Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] could [adv] have [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he wanted to say that you could n't have bodies floating around but ‘ floating ’ , in the circumstances , was hardly the word . |
| 2 | After being told that they could n't have children , the Smiths became the first to sign up for the ARC 1990 , which would form part of some long-term cruising . |
| 3 | ‘ The gardeners had told the king that he could n't have pigs and flowers , because pigs eat flowers . |
| 4 | Had Anthony Craven reminded him that he could n't have children ? |
| 5 | ‘ But we could still have chaps like you taking messages back and forth , bringing tea , that sort of thing . |
| 6 | A miracle had happened but the miracle had fallen flat because you could n't have miracles these days , because nobody cared , not even a clergyman . |
| 7 | ‘ Because he could n't have children , ’ Ellie stated simply . |