Example sentences of "[noun pl] could have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yesterday 's high winds could have swept a poison cloud over Teesside in a matter of minutes . |
| 2 | The question for remoteness was whether the defendants could have foreseen a burn , not whether they could have foreseen cancer . |
| 3 | The resultant high temperatures and high humidities could have had a disastrous effect on both land and marine faunas . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Although Rangers could have snatched a point in the dying moments when Allen 's shot was blocked , an equalister would have been harsh . |
| 10 | Chances galore at both ends could have produced a scoreline usually reserved for end-of-season testimonials . |
| 11 | She might still have shed a few tears when the dogs were put down but those tears could have represented a fitting tribute of respect to lovely creatures whom human beings treat so shabbily . |
| 12 | Although the Poles could have exercised a military option in the north just as they had done in Silesia , by this time their involvement in a war against the infant Soviet state , over territories and borders in the eastern provinces , made this a logistical impossibility . |
| 13 | The scientists involved , including Douglas Higgs , the chief scientific officer for the Crown during the Maguire trial , had not told the trial that substances other than nitroglycerine on the defendants ' hands could have given a positive reading , or that " rogue " positive results could occur , nor had they disclosed this to the May inquiry . |
| 14 | The police could have adopted a different stratagem but it would have been ‘ more time-consuming and difficult ’ than this ‘ simple procedure ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Therefore both courses could have induced a response in some patients and the double transaminase peak could thus be indicative of early and late responders . |
| 17 | Few voters could have obtained a real grasp of the issues at stake and hardly any would have been in a position to assess the leadership qualities of the candidates on offer . |
| 18 | Badham ( 1981 ) has suggested that the basinal Lower Silurian shales to the west of the carbonate shelf facies could have formed a suitable depositional environment for mineralisation of the SEDEX style . |
| 19 | Those huge hobnailed boots could have kicked a hole in Berkeley Castle . |
| 20 | The late appearance of Lonrho 's Tony Rowland in the guide of Fairy Godmother — or is it the Wicked Witch ? — offering to wave the magic wand and change the bulk of the debt into convertible preference shares could have offered a reprieve . |