Example sentences of "[pron] could have [adv] [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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1 | You could have just turned round and had a look . |
2 | ‘ You could have just packed up and walked away , ’ Matilda said . |
3 | So maybe , it would have been better if you could have even got down a bit lower and to , to , to get more of it from the horizon . |
4 | ‘ And I do n't see how we could have just driven around in a circle . |
5 | Er overtaking one could have maybe slowed down . |
6 | Gerard handed Katherine her cup , and Mr Lee took a certain small pleasure in allowing him to pass over the second cup , even though he could have easily reached out and taken it . |
7 | When Humphreys was making his study of homosexual activity in public lavatories in the USA , there was no way in which he could have simply stood around watching what was going on . |
8 | ‘ He could have just taken off . ’ |