Example sentences of "could [adv] be [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Enoch Powell , who needed nobody to tell him that he could n't win ( he knew that perfectly well ) , was not the object of anything that could properly be called a campaign : he was a loner with just a few devoted friends behind him . |
2 | ‘ … considered that a casual with a skilled trade may have his efficiency seriously impaired by being required to break stones and may , in order to avoid this task , feel compelled to sleep out or to commit some other offence against the law ; that it is impossible to expect the officer in charge of a casual ward to discriminate between men for whom the task would or would not be suitable , and that this would lay him open to accusations of favouritism or vindictiveness ; that the task could rarely be made a profitable one , and is repugnant to the class of workers most liable to unemployment , being looked upon by them as having penal associations and as entirely deterrent . ’ ) |
3 | In the North , the bishops pursued the Irish catholic community 's interests in what could only be called a spirit of ‘ pillarization ’ . |
4 | MYSELF and Marco Polo is a working model of a novel , a clever toy , a verbal tournament , a facetious blueprint for a possible future seriousness : it could only be called a success if its author 's aim was merely to intrigue , and I do not feel that Paul Griffiths can be that crude . |
5 | It could only be given a new lease of life by grounding its themes in a transformed image of a much more efficient , modernised , client-centred public sector , to which Labour has not yet seriously directed itself . |
6 | Obviously something like a car could only be considered a bribe ; on the other hand a vacuum cleaner , say , may be too expensive to give away in bulk but could certainly be offered for comparative testing . |
7 | I was going through what could only be described a ‘ drop-out ’ period . |
8 | Indeed , the primitive matchlocks could only be discharged a maximum of sixteen times during a whole day of battle . |
9 | The bulk of the textile manufacturers in northern France at the same period were similarly children of what could already be considered the middle strata ; the bulk of the mid-nineteenth-century Nottingham hosiery manufacturers had similar origins , two-thirds of them actually coming from the hosiery trade . |
10 | This is a choice ( whether conscious or unconscious is a different matter ) , but could scarcely be called a style . |
11 | UP and coming Farnham band Feel could soon be spearheading a wave of fresh talent intent on reviving a staid top forty . |
12 | Lynda says that she did think long and hard about changing careers — not least about the fact that as a Stoy 's partner she could soon be drawing a six figure profit share , compared to the substantially lower salary she would get at C&R . |
13 | Football , and speculation is mounting that Oxford United 's new manager could soon be leaving the club just six weeks after he was appointed . |
14 | YOUNGSTERS with severe learning difficulties could soon be enjoying a holiday . |
15 | The skull of a Celtic princess which was dug up more than a hundred years ago could soon be given a face . |
16 | BRITAIN 'S first legal red light district could soon be given the go-ahead . |
17 | TOLLY beer from Suffolk is going down a storm among the wine drinkers of Italy.And ale from Tolly 's Cliff Brewery in Ipswich could soon be wetting the whistles of beer-lovers in Canada , Germany , Holland and France.Tolly bosses are celebrating after exporting 1,200 cases of their special Year Beer , Cantab , to Italy — and they have received inquiries from four other countries.Brian Cowie , Tolly 's joint managing director , said interest from abroad had initially come since the brewery 's name had been publicised on BBC television 's recent Troubleshooter programme . |
18 | The " plan of action " stated that " we could soon be witnessing a dramatic exodus exceeding even that of August-September 1990 " [ see p. 37697 ] . |
19 | Otters could soon be making a comeback along the banks of our rivers , if a new project launched by a wildlife trust is successful . |
20 | The firm which carried out the survey says all Gloucestershire motorists could soon be paying the price for crime in higher insurance premiums |
21 | If Blake could not be exchanged the only alternative was to get him out of prison . |
22 | If the answer to the question is the latter , then the [ referee ] could not be exercising a judicial function or a quasi-judicial function , if there is any such distinction . |
23 | Were it not for the support of sympathetic friends , the residents in our Homes and those who work in our factory could not be given the necessary help and encouragement to overcome their handicap , for we are dependent on voluntary help . |
24 | She could not bind herself personally , with the result that she could not be made a bankrupt , unless she was carrying on a trade . |
25 | This would of itself set off ecumenical vibrations such that , although it could not be called a ‘ Council of reunion ’ like Florence , it could be a Council leading towards what he called ‘ the recomposition of the whole mystical flock of Christ ’ . |
26 | He ruled that Mr Egelstedt could stay in Britain , but because of the law he became a visitor and could not be called an au pair . |
27 | Although I tried to persuade Cathy that Heathcliff could not be telling the truth , my young mistress was very upset , and determined to discover how Linton was . |
28 | There could not be devised a sophisticated society in which there was no competition for ‘ jobs at the top ’ . |
29 | This meant that after thirty years had elapsed the original owner could no longer claim back the property , while the factual possessor could not be designated the proper owner . |
30 | And here was I , thinking you could not be building a roof without nails . |