Example sentences of "think [pers pn] could have [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ But I was surprised at her type ; you would think she could have got a job , a decent one somewhere . |
2 | You 're unemployed I would n't have thought you could 've stood a hundred and fifty , two hundred pounds withdrawal . |
3 | As Strachan was clearly knackered at the end of it , I thought he could have had a run out for the last 10 mins or so . |
4 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
5 | Well if you asked me that ten or fifteen years ago I think I could have given a rather easy answer erm namely that development studies was concerned with the problems of countries in Africa , Asia and Latin America , and how they could erm accelerate their economic , social and political development to provide better living standards for all their population . |
6 | I think I could have bought a new washer in place of all the vibrators he 's bought . |