Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could [verb] [vb pp] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I could have made it up it was that easy . |
| 2 | I suppose I could have imagined it . ’ |
| 3 | Meg said again : ‘ I suppose I could have imagined it , but I do n't think so . |
| 4 | ‘ I suppose he could have folded it and used it as a spill to get a light from the pilot on the gas water heater . ’ |
| 5 | I bet he could have got it cheaper if he 'd have waited . |
| 6 | ‘ I think I know the reason for his death and I think I could have stopped it . |
| 7 | You saying about having so some chips , I think you could have had it in here ! |
| 8 | Erm quite rightly the director said that predictions in terms of residential admissions and nursing home admissions would be easier to make this year than last year and I accept it was very difficult then year but I 'd just like to know how close the actual outcome is likely to be to the original prediction , really for information , not because I think you could have got it any closer than did but it would be just interesting to know what the s the gap was . |
| 9 | But the Junior also felt a little odd , the playing area being rather off to one side , so Hamer would say it 's this that they 've looked to address — but I still think they could have done it better . |
| 10 | Yeah , well I think they could have done it a bit quicker do n't you ? |
| 11 | I think he could have said it but that he would n't have . |
| 12 | ‘ I wish I could have done it . |
| 13 | I wish I could have stopped it before it got out of hand . |
| 14 | This is the most splendid autumn we have had here , and I wish you could have enjoyed it with us . |