Example sentences of "what could have [been] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular Donal Lunny 's assured production allows for moments of rain-washed clarity in what could 've been a groggy hotchpotch . |
| 2 | GRAEME RALPH 's quick thinking prevented what could have been a devastating rail crash . |
| 3 | How do they feel towards those who consigned them to what could have been a violent and horrific death ? |
| 4 | But as the plane taxied along the runway at Praia airport and I looked out on what could have been a simulated view from a lunar module , I sensed how daunting the task would be . |
| 5 | Then I realized I was kneeling on a tarpaulin which someone had carefully placed over what could have been a small metal gate — or — the detached ‘ fun bumper ’ cow-catcher device from a small four-wheel-drive vehicle , say , a Shogun . |
| 6 | The premature end to what could have been a professional ballet career meant that Carol at least had more time to devote to the blossoming courtship with a young accountant , Ron Minogue . |
| 7 | When the invasion took place , the League imposed economic sanctions on Italy , but these were never strictly enforced : what could have been a decisive embargo , on the sale of oil to a country which was chronically short of it , was never implemented . |
| 8 | He also had an eagle two at the 11th and two more birdies at 13 and 14 but dropped shots at 15 and 16 spoilt what could have been a six under par round . |
| 9 | Good lighting , a picture or two or a rug fixed to the end wall will give a whole new lease of life to what could have been a boring dead end . |
| 10 | The play is enlivened by the vicious energy of the performances and by a variety of Irish music and dance which ranges from mournful ballads to the jolliest of jigs , transforming what could have been a dreary harangue into an invigorating ensemble work . |
| 11 | The Goblin King , Grom the Paunch of Misty Mountain , infamous old Goblin Warlord and Lord of the Crags , was suddenly and unexpectedly struck by what could have been a big rock were it not for the sploshy red stuff that exploded from it , showering the goblin horde . |
| 12 | He stared at the rows of glass jars below the books on the walls — and saw an eye staring back at him from one of them , and what could have been a human foetus in another . |
| 13 | Further west , the resorts of Vail in Colorado , and Calgary in Canada averted what could have been a disastrous Winter Olympics last February by making extensive use of artificial snow . |
| 14 | WHAT could have been a disastrous start for fifth-year pupils at Bohunt School to the social event of the school year was averted by quick-thinking and the help of a parent . |
| 15 | Shannon knew she should be grateful to him for leaving his warm bed to rescue her from what could have been a perilous situation , but , clasped in his arms like this , she felt both rebellious and faintly ridiculous . |
| 16 | Kathryn , who is married with an 18-month-old daughter , said she was just curious to know whether these experiences could be connected with reincarnation and says that at times : ‘ I feel restless , a sort of sad yearning for what could have been a past life . ’ |
| 17 | But ultimately it is lost in a quagmire of stylistic density and what could have been a startling book ends up feeling turgid . |
| 18 | Travelling half-way round the world to run in a race that is two furlongs longer than one taking place in the town where Old Vic is trained seems a rather extreme route away from providing what could have been a thrilling contest . |