Example sentences of "it could have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | However had the United States regarded the joining of a nuclear free zone agreement as incompatible with the Pacific Security Treaty it could have made a claim of material breach and suspended the first agreement with respect to New Zealand . |
| 2 | However , it could have hidden a greater reduction in flow in the deeper layers of the bowel wall , which may be the main site of vascular compromise . |
| 3 | And it could have blown a good distance in last night 's gale . |
| 4 | ‘ There was no loss to the stores but it could have caused a few problems . ’ |
| 5 | Oh I 'm alright do n't worry about me I 'm , they , the person at home , their family must be told as well as you making a note in your accident book that there has been somebody with a knock on the head however mi minor it is , it 's got to be reported , because that knock could have repercussions , it could have broken a small vessel in the brain , it could still be bleeding and that is when compression takes over . |
| 6 | It could have gone a different way . ’ |
| 7 | Had the newspaper been less callous and opportunistic in its presentation , it could have avoided a successful libel action by publishing its exclusive insight into the mind of the hostage-taker with sufficient background material to remove any suggestion that his allegation was other than paranoid fantasy . |
| 8 | If the new religion forced too difficult and direct a choice , it could have had a sticky launch . |
| 9 | Obviously , what is or may be of importance to an employer 's business is a question of fact ; and it was no doubt significant in Swain that S was the general manager , the wrongful employee was the managing director , his conduct was dishonest and it could have had a material effect on the defendant 's business ( labelling meat as " Empire Products " when it was not ) . |
| 10 | If Lancaster , with its castle and harbour , could have been garrisoned for James it could have provided a connecting link with France , but Forster could not spare the men and had to press on south , through wretched weather and along increasingly miry roads . |