Example sentences of "could [be] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | By subverting conventional forms of representation and by foregrounding the reflexivity of the text , the dominant ideology could be in a sense unmasked . |
| 2 | So , supposing your income is £10,000 and your partner earns £5,000 you could be in a position to borrow either £40,000 or£37,500 . |
| 3 | We had to believe the photographs which appeared in the newspapers , but I think we all asked ourselves how such things could be in a so-called civilised world . |
| 4 | ‘ You know , a great solo could be in a shitty song and who would give a shit ? |
| 5 | The myriad instruments and switches initially make the cockpits appear complex , but they are actually about as straightforward as they could be in a jet trainer deliberately well-equipped with supplementary systems ( although the snug front cockpit demands good house-keeping discipline with charts and lwt-down books ) . |
| 6 | In terms of the organization of enterprises , there was little belief that union representatives could be in a truly mediatory role between workers and management and could make work more interesting , for example . |
| 7 | ( Close your eyes , and you could be in a pavement café on Boulevard St. Germain . ) |
| 8 | He said : ‘ Members of the public are not going to be told that some of the monkeys they see climbing on their cars today could be in a lab tomorrow . |
| 9 | The sales force is a problem they 've been working on for awhile and could be in a position to snap off in a few months . |
| 10 | I might write a book , I could be in a movie , I could become a photographer , I might sing … ‘ |
| 11 | Either one could be in a position to take over Daine 's business interests . |
| 12 | I think we might well we could be in a cul-de-sac here or a discussion which er could cease to bear any fruit very rapidly . |
| 13 | Mr client , if I can rest you assured on that point , that we could be in a position whereby you ne you never be without an income , do you think that 's an important area that we look at . |
| 14 | And soon it could be in a class of its own . |
| 15 | If that comes off , we could be in a position to buy the premises and re-open the club . ’ |
| 16 | I mean , we could be in a predicament that we 've got to stay in there cos nobody will buy it ! |
| 17 | Well that 's what I 'm saying about the image of the drinking er I guarantee you could as you know as you say you could be in a pub all afternoon all evening all night with maybe twenty people having a music session and ten of them might n't be drinking at all . |