Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [be] [verb] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 2 | He always seemed to know exactly where Sergeant Charles Trumper of the Royal Fusiliers could be located at any time of the day or night . |
| 3 | The Henley Forecasting Centre predicts that by the early 1990s about two million people in Britain could be working at home . |
| 4 | Even so , Sir Joshua could be described at his death as ‘ one of the richest merchants in Europe ’ ( Gentleman 's Magazine , 1777 ) . |
| 5 | If he loses his job Mark could be taxed at the US rate of 33 per cent or Britain 's 40 per cent . |
| 6 | Because Nicholas himself had entertained such dreams in passing , Pogodin could be accused at this stage of nothing more than super-patriotism . |