Example sentences of "could and [modal v] [vb infin] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 4.35 When calculating future loss of earnings and the incidence of tax upon them , it is proper to take into account steps which the plaintiff could and would have taken to minimise his tax liability ( Beach v Reed Corrugated Cases Ltd [ 1956 ] 1 WLR 807 at p814 ) . |
| 2 | She did not consider , though she could and should have done , that Bill 's very real affection for herself might temper any onslaught . |
| 3 | It is worth mentioning , however , that one of the emerging conclusions of the Welsh Affairs Committee inquiry ( though it is still early days ) is that CPRW could and should have done more to alert the Welsh Office to departures from planning policy and should have created more of a public stink over such abuses . |
| 4 | It could and should have led him to great opportunities . |
| 5 | Southend could and should have won it near the end when once again the Town defence got itself in a tangle … |
| 6 | Southend could and should have won it near the end when once again the Town defence got itself in a tangle … |
| 7 | Against Tipperary , Galway showed superb resilience and determination , quenching the fire and verve of Babs ' Keating 's side to such an extent that they could and should have won by a much greater margin . |
| 8 | After two successive narrow defeats games they could and should have won — Liverpool St Helens should put matters right when they entertain Nuneaton tomorrow . |
| 9 | Thus a false belief that a man is about to set off a bomb might well be reprehensible in a soldier , who therefore shoots him , when the soldier could and should have known that the man was not about to do any such thing . |
| 10 | The government could and should have required FGD on all its old power stations but it did n't . |