Example sentences of "could [be] [verb] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The gulls can see the help and benefit they receive from Iago 's service , but can not see , or conceive , that Iago could be benefiting himself at the same time ; and no one could possibly see that Iago is in fact benefiting himself by destroying them .
2 While 4 glasses of wine is considered safe , more than that could be taking you into the danger area of getting cirrhosis of the liver .
3 Beechams Pills could be bought one at a time in a spill for a penny .
4 You could be very stupid and go straight back to your flat , in which case you could be putting yourself in a lot of danger .
5 I could be putting him on the spot .
6 To get out of the car to peer beneath its bonnet was not going to get her anywhere either , she knew in advance , because with her lack of mechanical knowledge the fault could be staring her in the face and she would never recognise it .
7 Even if the arrangement within each class was a branching tree , the classes themselves could be set one above the other to form a continuous sequence .
8 They could be doing it on a Yes well ninety per cent of them will be P five .
9 Friends remarked that it was a measure of Branson 's single-minded approach to conversation that you could be regaling him with the most scandalous piece of tittle-tattle in London and he would turn on his heel and walk away , leaving you talking to thin air , while he made yet another telephone call about business .
10 There are 10 very lucky readers who could be treating themselves to a hot , refreshing shower every morning .
11 They could be selecting them off the
12 But there is enough to suggest one could be hailing it as a masterpiece in future .
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