Example sentences of "could [be] [vb pp] [adv] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The question was whether , in the harsher climate of the late 1970s and early 1980s , the fragments could be welded together to form a new force in British politics . |
| 2 | In other words , she is someone who might have difficulty with spelling as she grows , but could be helped now to become a competent speller . |
| 3 | But they could be expected especially to move a religious audience committed to a divine order comprehending all men . |
| 4 | If a related question ( eg ‘ Have you received any training or instruction in setting up or keeping accounts ’ ) resulted in a negative answer , then this could be pursued further to find a way of improving the situation ; for example by arranging for accounting instructions to be held at the EPH , or by ensuring that newcomers received formal or informal training in accounting procedures , and so on . |
| 5 | The vans could be operated singly , or could be coupled together to form a train , for which purpose they were provided with gangways . |
| 6 | It is very unlikely that a Labour Prime Minister would be deprived of his seat in this way , but it deserves to be noted that , however unwittingly , a piece of machinery has been created which could be used locally to deprive a Labour Prime Minister of his seat . |