Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] could have [vb pp] he " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I could hardly blame him here — at least his feelings ; but even if , with an earlier and exact diagnosis he could have been spared a great deal of pain over a considerable period of time , I realize that nothing could have saved him . |
| 2 | There is no point in a defendant blaming his defective brakes if he was going so fast that nothing could have stopped him , or in blaming a puncture if he was driving on a tyre that was worn down to the canvas . |
| 3 | ‘ In the circumstances , although I could have wished he 'd delayed his visit another hour or so , the edge of my temper had become somewhat dulled by recent events . |
| 4 | I dedicate this article to the memory of Eric Mosley who helped me so much in the early days of my research , to George Wyndham Parker for his encouragement , and to Jack Alcock , without whom this article would never have been possible , my only wish is that I could have met him in person . |
| 5 | And the other thing is that it 's erm er , er Jeremy had er er , inadvertently really , er I , I know that I could have crowned him when he did it , but he was getting er , taking the lamp from the bookcase erm , which is at the end of the bookcase through to his own room to use temporarily because in trying to get the shade off his , the old one there , he , he snapped the fitting , and why , when he did that , erm , he er , disconnected the phone and of course , wiped out all the memory you know , the numbers that that you put in ! |
| 6 | That 's something I do n't sa , not so matter that I could have told him ! |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't want your damn services as escort ! ’ she blazed at him , so angry that she could have hit him again . |
| 8 | He was so close that she could have touched him , and she wanted to touch him . |
| 9 | Her desire for such a life was so passionate , and her gratitude to Walter for this glimpse of it was so great that she could have kissed him in the street , and later that day she did in fact allow him to undo her brassiere strap without a word of protest . |
| 10 | Phil : When the paediatrician come in next morning , I mean he only was in there two seconds , he looked her up and said ‘ Typical mongol ’ , either ‘ Typical mongol features ’ or ‘ Typical mongol face ’ , it was one of the two he said , and I could have killed him … |
| 11 | ‘ I wish he 'd at least been honest with me and I could have divorced him . |
| 12 | If I could have kept him away by paying money , I certainly would have paid money . |
| 13 | In the worst possible case , that would slice A$250m off the result for this year , and nobody could have expected him to make up that sort of ground . |
| 14 | He let his head roll against the window and she could have believed he was doing something with his eyes to the countryside , the way he had done with his eyebrows to the men . |
| 15 | Maybe , if she could have accepted him on his terms … |
| 16 | Even if she could have got him into one , which she very much doubted , there was no guarantee it could hold his weight without breaking . |
| 17 | ‘ I doubt if you could 've found him , ’ said Constance . |
| 18 | ‘ He was a strong young man and I doubt if you could have murdered him . |
| 19 | If we could have got him to a warm climate we might have kept him alive for a year or two more than we did . |
| 20 | I could not help feeling that if we could have had him from the moment of the return of Civil Government Burma would have been in a happier and more disciplined condition , ready to see the real task which the nation would have to face as soon as its political future was decided . |
| 21 | And they could have pulled him out then . |
| 22 | Last night at our gig in Cardiff there was a bouncer at the front and he caught a youngster and he hit him in the throat , and he could have killed him . |
| 23 | ‘ Be quiet , child , ’ said Philip , laying a hand restrainingly on Harry 's arm , though he would have preferred to lay it about his ears if he could have had him to himself for a moment . |
| 24 | ‘ A very sensible idea , Senhor Ng , ’ he said , and if he could have applauded he would . |
| 25 | Nothing in our four days on the felucca with this sullen boy had prepared us for this , as nothing could have prepared him for that afternoon in Asyut . |
| 26 | Maybe she could have surfeited him with pleasure as surely as she could have overwhelmed him with agony . |