Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] they could have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Team leaders often say that they could have gone faster on their own . |
| 2 | with someone who 's nice , put it that way , I 'd almost definitely try , I 'd get the , say that they could have the giro today |
| 3 | The range fire was stoked so they could have a Last Bath . |
| 4 | They probably have never even considered that they could have an accident and damage the glider . |
| 5 | The walls were lined with layers of raincoats of a uniform dun , as though their colours had run together ; they went back years — some had even belonged to her father and were so stiff and cracked that they could have stood unsupported . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , over at Mount Edgecombe , the most favoured guess as the site of invasion , the Earl reluctantly gave permission for one hundred of his finest oaks to be felled as they could have given cover to invading forces . |
| 7 | Although he mistrusted the policeman , he realized that they could have both died if the Citation had crashed . |
| 8 | Although there are no known examples in Britain , it is interesting to note the number of stones bearing the monogram built into the churches , suggesting that they could have been taken from the pagan monuments and re-used . |
| 9 | But he added that they could have had serious consequences for her if they had been true . |
| 10 | He says that they could have turned the company around . |
| 11 | Orrell , though , may feel that they could have coped with Cusworth after causing one of last season 's League upsets by winning 27-15 at Welford Road . |
| 12 | The school 's head teacher , Diane Wilson says although they could have parked on the double yellow lines outside the ice rink , it would have been unfair to other vehicles as well as dangerous for the children . |
| 13 | ‘ They asked if they could have some pictures , which I 've sent out . ’ |
| 14 | One day they asked if they could have an aquarium of their own . |
| 15 | As far as is known practical tests of centrifugal launchers were never undertaken , and with hindsight it is difficult to imagine that they could have proved to be a practical notion , requiring large structures and imposing high stresses on man and machinery . |
| 16 | Becoming a gigolo and selling boats in Fiji were just two of the more inventive careers accountants said they would follow if they could have their professional life all over again . |
| 17 | When Awlad Amira took control of the popular committees a few months later , ousting Mannaia from office , Umar al-Abairsh and his supporters alleged that they could have done so only with Tibbu support ; they said only Awlad Amira , poor and unenterprising , would stoop so low to get their hands on the administration : Awlad Amira denied establish the truth of such allegations : Awlad Amira denied them , as they would ; Tibbu pointed to their political inactivity , their poverty and lack of numbers , and their peacefulness ( except under provocation ) , suggesting that Mannaia were scarcely dispassionate when they talked about the results of elections . |
| 18 | Buyers who have paid high prices do not discover that they could have obtained the same goods at lower prices ; sellers who have sold for low prices do not discover that they could have obtained higher prices . |
| 19 | Buyers who have paid high prices do not discover that they could have obtained the same goods at lower prices ; sellers who have sold for low prices do not discover that they could have obtained higher prices . |
| 20 | The effect was instantaneous : Raby sent back a poem in the same rhyme-scheme saying that they could have their shelves . |
| 21 | While the media perceived test-tube fusion to be a solution to the world 's energy problems , it was the possibility of these cells being an intense source of neutrons , and probably of tritium too , that meant that they could have significant military application . |
| 22 | In fact , the high quality of iron ore available to the Romans in Britain combined with the use of charcoal fuel in the smelting process , meant that they could have been producing steel which would have given a much harder and sharper edge to the blade than normal iron . |
| 23 | They looked like they could have been pinched from a golf course . |
| 24 | She had asked if they could have it private , early or late , but had been told they must join the club , for which there was a waiting list and a subscription . |
| 25 | Things would have kindled if they could have demonstrated , or if Prince Charles could have uttered a single sentence of political substance . |
| 26 | Perhaps I would be a bit churlish if I said that they could have scored even more in the second half , but that 's a minor complaint . |
| 27 | I have dealt with reasonably intelligent people who have discovered that they could have claimed more money . |
| 28 | All of which suggests that they could have as many as five players in the L.G.U. squad shortly to be nominated for next year 's Curtis Cup . |
| 29 | However , when one of the assembled men had suggested that they could have used more men , Springfield had assured them their numbers would be quite sufficient for the job in hand , adding enigmatically that he had a few aces up his sleeve which would reduce the odds against them . |