Example sentences of "[pron] could not have be " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could n't have been more wrong ; people are very respectful there . |
| 2 | ‘ But I could n't have been more wrong . |
| 3 | I could n't have been more fortunate in working with two more intelligent and delightful men . |
| 4 | I could n't have been more grateful to our Zanskari friends that day for guiding us safely out of a rock and ice-water trap . |
| 5 | I could n't have been happier : there was nothing else I could wish for . |
| 6 | God , I could n't have been more wrong . ’ |
| 7 | At fifteen years old I started my drama course and I could n't have been happier . |
| 8 | ‘ Surely I could n't have been so rough ? |
| 9 | It occurred to me that it might be Ruth Cohen again , but I could n't have been more wrong , for when I opened the door I found a young police constable standing there in his navy-blue mac wet with rain . |
| 10 | ‘ Sorry I could n't have been more help . ’ |
| 11 | In this regard I could n't have been more fortunate . |
| 12 | I could n't have been more pleased by his decision , and told Granpa that when I finally took over the barrow we would n't even have to change the name . |
| 13 | And I could n't have been , I could n't get out to help him I was stuck between the first and second floor ! |
| 14 | ‘ Oh no , ma'am , I could not have been plainer as to everything . ’ |
| 15 | I could not have been more bemused if characters from books had come up and started talking to me . |
| 16 | ‘ Then Orient came in for me and I could not have been happier with the way things worked out . ’ |
| 17 | Save for this fluke I could not have been in the position in which I now found myself . |
| 18 | I could not have been happier . |
| 19 | And Mr Major himself could not have been more emollient . |
| 20 | In summing up we may say : something has been made visible which could not have been perceived without the effort to make it visible . |
| 21 | In the yard at the back , a slow burning bon fire added to the pong which could not have been good for those living nearby . |
| 22 | The range and depth of learning and the sense of satisfaction and achievement gained by the students were of a level which could not have been reached in the classroom . |
| 23 | About 1768 , while the boys were young , an incident occurred , the lasting consequences of which could not have been foreseen . |
| 24 | But in spite of the multiplication of new basic research tools in the humanities , it is surprisingly difficult to point , in specific areas , to solid , uncontroverted gains to scholarship which could not have been achieved without the new technology . |
| 25 | new evidence has become available which could not have been reasonably known of or foreseen ; or |
| 26 | In the second appeal , the tape clearly did demonstrate something about the gruffness and depth of the accused 's voice which could not have been gleaned from the transcript . |
| 27 | ‘ The court shall not in any civil proceedings grant any injunction or make any order against an officer of the Crown if the effect of granting the injunction or making the order would be to give any relief against the Crown which could not have been obtained in proceedings against the Crown . ’ |
| 28 | By re-amended notice of appeal dated 30 August 1991 the defendants sought an order to set aside or vary the judge 's order or to order a retrial and sought leave to adduce fresh evidence on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge had erred in law in failing to take into account ( a ) the lack of a penal notice on the order which it was claimed that the appellants had breached ; and ( b ) the plaintiff 's delay of 18 months in applying for the committal order ; ( 2 ) that the judge 's decision was arrived at without regard to fresh evidence which the defendants had obtained since the hearing , part of which related to matters subsequent to the hearing and the remainder of which could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence ; which , if given , would probably have had an important influence on the result , which was credible and which should , therefore , be admitted ; ( 3 ) that , alternatively , the court should exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence as the liberty of the defendants was at risk ; and ( 4 ) that the sentence imposed was excessive . |
| 29 | The wrongful act of the son in intercepting those letters , which could not have been anticipated by the creditor , was held not to affect the creditor so as to prevent it from enforcing the charge . |
| 30 | Now it was time for Tomba , 25 the following week , to resurrect his career and reputation with a World Cup slalom victory which could not have been more thrilling . |