Example sentences of "could [vb infin] been [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could have been worse for Rangers . |
| 2 | It could have been worse for Rangers . |
| 3 | Nothing could have been worse for us than the children having to suffer and , thankfully , so far they have not had to . |
| 4 | ‘ With all the stuff that had gone on prior to the match and then the conditions we had to play in , the result could have been worse for Rangers but for our goalkeeper , ’ Gough admitted . |
| 5 | Had I not had to do that , to meet the high spending levels of local authorities , that £50 million could have been available for housing . |
| 6 | My leaving Lula caused quite a scandal in Berlin ; but that period with her could have been deadly for me . |
| 7 | What has upset Brian is the knowledge that within hours of Joanna disappearing from the leisure centre car park eight days ago , he was being ‘ fingered ’ as someone who could have been responsible for kidnapping her . |
| 8 | Government agents were suspected , but it was also realised that a freelance group could have been responsible for the killings . |
| 9 | ‘ They could have been responsible for the deaths of Cosmas and Damien , ’ I added . |
| 10 | I visited the chapel at Strangeways prison to see the great destruction that had occurred , and I wondered whether human beings could have been responsible for it . |
| 11 | Police said it 's possible he could have been responsible for two sex attacks in Berkshire … one in Maidenhead and one in Slough . |
| 12 | As he knelt by its head he cursed the men on either side who could have been responsible for such a war . |
| 13 | Whilst the weather could have been kinder for the photographers wishing to capture the splendid liveries of the trams , both in the sheds and on the extensive outdoor system , we managed to dodge the couple of showers and visited the considerable number of preserved vehicles and small exhibits . |
| 14 | The results could have been disastrous for the force which has already had to freeze recruitment of officers during 1993 to keep within a tight budget . |
| 15 | The results could have been disastrous for the force which has already had to freeze recruitment of officers during 1993 to keep within a tight budget . |