Example sentences of "which could have be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Labour leader John Smith said there was concern that equipment was supplied which could have been used against British personnel and that the truth about a secret change in policy appeared to have been concealed from the public . |
| 32 | Behind him was a broom which could have been used to batter him . |
| 33 | Some well-made metal fish-hooks were found at Gournia ( Figure 36B ) , together with a lead sinker for a fishing line and some stones which could have been used for weighing nets . |
| 34 | There are many possible computers which could have been used to exemplify the terms we have introduced . |
| 35 | These expenditures may also have generated inflation and wasted talent which could have been used more effectively in resolving more pressing social and industrial problems . |
| 36 | Eagle Trust ( the parent company of WS ) admitted on April 17 that it had recently shipped hydraulic equipment to Iraq which could have been used as a recoil system for a gun . |
| 37 | She also found that a lot of her time which could have been used to produce more goods was being taken up selling goods , collecting debts and generally doing administrative work . |
| 38 | Det Chief Insp Alan Snelling said they were particularly keen to hear from people in a car park at the rear of the cottage , which could have been used by the murderers . |
| 39 | Dr Hughes , who said UKOOA would urgently seek views of members on the detailed impact of the moves , pointed out that the changes could mean the industry as a whole losing from £300 million to £400 million in cash flow which could have been used for reinvestment over each of the next two years . |
| 40 | Intelligence reports had indicated that such a reactor , the plans and equipment for which could have been supplied by China in 1990 [ see p. 38548 ] , had been built in the northern mountains . |
| 41 | The Minoans were capable of producing a large surplus of olive oil which could have been exported ; some of the oil filling the store-rooms of the Knossos Labyrinth at the time of the 1380 BC fire may have been awaiting export . |
| 42 | Part of the problem lies in the fact that much of this produce is exported and therefore land which could have been utilised to feed a domestic market is supplying an overseas population . |
| 43 | The impulse which made Lewis transcribe the dialogue at such length was something which could have been directed into comic fiction . |
| 44 | There was even a well equipped playground which could have been dropped into any English park almost unnoticed but which looked rather incongruous in the centre of a Mexican prison complex . |
| 45 | The consequence of those legal manoeuvres is to deny other London boroughs a massive capital receipt which could have been put to good use on behalf of charge payers . |
| 46 | The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) had been criticized for risking the lives of six astronauts , merely to launch a satellite which could have been put into orbit more cheaply by an unmanned rocket . |
| 47 | Police reports alleged that raids on Ershad 's residence after his arrest on Dec. 12 [ see p. 37907 ] had revealed assets in excess of those which could have been expected from a presidential income , as well as large quantities of unlicensed firearms . |
| 48 | Compared with 1973 SDLP lost seats in Armagh and Mid-Ulster which could have been retained had Republican Clubs supporters transferred votes to SDLP . |
| 49 | On both counts , of sex and subjects taught , the GIST teachers were the least promising group which could have been chosen to promote sex equality . |
| 50 | His prejudiced expectations of orientalism were confounded by restrained furnishings which could have been chosen by any Home Counties newly-wed and an offer not of tea but of gin . |
| 51 | I doubt if any survey has ever been carried out without the researcher having some regrets at the analysis stage about some questions which could have been phrased better , but the good researcher makes sure in advance that these regrets are as few as possible . |
| 52 | Bob quelled her with a look , but I noticed slightly later and indeed all evening that she stuck very closely to his side , which could have been interpreted as her own insecurity if I had n't remembered Mackie saying that meek little Ingrid never gave Bob much chance to stray with the likes of Angela Brickell and God help him if he did . |
| 53 | The provision of family allowances , which could have been interpreted ( at least indirectly ) as encouraging people to have more children , hardly commended itself . |
| 54 | Presumably you think there are faults in the books which could have been remedied by a change in the writer 's life . |
| 55 | Be alert for stones with natural pebble and water worn cups two to three inches across which could have been transported from the shore . |
| 56 | If you are not , you may be heading for potential losses which could have been avoided and you are almost certainly not trading as effectively or profitably as you should ! |
| 57 | ‘ without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road ’ Means that reasonable consideration was not shown , e.g. where a pedestrian is splashed by a car going through an obviously large puddle which could have been avoided , where headlights are left on full beam , so as to become a potential or an actual hazard , or when a driver changes lanes without reasonable consideration for other road users . |
| 58 | By reporting only two columns of figures ( budget and actual ) , not only is the ultimate purpose of budgetary accounting not achieved but much time can be wasted in answering specific users ' questions about variances which could have been avoided by the accounts themselves producing the relevant analysis . |
| 59 | Far too many by any stretch of the imagination ; fatalities which could have been avoided had care and attention to personal safety been exercised . |
| 60 | But they 're scenes which could have been avoided according the the bishop of Oxford , if we 'd listened to warnings and intervened early on . |