Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] could have " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must have parked we could have parked . |
| 2 | Guido had said she could have a day off , just to get acclimatised , but he 'd been firm that the lessons should start immediately after that . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's a great shame because every year the prize-wining pumpkin is used in the seeds contest by a local pub and I 'd already said they could have it . ’ |
| 4 | Jamie Spence shot a last round 60 to win the Canon European Masters , then heard that someone has said he could have smashed the course record with a 58 — and had blown it ! |
| 5 | I had thought I could have complete trust in you to get your charge safely home . |
| 6 | We got we 've got I could have twenty five sales execs sitting er in the Newca Tyne and Wear area put it that way on on across those products and they would n't even bump into each other . |
| 7 | Labour leader John Smith said there was concern that equipment was supplied which could have been used against British personnel and that the truth about a secret change in policy appeared to have been concealed from the public . |
| 8 | But I would have thought you could have got away with banking once a week . |
| 9 | I would n't have thought you could have afforded it so soon . |
| 10 | For every Tracy Island we have had we could have sold thousands . ’ |
| 11 | why , in any case , should the Cro-Magnons have felt the slightest urge to exterminate the Neanderthals ( with whom it is thought they could have interbred ) ? |
| 12 | She had thought they could have fruit for dessert but the bananas looked a bit black and sorry , and there were only two ( bruised ) peaches left . |
| 13 | for three hours with a sur as the surgeon battled to save his life well I 'd have thought they could have plugged wounds with something other than a finger ! |
| 14 | Well I think , I would have thought they could have done it a bit quicker , the bathroom , if they wanted to . |
| 15 | I , I would I would have thought it could have , could take , it could easily take ten days . |
| 16 | It did n't seem right , yet , looking at his face you 'd , she 'd thought he could have come home , but when you lifted the bloody sheets and then she 'd never seen anything like it , and then on the Monday morning , I stayed with him Sunday night and he were on morphine fusions and then on the Monday morning I woke up and mum had gone , when I looked at dad I thought to myself then I thought oh boy you ai n't gon na go now mum nipped home for a bath they said she could and it 'll be alright and they said |
| 17 | Fedorov had not thought anyone could have discovered that much , not only about his French activities , but those during his youth in Russia . |
| 18 | My colleague , Guy Thomas was told he could have another post within the set-up and that it would n't affect his salary . |
| 19 | His owner , Jack McKillen , 62 , was told he could have his top racer back if he were prepared to pay £500 . |
| 20 | His owner , Jack McKillen , 62 , was told he could have him back for £500 . |
| 21 | Or you may be like those who tell me they 've used what could have been a disaster to make their lives more what they wanted them to be . |
| 22 | By doing so , the publisher has marred what could have been an excellent publication , but , equally important . |
| 23 | ‘ If this issue had been built up by the NFU and sufficient Tory MPs had rebelled we could have reversed the cuts but there seemed to be little fight from Edinburgh . |
| 24 | However , one or two changes have been made since inheritance tax was introduced which could have important implications for anyone planning to pass on gift s with a capital value . |
| 25 | The camera has n't yet been invented which could have captured the magic of my mush that morning . |
| 26 | In 1958 Ken 's star was rising faster than anyone who had known him could have thought possible . |
| 27 | The company came in for quite a bit of stick with their new version of the Escort and if the Mondeo had not been well received they could have been in real trouble . |
| 28 | If I had wanted I could have shouted there , too , but the noise would have got kind of muffled . |
| 29 | Her hands were actually shaking and she would not have believed she could have got herself into this sort of state so quickly . |
| 30 | I would n't have believed you could have told me anything I did n't know about the seamy side of life in this town . |