Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might say : no checkerboard statute could be enacted unless a majority of the legislators voted for provisions they thought unjust . |
| 2 | Finsbury Park or the Euston Road , but more serious damage could be done if a fatty was seen wearing a bad pair of trainers by the opposing teams ' fashion spotters . |
| 3 | Note that it would be inadvisable to assemble the code directly into the location at which the unit is plugged since data could be lost if a mistake is made when relocating the SRAM . |
| 4 | Members fear more jobs could be lost if a budget decision to cut the jobs and save money is ratified at a special full council meeting tomorrow night . |
| 5 | Joining not only the same train as him but the same carriage twice could be dismissed as a coincidence . |
| 6 | President Chadli Benjedid , at a March 13 press conference , said that there was no question of dissolving parliament at present , but that this could be considered if a consensus were to emerge on the matter ; legislative elections were due in 1992 but could be brought forward if necessary , and Chadli accepted the possibility of the ruling National Liberation Front ( Front de libération nationale — FLN ) finding itself in a minority after such elections . |
| 7 | Its only significant concession to opponents of abortion was a clause which required parental notification in the case of young women under the age of 18 , although notification could be waived if a doctor concluded that it was not in her best interest . |
| 8 | Later , in the thirteenth century , Bracton described the special appeal which could be brought where a virgin was raped and the severe penalty which would ensue upon conviction : |