Example sentences of "could have had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jimmy could have had a better serve . |
| 2 | It was unlikely that Hatton could have had a hand in the Cornwall or Monmouthshire jobs . |
| 3 | If the new religion forced too difficult and direct a choice , it could have had a sticky launch . |
| 4 | He could have had a fit . |
| 5 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 6 | The Soviet debate of the 1920s was the first in history to face the problems of growth in a conscious manner , and they were not merely theoretical discussions since the results could have had a profound effect upon the actual outcome of events . |
| 7 | ‘ If only we could have had a child . |
| 8 | Oldham manager Joe Royle would make no comment , but his centre forward Graeme Sharp said : ‘ Cambridge adapted better to the windy conditions and could have had a goal or two more . ’ |
| 9 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 10 | Howells left his station to score the first after 67 minutes , and by the time Teddy Sheringham had tucked away a second from the penalty spot — earned by the sheer stamina of Durie — Spurs could have had a couple more . |
| 11 | He could have had a hat-trick but was denied by Miklosko 's brilliant save . |
| 12 | He could have had a career in journalism or on television . ’ |
| 13 | West Ham 's Trevor Morley could have had a hatful during a one-sided second half but Knight 's brilliance and some missed chances stopped Pompey from being overwhelmed . |
| 14 | An appeal court said fresh evidence presented last month could have had a bearing on the jury 's original verdict . |
| 15 | But for her insistence on being free for Dickie 's holidays she could have had a ward sister 's job in Benedict 's by just picking up the nearest telephone . |
| 16 | Among people in their fifties there is a marked sense that , " if only I had been born 20 years later I could have had a better time ! " |
| 17 | The difference in the popular vote was less dramatic : for the CPP , 398 141 ( plus five uncontested seats , where presumably they could have had a landslide ) ; for the combined opposition , 299 116 votes . |
| 18 | ‘ He could have had a room next door . ’ |
| 19 | I stared at him , wondering what was going on in that complex mind of his , what his real motive was in pushing north by car when we could have had a good night 's sleep and flown up in daylight . |
| 20 | Some of Bach 's melodies , however , are so freely formed that it is impossible to decide whether , like the above Sarabande , they could have had a simple outline as their origin , or whether Bach followed a free vein of inspiration , ignoring a well-defined construction . |
| 21 | Once the door was shut , they could have had a dance band going full blast and you 'd never know it in the next room . |
| 22 | The work of Lifshitz and Khalatnikov was valuable because it showed that the universe could have had a singularity , a big bang , if the general theory of relativity was correct . |
| 23 | The resultant high temperatures and high humidities could have had a disastrous effect on both land and marine faunas . |
| 24 | ‘ Could have had a sudden shock , ’ snorted Naseby , forgetting which side he was on , and unwilling to concede anything to Auguste . |
| 25 | We established that she and Sir Richard are lovers , adulterers , fornicators , and in only a matter of time we could have had a confession that they were guilty of Sir Thomas 's death as well as the . |
| 26 | ‘ You could have had a hundred casual affairs , and I 'd have adjusted to them somehow and tried to make you fall in love with me , but the thought that you 'd loved someone else and still loved him , because it seemed to have gone on over the years , periodically resumed … |
| 27 | Why , you could have had a career in modelling or something … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ He could have had a seizure . |
| 29 | With your qualifications you could have had a much better job , a better salary . |
| 30 | With regard to the need for direct and close contact , I do not think that we could have had a clearer example of that than the visit of President Yeltsin and the very straight talking between my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister and the president . |