Example sentences of "could have a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was putting on his heavy overcoat , asked again casually if he could have a look at the glass . |
| 2 | A US government decision to ban its employees from using hotels which do not have adequate fire protection by 1996 could have a knock-on effect in Britain . |
| 3 | The following morning I worked as usual and then asked Kathleen if I could have a couple of days off . |
| 4 | ‘ Perhaps we could have a drink outside , ’ said the woman as the French family exploded with bellowed laughter and banging fists . |
| 5 | The company name could have a little more prominence . |
| 6 | Peter said , ‘ We could have a meal later . |
| 7 | ‘ I could have a couple of hours free tomorrow . |
| 8 | Thank God it 's Friday , she thought , Steve and her could have a relaxing evening , open a bottle … |
| 9 | To the citizens of that America , Virgil 's story in the Aeneid could have a painful immediacy . |
| 10 | In Liverpool , a dockers ' spokesman with the Transport and General Workers Union admitted : ‘ Drivers are n't happy handling some of these commodities , but at least a lorry-driver has more idea of what he is handling than a docker , who could have a consignment and just not know what it is . ’ |
| 11 | Mr Patten said that he had not turned against the idea of any and all new towns : ‘ So long as the location is right and so long as people can have real confidence that a decision in favour of a new settlement will relieve development pressures elsewhere , then new villages and new settlements could have a part to play in increasing the acceptability of new housing decisions . ’ |
| 12 | Cauthen could have a major chance on Spritsail if that horse 's poor run at Ascot last week could be ignored . |
| 13 | Venetian historians promptly discounted the claim , although Italian writer , Alberto Ongaro , thought that the move could have a positive effect after all . |
| 14 | Horror stories abound : of the rogue 's law that prevented any port agent who sold directly to fishmongers from ever trading with a Billingsgate merchant again ; of the nepotism that determined who could have a stand in the market ; and of prices that varied according to who you were and whether you had a good introduction . |
| 15 | THE MUDDLES all come from thinking you could have a better idea of God or a worse one or any idea of God at all . |
| 16 | I remember as a young man walking up and down the main street of the 1951 South Bank Exhibition for the sheer pleasure of it , and thinking how marvellous it would be if every town could have a street like this . |
| 17 | One man who could have a busy day on Sunday if he drops in on the above conference will be Michael Billington , the theatre critic of The Guardian . |
| 18 | Further delays could have a serious effects on Army plans to introduce a fleet of gunship anti-tank helicopters , for which the long range Trigat is intended to be the primary weapon . |
| 19 | Cauthen could have a banker in the opening event in Golan Heights . |
| 20 | He knew I worked with Malcolm because he was one of the few teachers I could have a conversation with about something more than homework or football . |
| 21 | Our idea was that at last we could have a real go at it , make sure things worked out . |
| 22 | I think you could play so many tunes on it that not only would we be producing much more efficiently and economically , but people could have a better quality of life too . |
| 23 | And she suggests that the angels , especially the series of angels , could have a similar purpose , to ‘ replace worship of celestial phenomena with the theologically acceptable cult of the angels ’ . |
| 24 | They could have a profound effect upon the motor industry worldwide , since the standards can be met only with use of electric cars and alternative fuels . |
| 25 | The day after her accident we went to the swimming baths so she could have a shower . |
| 26 | In contrast , the square-headed window spanned by the steel beam of the new technology could have a width disproportionate to its height . |
| 27 | ‘ There are times when I wish she could have a couple of years off to bring up her children , be at home with them , and not worry about anything else apart from them and her husband . |
| 28 | If you answer ‘ yes ’ to two or more of these questions , it 's time for a little self-examination — you could have a problem . |
| 29 | Whatever the changes , the new party could have a difficult birth . |
| 30 | Unions sources said last night that they think the move could have a knock-on effect at other firms , and could be seized on by unions at Ford — where the company has so far resisted demands to reduce the 39-hour working week , and whose workers at Southampton walked out yesterday in protest at the company 's pay offer . |