Example sentences of "could [pron] be [vb pp] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I required a longer rest ; and could I be driven home by someone , as I felt so tired ? |
| 2 | Opponents of this proposal , who included the Comptroller General , Charles Bowsher , argued that a borrowing limit above that of $25,000 million originally sought by the FDIC would threaten to draw the federal government further into debt , because the FDIC would be unlikely to be able to honour such a high level of debt on its own , and could itself be compelled eventually to turn to the government for rescue funding . |
| 3 | How could one be expected even to talk to such fellows , much less to enter into negotiation with them ? |
| 4 | Although concerned principally with reviving the fortunes of the north , such policies would obviously reduce development pressures in the south could they be implemented effectively . |
| 5 | Could they be programmed more efficiently ? |
| 6 | Richard evidently felt that memory must keep to its place , otherwise how could it be measured accurately ? |