Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] [prep] [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it argues ministers should hesitate before going further with the publication of information that could be misused in the same way as it says occurred with published exam results . |
| 2 | They also show that several very different types of scale could be borne by the same animal , including some complex scales immediately surrounding the gill openings . |
| 3 | It had just been decided that it was not possible that the coffin in a horizontal position could be manoeuvred around the many angles of doors and walls between there and the front door . |
| 4 | Alternatively , several pieces of music , and perhaps all the works of your favourite composer , could be placed in the same frame , and there are many variations on this theme that you can follow . |
| 5 | Beveridge became more sanguine about the level of full employment which could be achieved at the same time as he proposed less control by the government over the economy . |
| 6 | At first , the playing time for both discs and cylinders was the same — about two minutes — but the fact that discs could be made in different sizes , all of which could be played on the same machine , was another advantage . |
| 7 | Executives at Alexandra Towing are now waiting to hear further details of the move , which could be finalised within a few weeks . |
| 8 | Data were only included when paired airway and caecal measurements could be made for the same animal . |
| 9 | Any cloths used on the table could be made from the same fabric as the main room curtains or upholstery . |
| 10 | Women could be trained in the same way . |
| 11 | Alternatively , one of the thematic optional units could be selected for the same purpose . |
| 12 | With an emphasis on design and economy the Ministry advised on the density of residential areas , showing how schemes of varying densities could be fitted to the same unit area of land . |
| 13 | The counter is more likely than not to be manufactured by an enemy country , but it could be manufactured by the same country , even by the same company ! |
| 14 | Sugar beet might be given the capacity to produce new amino-acids of value to man which could be extracted at the same time as the sugar . |
| 15 | ‘ Because 15 per cent of building costs were saved at Urbanbuild by using timber frame instead of brick and block , better quality housing could be built for the same money . ’ |
| 16 | We have already seen that possession of an early font is a significant indication ; an early , large or well-used graveyard could be viewed in the same way . |
| 17 | One was to make the grooves finer , so more could be packed in the same space ; and the other was to increase the size of the cylinder . |
| 18 | ‘ Hard to believe that this much litter could be caused by a few inebriated louts . ’ |
| 19 | The fact that this predictor is significantly associated with death at six weeks in this study and not in others could be caused by the same biases previously discussed or to the choice of a more restrictive time period — that is , 72 hours , for estimating the volume of index bleed . |
| 20 | He regularly forgot his wallet and credit cards and got them to pay for him or be content with what could be bought on a little small change . |
| 21 | 99% of accidents at work could be avoided with a little thought . |
| 22 | A further £312 million could be avoided with a little effort by either changing behaviour or by choosing more tax-efficient products which involve more detailed financial planning . |
| 23 | The workgroup could be located in the same office , or split among a number of offices located around the world . |
| 24 | The Government conceded defeat on the whole ‘ additionality ’ issue and the Euro money could be released for the former coalfield areas . |
| 25 | These two items could be classified in the same way as , say , ‘ equipment and materials ’ but this would merely hide the intrinsic difference between the items of account . |
| 26 | Guide to Kulchur gives us Pound at his most personal , at his most deliberately vulnerable ; it is here that we find him wondering aloud , for instance , if the body of his work to that date could be mentioned in the same breath with Thomas Hardy 's . |
| 27 | Normally , little jumble could be expected from the few cottages on the headland , but Alex Mair , anxious to associate the power station with the community , had put up a notice on the staff board and the two tea chests were usually fairly full by the time the October sale came round . |
| 28 | At this point , whilst we define separately the responsibility of inspection and advice we also recognise that in certain circumstances approved by the LEA and the Education Standards Commission inspection and advice could be offered by the same group of people . ’ |
| 29 | It could be and I do n't want to preempt any discussion that would take place , but it could be a solution er from the Hatfield site could be found in the same way as a solution was found by er Sunderland Council and er Cleveland County Council over the shipyards in er in Sunderland . |
| 30 | , Abraham ( c. 1793–1860 ) , bricklayer and the last man subjected to an ‘ appeal of murder ’ , by which a person acquitted of murder could be tried for the same offence a second time , was born c .1793 , the son of a Castle Bromwich builder . |