Example sentences of "that could have be [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has to be checked for any messages that could 've been left . ’ |
| 2 | I think this is a deal that could have been done ; we just were n't getting to the finishing line quickly enough . |
| 3 | It was not however for geographical reasons an acknowledgement that could have been applied across the Atlantic ; and subsequent history in the British Isles emphasised a rider or refinement without which the axiom itself is not complete . |
| 4 | This reduces the effect of the synonyms to a figure that could have been achieved by choosing an initial packing density of just over 33 per cent for the file — but this file is 90 per cent packed . |
| 5 | She says : ‘ Experiencing the reality of this very wonderful little human being makes a mockery of any disappointment that could have been felt in her . |
| 6 | There 's a whole family of equations that could have been differentiated to give that we do n't know what C is . |
| 7 | I mean from rig to rig things work differently and I mean on on Piper , I would say there were probably things that could have been tightened up but then again I do n't think they were part and parcel of what happened and there on July the sixth . |
| 8 | I revised a relatively brief article in line with the referees ' comments only to receive a new set of comments which raised points that could have been made at the first submission . |
| 9 | They 're the ones that could have been made up from a kit , I always think , each part clearly demarcated ( bill , box-like head , neck ) — a rather angular goose . |
| 10 | The people that are in the audience laugh when they see animals that could have been made to do things — just for money . |
| 11 | And then I saw my chance : a small window that could have been made for me was open . |
| 12 | Thus what looks like a perfect example of a ‘ horns of a dilemma ’ structure , turns out not to be so — it was a game that could have been played two or three lessons or ten lessons later . |
| 13 | Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390-9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five-year product life . |
| 14 | It is a work that could have been written by a man who 'd been writing operas for twenty years and it introduced me to Ben 's remarkable sense of theatre . |
| 15 | The point is that reasons that could have been relied upon to justify action before his decision can not be relied upon once the decision is given . |
| 16 | There were large boats there that could have been called ships ; they were webbed with a confusion of lines and ropes , and had the spider figures of men clinging to them . |
| 17 | By driving his own cars when he was past his peak as a driver , he lost out on the development that could have been contributed by a second opinion . |
| 18 | ‘ Billions of pounds have been squandered that could have been invested in energy conservation and the development of alternatives . ’ |
| 19 | It is also quite likely that the social services consumed some of the capital that could have been invested in industry , but again there was no scarcity of capital during this period . |
| 20 | Then , in an aside that could have been uttered by one of her own vampires , she adds , ‘ If I fail I will destroy myself . ’ |
| 21 | At this moment she looked to Joe like a witch and her voice and words sounded as ominous as any that could have been uttered by an authentic witch , as she hissed at him , ‘ I am more concerned about what happens to you than what a lot of stupid men do in their aim to kill each other . |
| 22 | Lesotho is one of eight countries across the globe in which Save The Children has introduced the riders for health project , working with the ministry of health , a successful programme has been developed which provides primary health care to almost five times as many villages that could have been reached on foot . |
| 23 | It mattered to him that the people of the south were of ancient lineage , far beyond anything that could have been imagined by the Americans he had known in New York , back in the Tens and Twenties . |
| 24 | It is quite possible that the expansion of the social services may have used up some of the labour that could have been absorbed by the manufacturing sector but there was no scarcity of labour as such in the 1960s and 1970s . |
| 25 | A rough estimate of the amount of water that could have been entrained by this fireball is , where R is the radius of the fireball when its pressure has dropped to the ambient value ( several kilometres for a 10-Mton nuclear blast ) , and the density of atmospheric water vapour ( several times ) . |
| 26 | This , in effect , ensures that all ferrets are ready and willing to work fully and properly and there will be no unnecessary delays or complications that could have been prevented . |
| 27 | DOUG SCOTT Himalayan climber DEATH OF AN ENGLISH WALKER A tragedy that could have been prevented ? |
| 28 | In a scheme that could have been inspired by Alkan 's Trois Grandes Etudes Op. 76 ( except that Alkan was virtually entirely unknown when the Eckhardt-Gramatté was composed ; moreover , Pisani 's notes explain the circumstances of its composition ) , the first movement is written for the left hand alone and the second movement for the right ; the Finale re-unites the hands as it unites the music , combining the substance of the first two movements . |
| 29 | Eddie made a harsh sound that could have been intended as a laugh but sounded more like a cry of pain . |
| 30 | Such sums may have been trivial in comparison with the financial resources at the disposal of the larger American combines , but they provided a base that could have been built on . |