Example sentences of "could be the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 'll have to carry something that could be the money . |
| 2 | This could be the case , but there is no evidence to suggest that the amount of ‘ in-house ’ appraisal is extensive . |
| 3 | It is doubtful if this could be the case if he used Mark as his main source as that Gospel was not written until about 65 AD . |
| 4 | It is possible , however , to construct a model in which facilitation and LTP are both presynaptic and yet involve additive , non-interacting mechanisms ; this could be the case , for example , if the initial probability of release were very low . |
| 5 | Indeed , capital movements may offset the current account deficit if speculators think that the exchange rate will recover to its former level in the near future , as could be the case if the current account deficit is thought to be temporary . |
| 6 | From a variationist point of view , however , this is not necessarily conclusive , as language is variable at all times ; thus , it could be the case that modern [ h ] -ful and [ h ] -less varieties are each equally derived from varieties in which [ h ] -loss was variable — not categorically absent or categorically present . |
| 7 | In many parts of the world , as King 's survey stresses , the redistribution process involves the splitting-up of large estates , where land is farmed to produce a satisfactory return for the owners but not as intensively as could be the case ; insufficient land productivity is thus a contributory cause of the widespread poverty . |
| 8 | A more substantial criticism of this line of thinking is that , being sociological and stating what is the case , it does not offer us any positive conception of what could be the case . |
| 9 | It could be the case that version A was perceived as a radically sceptical play and that the B version later came to dominate because the authorities were unhappy with the other version which more manifestly challenged orthodoxies . |
| 10 | ‘ What makes you think that could be the case ? ’ he rasped irritably . |
| 11 | This could be the case with Valerie 's reported speech in D-2 and D-4 : |
| 12 | This could be the case , for example , in Conversation F-1 where Valerie assumes a Creole-speaking persona when she expresses irritation . |
| 13 | I mean that could be the case at eight . |
| 14 | terminal five does n't exist , it could be , that could be the case , research has to be done to see what er , yeah it could be that air , air line capacity and air line will drop as a result of er forward thinking rail scheme and there is evidence from the Rhone to Seine Rider Scheme that 's been undertaken by the French , German and Swiss governments of the a drop in demand for internal flights in those areas and because of the German equipment everything is there . |
| 15 | On the day of the Station sports I tried harder than I had ever tried in any of my events , and the results were exactly as predicted by old Doc Whittingham " not in the first three , could make fourth if he really tries hard enough " ( which could be the story of my life ) . |
| 16 | Or it could be the Brownie whose egg is in the best condition . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , Michael Bailey believes that this could be the beginning of the end of Asian drive fisheries , and that by working with people , with an understanding of their culture and needs , cooperation can result . |
| 18 | A rift has opened up within the leadership of the parliament , which could be the beginning of the end for it . |
| 19 | Instead , he was alone with what could be the beginning of a collection of oriental carpets , and pining , however slightly , for a young girl one-half his age . |
| 20 | This could be the beginning of big , big trouble . |
| 21 | The grounding could be the beginning of the end for the Wessex — with a gradual phasing out over the next few years : |
| 22 | Or it could be the beginning of justice and the end of administering the law , because , how much of what goes on in court is actually administering the law , rather than determining natural justice . |
| 23 | ‘ It could be the river . ’ |
| 24 | He tried to settle matters between Cecily and Watkin the dung collector 's wife and achieved some accord : Cecily would be the Madonna provided Watkin 's wife could be the Virgin 's cousin , Saint Elizabeth . |
| 25 | Well some of that could be the tablets you 're on . |
| 26 | The most important marketer for the school could be the secretary who snarls at parents when they call or phone . |
| 27 | In contrast , the recognition point of THOUSIDING is comparatively late — until the first I is heard the stimulus could be the word thousand . |
| 28 | The first step is to determine which system might affect the subsequent course of events ; these could be the station 's electrical system , the ECCS , the radioactivity scrubbing system , and the containment system . |
| 29 | ‘ He told me he did n't think he could be the Nelson Algren of his generation , ’ Vanderford says . |
| 30 | The target sales figure for the first year is 1,000 units though Mr McPherson reckons that this could be the tip of the iceberg . |