Example sentences of "could have [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could have filled the cellars of Masham with McEwans 80/ and Youngers No. 3 from Edinburgh or with the new Theakstons-on-Tyne which the locals declare is a far inferior brew . |
| 2 | There is no precipice except in the painting ( though no doubt Junge could have painted the downward view if asked ) and Deborah Kerr has to act shock/horror , which she is perfectly capable of doing , and does splendidly . |
| 3 | I have cited the work of Olson , Hildyard and Greenfield as representative of the ‘ strong ’ version of the ‘ autonomous , model , although other writers could have served the purpose equally well so my criticisms are not intended as specific to them . |
| 4 | Conscious of his literary failings he often pointed out that he wished some ‘ literary residents , who by their good taste and frequent travel ’ could have undertaken the task . |
| 5 | The driver could have applied the brake but because of a defective ratchet , for instance , the brake could have slipped and as a result would not be effectively set . |
| 6 | They could have accepted the arguments of the prosecution and the apparent evidence of the video footage and convicted the four Los Angeles police officers . |
| 7 | It could have accepted the proposals which I put forward to rationalise and institutionalise the administrative jurisdiction in a boldly-conceived system of administrative courts separated to a large extent from the ordinary routine of departmental administration and free from indirect ministerial interference . |
| 8 | No President could have accepted the presence of Soviet missiles on an island only 145 kilometres from the American mainland . |
| 9 | Only a government commanding enormous confidence and authority could have accepted the blow to its prestige entailed in acquiescing in the Austrian assault upon Serbia . |
| 10 | But nothing could have prepared the troops in the trenches for the carnage that was to follow . |
| 11 | Unbelievably , the court was told that they would not help the defence case — a demonstrable falsehood that could have landed the three in jail . |
| 12 | He and no one else could have adulterated the wine . |
| 13 | Before I move on I note that I could have fished the swim from the other bank , although there was no shallow-enough water nearby to ford the river . |
| 14 | He thought : we could have pressed the brake pedal . |
| 15 | Anyone could have guessed the relationship without a caption . |
| 16 | He 's been there for weeks and I could have done the whole thing in a couple of days . |
| 17 | With the way Greg played that year , he could have done the slam . |
| 18 | A few more rabbits out of the hat could have done the trick . |
| 19 | I could have done that or I could have done the instrumental album . |
| 20 | Ashdown could have done the same . |
| 21 | We could have done the same with Benjamin . |
| 22 | Bob Cools , the town 's socialist mayor ( who spells his first name the ordinary way ) , complained about a show of Antwerp as seen by foreign photographers ; he said locals could have done the job better . |
| 23 | I wished she could have done the same for me . |
| 24 | Almost anyone could have done the work . |
| 25 | It was patently clear to all that Samuel Pipkin could have poisoned the water after he had drunk from it , if indeed he had drunk from it at all . |
| 26 | Hibs have found a blend in central defence elusive this season , but could have discovered the answer to their problems in Steven Tweed . |
| 27 | But the soldiers thought it was great altogether to be near to Tara , and began to talk about getting up a party to go along and take a look , because would n't it be the finest old inspiration a man could have to see the Bright Palace again . |
| 28 | If the child in the cradle on whom Carabosse lays her curse after the other fairy godmothers have given her everything that makes a girl lovable could have understood the ordinary life she was forfeiting , she would have renounced their fairy boons ; given the choice , Caterina would have rejected her charms too , in order to be closer to her sister , to be more like Rosa . |
| 29 | I could have recorded the mysterious Mr Archer 's phone calls and had them directed to the office while I was there . |
| 30 | Those still with troublesome suspicions should have asked themselves how Pakistan 's fast men could have survived the Cornhill Test series had they been doing something illegal to the ball while on view not only to alert umpires and batting opponents but to thousands of onlookers at the various grounds and before the probing eye of television . |