Example sentences of "it could [be] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over this unimaginably ( for humans ) long time , each of the two lineages that branched from that remote ancestor has preserved 305 out of the 306 characters ( on average : it could be that one lineage has preserved all 306 of them and the other has preserved 304 ) . |
| 2 | First check your water quality — it could be that one fish is indicating a problem that will soon be common to all , such as nitrite poisoning . |
| 3 | Alternatively it could be that all subjects perform differently on junctions they previously knew well compared to those they did not know well . |
| 4 | With older children it could be that each child makes his/her own list on a piece of paper ; with younger children maybe we do it as a class , and the teacher writes everything on the blackboard ; or perhaps nothing is written down by individuals , with each giving what they will need to the teacher who 's a " quartermaster " . |
| 5 | It could be that such pupil cultures were sexist ; but an interesting dilemma emerges . |
| 6 | Since most theses are lent for a period of one month , it could be that most borrowers are able to digest the contents of theses within this period , but , due to the widespread availability of photocopiers , it is suspected that the regulations on thesis copying are frequently broken . |
| 7 | It is possible , for example , that a large proportion of loans are for the most recently deposited theses ; alternatively , it could be that some theses are more often requested than others , and that loan records for such theses would be found within different time periods . |
| 8 | It could be that these varieties , which have been selectively bred for their appearance may , and I can only speculate here , have suffered some genetic or other biological imbalance caused through this selective breeding , which has opened the fish to this problem . |
| 9 | It could be that this development marks the beginning of a teaching force which is professional in reality as well as in name . |