Example sentences of "[adj] and could have " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 2 | But the choruses in L'incoronazione ( of Seneca 's household , Act II , SC.3 , of ‘ Consuli e Tribuni ’ in the penultimate scene ) are almost nugatory and could have been sung by a handful of soloists , while the instrumental ensemble in the best source , the manuscript in the Biblioteca Marciana , Venice , consists mainly of only two parts — perhaps taken by only one player each — over the basso continuo . |
| 3 | Almost all the work was done by manual labour alone and the order which Wade sent to Edinburgh Castle in 1726 for ‘ 94 shovells , 82 pickaxes , 42 spades , 3 iron crows ’ is typical and could have been repeated many times over . |
| 4 | ‘ The reports are bland and could have been doctored . ’ |
| 5 | During that week of leave there was one other incident which was memorable and could have been serious , if not fatal , for me . |
| 6 | The specific focus on care management , for example , is brief and could have been more penetrating had it related back to specific points about services made earlier . |
| 7 | Does not the Prime Minister think that that is a terrible indictment of the health policy of a Government who have been in power so long and could have made things so much better ? |
| 8 | In 1588 , Sir John Popham was Attorney General and could have brought great influence to bear . |
| 9 | She was still distressed and could have wished that Mr. Crowther had waited a little longer before telling her about her inheritance , when the sadness and regret she felt about Aunt Alicia 's death was not so overpowering . |
| 10 | The dark cream also sets off the bright red roses well — had I chosen a white satin , card or fabric in a similar shade it would have been too bright and could have detracted from the frame . |