Example sentences of "it could [verb] be a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Re-released on its own it could 've been a winner , but a dodgy arcade section that feeds in dud results makes the game unplayable — what 's the point in managing a team that gets a goalless draw every week , whatever you do ? |
| 2 | ‘ It could 've been a life , ’ I said . |
| 3 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 4 | The big house ( Brigade H.Q ) received another hit this evening , it could have been a German or British shell . |
| 5 | It could have been a motorcycle crash . |
| 6 | It could have been a slap . |
| 7 | There would have been little room to work or store on the gallery , but it could have been a convenient place to display finished work for the approval of the merchants riding round the countryside in search of stock , as the main road passes nearby and upon which the main flow of riders would have travelled . |
| 8 | It could have been a compliment ; it was n't . |
| 9 | It could have been a glorious finale , but it was n't . |
| 10 | It could have been a crushing disappointment for Tip Anderson , with the Championship staged over his home course ; instead it turned into a remarkable and spectacular success . |
| 11 | It could have been a much , much better album if it had received better technical production , ’ he says . |
| 12 | With the extra dimension of greater personal commitment by the author , it could have been a very good book indeed . |
| 13 | It could have been a lot worse . |
| 14 | It could have been a bus going through Peru . |
| 15 | Apparently she had a severe allergic reaction to the drug , although it could have been a lethal impurity in the tab she took . |
| 16 | The police believed it could have been a very large feral cat , or a puma or panther released after legislation on dangerous animals . |
| 17 | It could have been a lot worse . |
| 18 | ‘ We were just shocked after the robbery but felt that it could have been a lot worse and no great harm had been done to anybody . |
| 19 | ‘ I was wearing a flak jacket with bulging pockets and over my shoulder was carrying a bag with my long lens in it — it could have been a bazooka since no-one searched it . |
| 20 | It could have been a very smart room , Sean thought , mentally ticking off the changes he would make . |
| 21 | The perspective may not have developed antagonistic elements to the extent to which , at a generalised level , it could have been a genuine challenge to extant political power , but the populism did articulate working-class interests and demands assertively and independently . |
| 22 | ‘ It did n't have to be cards , it could have been a letter . ’ |
| 23 | It could have been a personal call , but Doyle 's sixth sense for trouble was registering so strongly , that he did n't even bother to hope . |
| 24 | The lips parted ; it could have been a smile . |
| 25 | But it could have been a whole smashed-up dinner service for the row it caused . ’ |
| 26 | It could have been a close call . ’ |
| 27 | It could have been a disaster . ’ |
| 28 | In fact , he holds a bronze medal , although it could have been a silver or even a gold if a ref in Los Angeles had n't acted too hastily . |
| 29 | Without my helmet and life jacket it could have been a very different story . |
| 30 | It could have been a big day for B.C. 's new president , Vancouver businessman Chuck Plester , but Graf was inches wide with another penalty in injury time . |