Example sentences of "[pron] could have [vb pp] [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could have lost my rudder , burnt my boats , turned turtle in a sea of heartbreak or gone down with all hands . |
| 2 | ‘ I could have lost my life … ’ and the indignation was rich again in the Major 's voice . |
| 3 | I could have leaned my head on his breast and cried . |
| 4 | I could not have done these things any more than I could have killed my mother . |
| 5 | I could have punished my whoremonger with some disgusting venereal complaint , but that would have been far too simple . |
| 6 | I could have given my information to any of your officers but I prefer to tell you because I must be guaranteed that the source of the information is kept secret . |
| 7 | ‘ I just wish I could have seen his face clearly for one last time . ’ |
| 8 | I could have brought her Undry so easily , she thought ; but I left it at Ben Hesketh 's … and then told Adam we should take it to Andernesse … |
| 9 | any , any other sort of mouse I could have brought me mouse with me and we could have run it off the serial port erm it 's a pain that Amstrad mouse . |
| 10 | I could have bitten her head off . |
| 11 | I could have put my doctor down but he 's down in London so I 'm in the process of changing doctors again . |
| 12 | I could have smacked your bottom for taking me by surprise . |
| 13 | ‘ If I were a thief I could have forced my way in , or crept secretly in , ’ said the little tailor . |
| 14 | If you 'd have let me in I could have washed your back for you . |
| 15 | ‘ I am sure I could have finished my career at Ayresome Park . |
| 16 | But to her amazement he did nothing of the kind , but , shaking his head as if he had been under some kind of stress , ‘ I did n't think I could have got your innocence so completely wrong , ’ he stated gruffly . |
| 17 | ‘ If I could have got my nose in front again maybe I could have twisted it round but it was n't to be . ’ |
| 18 | The door of the pillbox opened and Cawthorne stepped out , so close to me that if the wind had changed I could have sniffed his after-shave . |
| 19 | I could have told you this at the height of his reputation , just as I could have predicted his downfall after a few short years in the limelight . |
| 20 | I could have hugged my Mum that day for saving the harmonium but I was afraid if I did she would push me away . |
| 21 | I could have won my place back and been in the Leicester side tomorrow , but I 've got no regrets about coming to Newcastle . |
| 22 | ‘ On the other hand , it seems quite possible that someone could have joined your husband in the cab , in the course of the journey — perhaps with your husband 's consent . |
| 23 | He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour . |
| 24 | He said that Dodman had been suffering from a mental illness which could have affected his behaviour and asked that Dodman be sent for psychiatric help . |
| 25 | Myra told me that , until the previous year , she would have thought that nothing whatsoever had occurred in her childhood which could have caused her revulsion to physical contact . |
| 26 | There was no way she could have turned her back on Suzie : charming , vivacious , affectionate Suzie . |
| 27 | She could have saved her breath , for , clearly not interested in her protest that there was no need , he intimated a place on a column by the door where she should put up her foot — and stood by , waiting none too patiently . |
| 28 | She could have called his bluff and told him to drop dead , but there was just a chance he might ditch her : and then all that spade work would be for nothing . |
| 29 | She could have escaped his hold if she 'd really wanted to . |
| 30 | ‘ She could have shared my cabin , ’ he pointed out . |