Example sentences of "[det] could [be] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This could be the turning point in his miserable , despicable life . |
| 2 | Taylor believes that Clough 's departure from the City Ground could be the making of him , saying : ‘ This could be the turning point in Nigel 's career . |
| 3 | " This could be the opportunity you 've been waiting for , " she said slowly , her eyes black shadows in her face . |
| 4 | This could be the girl whom the Yard were looking for , and he had better do everything very quickly indeed , including finding his Chief , who would then want to find his Chief Constable and notify Scotland Yard . |
| 5 | this could be the person who 's moaning about the |
| 6 | Stepping is the new fashion in exercise and if you have n't tried it this could be the chance to have a go . |
| 7 | Stepping is the new fashion in exercise and if you have n't tried it this could be the chance to give it a go . |
| 8 | This could be the chorus line for a new British musical . |
| 9 | The target sales figure for the first year is 1,000 units though Mr McPherson reckons that this could be the tip of the iceberg . |
| 10 | ‘ It is obviously disastrous for a club the size of Everton to be in the position they are in , but this could be the springboard . |
| 11 | The whole nationality question , he promised , would shortly be discussed more fully in the light of the changes that were taking place in other areas of Soviet life ; perhaps , he added in early 1988 , this could be the subject of one of the forthcoming meetings of the Central Committee . |
| 12 | This could be the conversation of some of the ladies who had been in the church on that occasion : |
| 13 | It has led some to wonder whether this could be the couple 's last royal tour together . |
| 14 | If he does n't understand — if he 's one of the people who says " lf-you-really-loved-me-you'd-love-my-failure-too " — this could be the finish of us . |
| 15 | Nevertheless , Michael Bailey believes that this could be the beginning of the end of Asian drive fisheries , and that by working with people , with an understanding of their culture and needs , cooperation can result . |
| 16 | This could be the beginning of big , big trouble . |
| 17 | Manchester U v C Palace This could be the day when Alex Ferguson finally loses patience with one of his expensive front axis . |
| 18 | This could be the case , but there is no evidence to suggest that the amount of ‘ in-house ’ appraisal is extensive . |
| 19 | It is doubtful if this could be the case if he used Mark as his main source as that Gospel was not written until about 65 AD . |
| 20 | It is possible , however , to construct a model in which facilitation and LTP are both presynaptic and yet involve additive , non-interacting mechanisms ; this could be the case , for example , if the initial probability of release were very low . |
| 21 | This could be the case with Valerie 's reported speech in D-2 and D-4 : |
| 22 | This could be the case , for example , in Conversation F-1 where Valerie assumes a Creole-speaking persona when she expresses irritation . |
| 23 | This could be the year they do , though they say that around the Cam every year and have been wrong for 15 of the last 16 . |
| 24 | This could be the year Nigel Mansell finally overcomes his great rival Ayrton Senna and clinches the world motor racing championship which has so far eluded him . |
| 25 | Also this could be the bed mentioned in the will of Sylvestre , " to my eldest daughter Penelope , all my 82 pearls , my watch , bed and furniture at Halling " . |
| 26 | There were further changes in the late fourth century , but their precise date and extent is not yet known , though this could be the time of change back to domestic or agricultural use . |
| 27 | This could be the aperitif before the main course , a Wembley play off final against the Hammers . |
| 28 | I feed this could be the basis for desperate longing for another child . |
| 29 | Finally , and this is a suggestion on my own , although actually I discovered afterwards it was also made by somebody else , erm but it does seem in many ways er erm an obvious interpretation , is this could be the background also to post-natal depression . |
| 30 | Labour said : ‘ This could be the death certificate of the coal industry as we know it . ’ |