Example sentences of "could have [be] [vb pp] in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Links with parents and with associated schools — which were reported to be few and far between — could have been developed in this situation . |
| 2 | Indeed , if the seller 's consent could have been vitiated in that way , Parliament would never have needed to create the statutory offence of obtaining by false pretences . |
| 3 | For example , one migrant volunteered to organize the meal served at the annual Harvest Home , but he replaced the traditional supper of Orkney dishes with a meal that could have been served in any restaurant in the south of Scotland . |
| 4 | The serious disadvantages to which the plaintiffs could have been put in that action were ( 1 ) the possible forfeiture of their right to do business within the state until the tax was paid . |
| 5 | It was desperately hard to accept that this serene man , so calm , so dignified , such a majestic cricketer , could have been taken in this way . |
| 6 | A satisfactory dividing line could have been drawn in these terms . |