Example sentences of "this could have [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could have been a thinner book . |
| 2 | We could be accused of listening to foreign propaganda even if we were not , and now that we were on the suspected list this could have been a good excuse for having us arrested again . |
| 3 | This could have been a real disaster . ’ |
| 4 | With a bit more Imsak , this could have been a great book . |
| 5 | Which is unfortunate , for with some extra attention paid to these details this could have been a worthy instrument rather than just a competent one . |