Example sentences of "[verb] could be [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Skinnergate and High Row will be closed to traffic on an experimental basis , despite claims the town 's disabled could be driven out of Darlington . |
| 2 | ‘ Personal politics ’ was the buzzword : the acknowledgement of the ‘ dark side ’ was always grounded in progressive humanism , the belief that what was twisted could be straightened out , that the shadows could be banished by the spotlight of analysis . |
| 3 | It would also mean , as Charlotte knew , that awareness of what was happening would remain under one roof , that her judgement of what should and should not be done could be neutralized along with Ursula 's . |
| 4 | If , as seemed likely , one cause of unemployment was an excess of savings over investment , the equalisation of decisions to save and decisions to invest could be brought about by Labour 's plans for progressive taxation which would redistribute income to the poorer sections of society . |
| 5 | Without digressing into the subject of word processing in itself , which would probably require a paper all of its own , suffice it to say that word processing programs on computer enable letters and any other documents to be created , corrected if necessary , then stored on disk or tape ready for printing or alteration at a later data In this example a general letter inviting a candidate to interview could be drawn up and then only the details specific to each candidate need be added before printing the letter . |
| 6 | ‘ She said she was a real fan , and loved the Royal Family , and asked if her best regards could be passed on , ’ he said . |
| 7 | Even the quest for fire , an element of nature taken for granted in the twentieth century , Whitaker felt could be held up as an artifact of wonder through the medium of Doctor Who . |
| 8 | ‘ Gorbrandt wanted Møn for the amber he knew could be picked up on our shores . |
| 9 | They 've found a gene which they think could be passed on by parents to their children . |
| 10 | Following a a recent meeting of the Membership Services sub-committee when the main topic of concern was how to encourage class members to join the Society , it was suggested that the method that I use to encourage class members to join could be passed on to you . |
| 11 | If footswitching could be sorted out for these then the covers and pub band scene could well be awash with Marshall S80s . |