Example sentences of "could have been [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a picture of the 1888 regatta , but the yachts could have been sailing in the Bay in the 30s . |
| 2 | Had the operator of the giant video screen been allowed to go on merrily replaying the more explosive moments , there could have been rioting on the terraces , where already the stewards had their work cut out . |
| 3 | ‘ From the position of the body I think he could have been sitting on the edge of the bed . |
| 4 | He was speaking about Yugoslavia — but he could have been talking about the appalling scenes in Somalia or other parts of Africa . |
| 5 | I felt a strong feeling of nausea as I realised that I had put my hand through the chest of a dead British soldier that could have been lying in the ditch for several days . |