Example sentences of "could have [vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 2 | I mean he tried the Forest defence out on the left-hand side t to start with switched the player and got young Lewis in and really Forest could have done with a better ball er sorry Leicester could have done with a better final ball from Lewis . |
| 3 | They could have done with an easier game than Bristol but they beat them 38-11 back in October , so it can be done . |
| 4 | It would also have lengthened the plane , but the forces of the hauling system would have been correspondingly less , and an increase of speed could have compensated for the greater distance travelled . |
| 5 | Heseltine watchers could have wished for no clearer sign of his leadership intentions . |
| 6 | Of course it was too early in his life to be certain that the gods had called him , but I could have wished for no better career for him than that of a priest-administrator . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think you could have thought of a better way of rewarding her , she seems such an independent little thing . ‘ |
| 8 | This sum of money could have resulted in a further 12 bottle banks being introduced into the district and the extension of the composting trial in urban areas to another 200 dwellings . |
| 9 | However , the numbers were small and examination of the data showed that several of the Blacks were arrested on one day ( during riots ) and at least one was charged with robbery , probably with adults ; this one incident could have accounted for the larger percentage of Blacks going to the Crown Court . |