Example sentences of "they could have [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could have badminton here , and table tennis , and darts , and — not billiards ; the equipment was too expensive , but certainly bagatelle ! |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I retreated into the kitchen and I could hear people asking Nell what time they could have breakfast . |
| 4 | Then they could have sex on a tiger skin by an open fire ; actresses always owned things like tiger skins . |
| 5 | It was something he found hard to understand , though of course it must be accepted , this escape of children from the parental bonds so that they could have secrets from you and hiding places you could n't penetrate , that they were adults and possessed houses and cars which you had no hand in choosing or buying , that they could lock up those houses as they locked up their thoughts . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , on the other hand it was widely felt that the system itself denied young people opportunities and circumstances in which they could have control over their own lives and education . |
| 7 | She took him to her room where they could have privacy . |
| 8 | Reduce debtors to 63 days sales ( £1,095,890 divided by 80 x 63 ) = £863,013 , a reduction of £232,877 ; at 14.5% ; this would be worth £33,767 £50k plus £33k = £83k or , if they chose to , they could have £232k cash to put to better use |
| 9 | Th you said or you implied that the women were surprised that er that they could have power and you use it effectively . |
| 10 | Amstrad boss Mr Sugar was not at home , but a spokesman said if the demonstrators came back today they could have tea and biscuits with his wife . |
| 11 | On a military base , they could have eyes as well . |