Example sentences of "could have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe if you 'd spared a few minutes , you could 've become part of Gillian Wearing 's extensive collection of personalised banners . |
| 2 | You could 've heard a critic smile ! |
| 3 | Then she said , ‘ Well you could 've asked her . ’ |
| 4 | We could 've played outside , could n't we ? |
| 5 | ‘ He 's your picture , Jake , ’ she used to say over the laddie 's cot , laughing like a witch ; and I could 've killed her for it . ’ |
| 6 | I could 've killed someone else . |
| 7 | Well I think you know they could 've killed themselves taking all that now , I forget forget what they were called . |
| 8 | I did n't blame her , I told you I did n't , but when she told me I could 've killed her … |
| 9 | That 's so awful she could 've killed you . |
| 10 | She could 've killed you . |
| 11 | Mentioned the D S S and I think you could 've disturbed him more , do you really want to go down there and be means tested and , and er that 'd be a , a possibility er to disturb him a wee bit more . |
| 12 | I reckon Wilko could 've screwed gobber Ferguson for 2 million for Cantona . |
| 13 | If I could 've worn a red jersey that would 've been it . |
| 14 | I could 've throttled them after dinner . |
| 15 | I mean in , in , in retrospect they probably could 've achieved it because they , they got the military er they , they , they did get the military security and you probably could 've afforded actually to , to mobilize the peasants through land reform . |
| 16 | Because if you achieve a hundred percent of what 's in your plan , there 's always a danger that they could 've achieved a hundred and ten percent of what was in your plan and have n't been working hard . |
| 17 | In the old days he could 've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope . |
| 18 | Another punch and I could 've lost the lot . ’ |
| 19 | If we had n't got you up here pretty quick you could 've lost it , you know . ’ |
| 20 | Rufus looks great , could 've done more with the aliens |
| 21 | They could 've done more with the ‘ ol wizard too : unable to use most of the flashy weapons from the armoury , he accumulates huge amounts of dosh as he has nothing to spend it on . |
| 22 | Could 've done with you earlier , mate . ’ |
| 23 | I could 've done without the naughty words in the scrolly , but this is a minor niggle ( prude ! — Ed ) — Dutch Breeze 1 & 2 are mighty fine demos . |
| 24 | Here , where I could 've done better , if only I 'd understood , if only he 'd helped me ; if only this , if only that . |
| 25 | But , I could 've done without them . |
| 26 | We could 've done it really , but it kept him in with the people like and er . |
| 27 | So anybody could 've done it ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Who could 've done such a terrible thing ? ’ |
| 29 | Could 've done if you 'd wanted one , though . ’ |
| 30 | Erm and one of the things I could 've done was to em er become a salaried employee of my own company which was a limited company but I paid myself as a consultant . |