Example sentences of "it could [verb] [been] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been even wetter . |
| 2 | It was n't till the evening when we sat down and talked about it that I realised it could have been quite dangerous . |
| 3 | We do not know how long he stayed in Paris — it could have been as long as a decade . |
| 4 | The date of the demise of the military arsenals is not known , although it could have been as early as the late third century . |
| 5 | It could have been very recent . |
| 6 | I 'm only glad that we 'd made up , otherwise it could have been very awkward for me if Fran had refused to back up my story ! ’ |
| 7 | But it could have been very different . |
| 8 | It could have been there all the time . |
| 9 | It could have been totally inverted , could n't it ? |
| 10 | It could have been much worse . |
| 11 | It could have been much worse because London itself lay defenceless before them , and they could have wreaked havoc in the capital . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't see how it could have been much worse , ’ Robbie said . |
| 13 | They 're now almost 1200 pounds out of pocket , but Norman says it could have been much worse if he 'd gone to America and fallen ill . |
| 14 | This is milk float technology — it could have been more innovative . |
| 15 | It is just that it could have been more meaningful and less unpleasant had it felt a touch more like a pilgrimage than a harsh , faceless drive for productivity . |
| 16 | At another time and in another place , it could have been almost seductive . |