Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] could have [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I could have made it up it was that easy . |
| 2 | At another time and place she could have helped me in no uncertain manner . |
| 3 | ‘ Now I realise he could have raped me . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I know I could have made you happy , Ruth , ’ he replied . |
| 5 | You know they could have shot me for that . |
| 6 | The other girls went together in a group but I was on my own , and I suppose someone could have followed me from the dance … |
| 7 | I suppose I could have imagined it . ’ |
| 8 | Meg said again : ‘ I suppose I could have imagined it , but I do n't think so . |
| 9 | I believe I could have stopped him . |
| 10 | I suppose we could have asked him outright , how many have they got , and how many we need . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I mean they could 've given them a wee , a wee two bedroom around our w our way rightly . |
| 13 | I bet he could have got it cheaper if he 'd have waited . |
| 14 | ‘ I think I know the reason for his death and I think I could have stopped it . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | You saying about having so some chips , I think you could have had it in here ! |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Yeah , well I think they could have done it a bit quicker do n't you ? |
| 20 | I think he could have said it but that he would n't have . |
| 21 | I wish I could have met her , Angel . |
| 22 | ‘ I wish I could have done it . |
| 23 | I wish I could have stopped it before it got out of hand . |
| 24 | you know I only wish I could have heard him |
| 25 | How I wish I could have helped him . ’ |
| 26 | I wish you could 've seen them , ’ said the housekeeper , her arms akimbo , her plump face flushed with indignation . |
| 27 | I wish you could have visited us then , but of course all our visitors came when it was wet . |
| 28 | I wish you could have met them . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I wish you could have seen them . ’ |
| 30 | This is the most splendid autumn we have had here , and I wish you could have enjoyed it with us . |