Example sentences of "could [adv] [be] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a protective capability , I 'd heard — a black mist that could suddenly be blown out in a huge , binding cloud . |
| 2 | But a solicitous critic ( Amis has had his share , for all the faces he makes ) could perhaps be counted on to demonstrate that the novelist is sorry that Patrick is sexist . |
| 3 | There may be a practical problem of access , which could perhaps be sorted out . |
| 4 | If Mark merited the nickname ‘ Fog ’ , then Laurence could perhaps be summed up as ‘ Mist ’ . |
| 5 | Toward the end of the war , many artillery pieces were of such a size and weight that they could only be moved around on specially strengthened railway freight wagons . |
| 6 | Although the initiators had a reasonably clear idea of what they wished to achieve and of the means by which this might be pursued , the fine detail could only be thrashed out as the project proceeded . |
| 7 | Estates tail , which formerly could only be created out of freeholds , can now , as equitable interests , be created out of any kind of property ; they are known as ‘ entailed interests ’ , and can be barred not only inter vivos by a deed , but also by a will , provided that the tenant in tail 's interest is in possession , and provided that he specifically refers in his will to the entailed property or the instrument creating it . |
| 8 | Quite a high percentage of bar codes could only be read in after several attempts , and a not insignificant percentage simply would not read in at all . |
| 9 | In spite of the clammy heat , shoppers began to hurry , but the rain which fell so readily when rainy days preceded it , now , after a fortnight 's drought , held off as if it could only be squeezed out as a result of some acute and agonising pressure . |
| 10 | Using a non-brittle stone , such as jade , shaping could only be carried out by the infinitely more laborious process of grinding . |
| 11 | Right from the beginning , we argued that the revolutionary process in El Salvador could only be carried out through a popular war in which the incorporation of the civil population is essential When we take over a village or settlement and the enemy forces are ousted … we begin the work of consciousness raising about the situation of the country together with the work of organizing the local population . |
| 12 | This could only be leading up to one thing : when are you going to marry my daughter ? |
| 13 | In autumn 1941 the German advance into Russia , which had begun so spectacularly , ground to halt on the approach to Moscow , and a disastrous retreat in the icy wastes of the Russian winter could only be staved off with difficulty and at high human cost , leaving an ill-equipped army to endure the arctic conditions . |
| 14 | The simultaneous news that the Commander in Chief of the Army , von Brauchitsch , had been relieved of his duties and that Hitler himself had taken over the direct military leadership of the army , together with the undeniable fact that the German advance had come to a halt and the Soviet counter-attack close to Moscow could only be staved off with partial retreats , and , not least , the entry of the United States into the war , combined to produce the first major shock to the German population during the Second World War . |
| 15 | The TGWU has shown interest in a merger on several occasions , and there has also been a recognition among militants within the N U A A W that successful and speedy strike action could only be brought about with the cooperation of the bulk milk tanker drivers whom the TGWU organizes . |
| 16 | The Government could only be brought down if sufficient Conservatives were prepared to vote with Labour and Liberal MPs to defeat it in the House of Commons , forcing a new election or opening the way to a reconstituted anti-fascist National Government . |
| 17 | It does not cause cancer , heart disease , asthma or bronchitis , but until recently it could only be ingested along with several hundred non-addictive , non-soothing but highly toxic chemicals . |
| 18 | The Regulation originally envisaged that SEs could only be set up by merging or forming a holding company when at least two public companies had their central administration in different Member States . |
| 19 | This chord for instance , could only be laid out in the manner indicated , but the blend would hardly be impaired at all owing to the thick reediness of the low clarinets . |
| 20 | The virus could only be triggered off when someone wanted classified information on our files . |
| 21 | Nor could much be shaved off of AML 's purchasing inventory , Connolly hide and bespoke cylinders being notoriously inflexible on pricing . |
| 22 | Suppose that , however improbably , a balanced slate could nevertheless be agreed on in one party . |
| 23 | The Doctor , the guy with the blue box , could normally be relied on to deal with problems of this magnitude , but on this occasion he had apparently failed to understand that Pool was made of human brains and was in any case crazy . |
| 24 | WHEN it comes to home decorating , the colours that find favour in Louisville , Kentucky , could soon be catching on in Rio de Janeiro and Montreal . |
| 25 | It 's the kind of operation the Community Health Council believes could soon be transferred out of the county : |
| 26 | VANDALISED fencing near a railway line in Darlington could soon be tidied up . |
| 27 | Morland says most of its tenants are meeting the sales targets but those landlords faced with fines say the lights on their pubs could soon be going out for good .. |
| 28 | CLOSED-CIRCUIT cameras could soon be set up in the Darlington Arts Centre in a bid to stop vandalism . |
| 29 | CLOSED-CIRCUIT cameras could soon be set up in the Darlington Arts Centre in a bid to stop vandalism . |
| 30 | Neighbourhood houses could soon be set up on many housing estates in Darlington , Coun Bill Dixon said . |