Example sentences of "[conj] could have [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could feel the words buzz through her flesh , starting at her neck and travelling downwards , until her whole body seemed to burn internally with a heat that could have flashed the water around them to steam . |
| 2 | WEATHER-beaten Constantinos Kaloude has one of those lived-in faces that could have seen the sun set on 30,000 different horizons . |
| 3 | The judge ordered the new trial on the grounds that Intel withheld key documents that could have influenced the jury 's findings on the meaning of the license agreement . |
| 4 | The judge ordered the new trial on the grounds that Intel withheld key documents that could have influenced the jury 's findings on the meaning of the license agreement . |
| 5 | An examination of the engine-room turned up no signs of protrusions , angle-beams or sharp metallic corners that could have caused the injury . |
| 6 | The investigators found no evidence of a defect or malfunction that could have caused the destruction of the aircraft . |
| 7 | Unbelievably , the court was told that they would not help the defence case — a demonstrable falsehood that could have landed the three in jail . |
| 8 | An operation that could have ended the War early , failed . |
| 9 | The Thatcher government has opposed planning controls over agriculture that could have stopped the spread of intensive arable farming . |
| 10 | THERE is no competition attached to the following remarks , mainly because it would be easy enough to cheat , but I would be glad to have any suggestions about the question that could have received the answer quoted . |
| 11 | I do not believe frankly that doctors ever worked together to produce one solid coherent agreement that could have convinced the public . |
| 12 | For example , Pete Coleman had to carry a shooting-stick for Greg Norman to sit on in the 1982 Australian Open , and in Zambia a caddie I saw on my Safari Tour travels carried an extra that could have proved an even bigger life-saver than the carrots that are pulled out of the bag by Sam Torrance 's caddie Malcolm Mason ( the carrots are supposed to calm Sam down on the greens ) : the Zambian caddie was carrying President Kaunda 's bag in a pro-am , and surreptitiously tucked away was a gun , just in case somebody tried to assassinate the golfing president while he decided on a four- or a five-iron . |
| 13 | He accused the Conservatives of squandering £100 million of North Sea oil receipts that could have rebuilt the country on tax cuts . |
| 14 | NASHWAN 'S owner and trainer yesterday decided against the only course of action that could have restored the reputation of their Derby winner as one of the outstanding racehorses of the post-war era by opting to by-pass the richest and usually most competitive race in Europe , the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . |
| 15 | Burn the documents that could have won the war for us . |
| 16 | Leeds were naive in defence , provided no cover , and could have conceded a few more ( for the record though , Fairclough played very well and made some very timely interceptions ) . |
| 17 | He inherited wealth and could have lived a leisured life but preferred to pursue his earlier interest in natural philosophy . |
| 18 | Peter Scudamore is on record as saying that Sabin du Loir is one of the best horses he has ever ridden , and could have gone a long way towards towards justifying that high opinion but for falling in last year 's King George at Kempton when holding a healthy lead . |
| 19 | Although minors , they had legal rights of their own , and could have engaged a solicitor , but they were never informed of these rights . |
| 20 | Some people say I was a fool and could have made a fortune . |
| 21 | Eddie Gray is genuinely regarded by some clever football people to have been every bit as good as best , and could have made a similar name for himself had he not been dogged by injury . |
| 22 | Rothermere had thirty million pounds and could have stood the struggle . |
| 23 | His father believed that he had a good eye and could have played the game well if he was not liable to slip into a trance and forget that his attention was needed . |
| 24 | This was called the ‘ Cuban Crisis ’ and could have meant the start of World War Three . |
| 25 | The Foreign Secretary , Douglas Hurd , held a key role during Britain 's presidency of the EC and could have set the whole tone of the West 's approach to the problem . |
| 26 | Oldham manager Joe Royle would make no comment , but his centre forward Graeme Sharp said : ‘ Cambridge adapted better to the windy conditions and could have had a goal or two more . ’ |
| 27 | Lyn was relegated from norw. premiership this season after the most dramatic relegation battle for years — they had to beat Brann , Bergen away with at least five goals and also Molde had to loose at home to Tromsoe. well Molde lost 1–0 and could have had a penalty . |
| 28 | I would get to camp at three , and could have had an early night . |
| 29 | Peterborough weathered the storm and could have taken a shock lead after 31 minutes . |
| 30 | The writer of this essay should have noticed the possibility of an ambiguity or difficulty for the reader in tracing the reference back , and could have solved the problem by replacing the ambiguous word " this " with a phrase which makes clear who or what is being referred to , such as , perhaps " That Sir William should feel this is not surprising since he had been knighted . " |