Example sentences of "[noun] could have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Replacement of the eroded ragstone facing could have provided a problem were it not for the fact that the builder who was employed to undertake the conversion was dismantling an identically constructed church at Canterbury at the same time and thus it was possible to import salvaged ragstone from the demolition for re-use at All Saints and St Barnabas . |
| 3 | If the applicant for a judicial remedy could have pursued a non-judicial remedy but has failed to do so , this may give a court a ground for refusing a judicial remedy : the law requires the ‘ exhaustion of alternative remedies ’ as it is sometimes put . |
| 4 | ‘ But what annoyed us most is Downey could have made a phone call to us . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Had Baldwin resigned immediately after the election , on the other hand , the King might well have sought to ascertain whether another Conservative could have formed a government and secured Liberal support . |
| 7 | Yesterday 's high winds could have swept a poison cloud over Teesside in a matter of minutes . |
| 8 | Councillors and officials will tell him that Orkney could have faced a disaster if the Bettina Danica had been a tanker . |
| 9 | Pity about Agnes Algar could have gone a long way in the Service but went charging off on some unauthorised stunt in America typically female in the end trying to save the career of some soldier who 'd got himself … |
| 10 | The question for remoteness was whether the defendants could have foreseen a burn , not whether they could have foreseen cancer . |
| 11 | Mr Goldring said Bradley was transferred to a hospital in Nottingham where doctors found it difficult to understand how such a young child could have suffered a cardiac arrest . |
| 12 | Had he been caught or had he panicked he could well have been in very serious trouble : the charming young tearaway could have become a court case . |
| 13 | The resultant high temperatures and high humidities could have had a disastrous effect on both land and marine faunas . |
| 14 | A Hindu could have eaten a pound of it with pleasure . |
| 15 | Fourth Division TOWCESTRIANS with an outstanding 1991/92 season in which they won the East Midlands Colts Cup and won 28 of 30 matches , are planning an even more successful campaign , but few clubs could have enjoyed a better pre-season build up than COLCHESTER . |
| 16 | The blow could have split a mountain . |
| 17 | Had it continued , however , the rebel university could have become a rival establishment to both Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 18 | According to Ian Lindsey , a director of Save & Prosper , if the agency had obtained authorisation there is ‘ no way ’ Mr Rundle could have received a refund . |
| 19 | Tolkien could have given a lecture about all these at any time . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The writer could have selected a sequence such as His opponent congratulates him on his victory or He is congratulated on his victory by his opponent . |
| 22 | It 's doubtful that the on-board DME was in error since there were two on board and the pilots could have suspected a malfunction were the readings substantially different . |
| 23 | Commitment to the war could have become a problem in itself as the chances of victory became remote . |
| 24 | Only a week earlier on Palm Sunday , it seemed possible that Jesus could have led a rebellion against the hated Romans . |
| 25 | We can not know whether a British Government that genuinely wanted a Russian alliance could have produced a different result — but it would have stood a chance . |
| 26 | Short did not appear to obtain much advantage out of the opening and according to Karpov 's friend , Dmitri Bjelica , Karpov could have secured a draw by exchanging queens as the players approached the time control at move 40 . |
| 27 | They are the people who can refer clients on to solicitors and it is highly likely that the ‘ Advisory Liaison Service ’ and the proposed liaison officers could have played a significant part in making and fostering those contacts . |
| 28 | If the East Europeans could have offered a bit more in the loose and a great deal more behind the scrum , they would have reaped some reward for their excellent work in the line-out . |
| 29 | And Person X could have taken a shot at you . ’ |
| 30 | Although Rangers could have snatched a point in the dying moments when Allen 's shot was blocked , an equalister would have been harsh . |