming Congress of People 's Deputies . |
| 20 | They were already validated and could be bought as a package . |
| 21 | It was at a jewellers ’ in Milan and could be retrieved for a certain sum . |
| 22 | Roman blinds would suit a squarish bay and could be teamed with a pair of full-length draw curtains fitted across the flat wall in front of the bay , or with dress curtains standing at the sides of the bay . |