Example sentences of "could not have been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We remember the great names like Lyell or Darwin , and forget the supporting cast without which they could not have been stars : those in museums classifying their findings . |
| 2 | Not only is there no suggestion in the biographical sources or in documents that Fahreddin Acemi ever held a kadilik , but there is also positive evidence that for long periods in his Muftilik he could not have been kadi of Edirne , at least , since someone else was . |
| 3 | Dinosaurs could not have been moribund because they were still diversifying into new orders . |
| 4 | ‘ Could n't have been Erdle she saw , ’ replied Iris . |
| 5 | But it could n't have been Rebel . |
| 6 | It could n't have been David because David knew she would be out at work , and knew that Ralph was staying with her . |
| 7 | Nenna knew that , but she was sure it could n't have been Edward 's fault , and at the moment she could n't be bothered with it . |
| 8 | It could n't have been Gloria , for Gloria knew that Dot always slept in her vest and knickers . |