Example sentences of "[pers pn] could [vb infin] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’ |
| 2 | If I could 've worn a red jersey that would 've been it . |
| 3 | You should of said , I could 've borrowed a chair . |
| 4 | I could have called a policeman . |
| 5 | I knew so many rotters before him , I could have done a degree in them . |
| 6 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 7 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 8 | I could have done a little the papers let them off of the hook for years ! |
| 9 | Well if you asked me that ten or fifteen years ago I think I could have given a rather easy answer erm namely that development studies was concerned with the problems of countries in Africa , Asia and Latin America , and how they could erm accelerate their economic , social and political development to provide better living standards for all their population . |
| 10 | If I could have seen a respectable way to dismiss this appeal I should have been happy to do so . |
| 11 | No , but I could have seen a , there 'd be an almighty tantrums from the other two if Ji er |
| 12 | I could have turned a blind eye , but to grab it and to throw it to the hounds I think was absolutely abysmal . |
| 13 | I could have stayed an interesting union , but the Healey stayed a Healey and the Cobra was an AC . |
| 14 | ‘ Believe me , I could have written a book on the subject when Joanna 's messenger found us . ’ |
| 15 | There was a time when I could have stocked a chemist 's shop with male toiletries ! |
| 16 | For that last half-hour of the day , the dunes became a deeper gold and were scored with the long shadows of palm trees , whose tops were so green that I fancied that if my arm had been long enough I could have plucked a leaf and eaten it as if it had been parsley . |
| 17 | Coward or not , I could have plunged a dagger straight into his black treacherous heart . |
| 18 | Had I known that the previous year , I could have made a good case to contest the abolition of my old job . |
| 19 | ‘ I could have made a real mess of that hole , but I took a calculated gamble and it paid off , ’ added Faldo , who walked off the green with a bogey four — one shot less than he registered in the first round . |
| 20 | I could have made a real fortune becoming Mr Vietnam , I could have hit the lecture circuit , I could have spun it out into a fabulous little industry , but that 's not interesting . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , I could have made a mistake . ’ |
| 22 | . I could have made a job |
| 23 | When we look when we look upwards in eclipse what you can actually see if if you can imagine that 's a circular quite like an if I was really together I could have made a circular |
| 24 | I wish someone had told me he was vegetarian : I could have made an omelette . |
| 25 | Someone enquired as to the price of the SB305 whilst I was playing it ; to their great surprise I told them £395 , but I 'm sure I could have put a ‘ 1 ’ in front of that figure and it would n't have raised an eyebrow . |
| 26 | I could have got a nine to five job but I never wanted one . |
| 27 | When I left in here at the when the receivers come in I got a wee job in Centre , up the town , and I had , I could have got a job in a hosiery in but I did n't fancy travelling down there , so I took that wee job up there . |
| 28 | ‘ But , even if I had felt inclined to do so , there was no way I could have got a decent night 's rest on those small , short bunks next door . ’ |
| 29 | Among people in their fifties there is a marked sense that , " if only I had been born 20 years later I could have had a better time ! " |
| 30 | Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’ |