Example sentences of "[conj] he could not have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is sad that he could not have been turned so as to face his favourite church . |
| 2 | The basis of their Lordships ' decisions was that the minister could give a valid direction only if he was satisfied that no reasonable local authority could have decided as the Conservative majority did ; and that he could not have been so satisfied . |
| 3 | But bedtime was at the usual time and , though Francie returned very late , he was slightly drunk so he could not have been to church . |
| 4 | next week so he could n't have been away anyway . |
| 5 | Fresh , though he could n't have been less than thirty and Jezrael was still young enough to think that was old . |