Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could 've heard a critic smile ! |
| 2 | If I could 've worn a red jersey that would 've been it . |
| 3 | Because if you achieve a hundred percent of what 's in your plan , there 's always a danger that they could 've achieved a hundred and ten percent of what was in your plan and have n't been working hard . |
| 4 | In the old days he could 've swallowed a six-pack in half an hour and then gone out and walked a tightrope . |
| 5 | Another punch and I could 've lost the lot . ’ |
| 6 | You know communications is a very big area there 's a lot to be talked about erm certainly rapport and leading and things like that you asked for that we could 've done a lot more with , the type of language people use we could do a lot more with but when we 've got a limited time we 're gon na have to take a limited snapshot and I hope that what we 've done so far today you found useful and I hope when we put it into practice tomorrow maybe you can understand a little bit more of some of things that we 've been talking about today . |
| 7 | I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’ |
| 8 | You 're unemployed I would n't have thought you could 've stood a hundred and fifty , two hundred pounds withdrawal . |
| 9 | She could 've smoked ci er cigarillos , she could 've smoked a pipe , yeah , erm tt with regards to working , you did ask did she work but is sh she is a tax payer , she was n't because it 's pin money . |
| 10 | All the money we spent on this stuff , ’ she indicated her drink , ’ could 've floated a battleship over the years . ’ |
| 11 | If only could have stayed behind to hear this being said , he could 've taken a lot of messages back to his friends in government . |
| 12 | Or they could 've got a plane to Paris , nobody would have stopped them . |
| 13 | Well we could 've got a second hand one , but I mean what I 'll pay for a second hand one we might as well get |
| 14 | You should of said , I could 've borrowed a chair . |
| 15 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 16 | Oh aye , I could 've paid the fine . |
| 17 | ‘ We could 've had a pizza in town , ’ she reminded him . |
| 18 | We could 've had a two forty video tape , it said , two forty on it and when we put it in were n't it ? . |
| 19 | Nine months and five days , you could 've had a baby by now . |
| 20 | I could 've had the Queen Mum to tea there and not been ashamed . |
| 21 | She could 've had the same thing free on the National Health ! |
| 22 | You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? |
| 23 | Well you could 've washed the marmalade out while you were s out the saucer . |
| 24 | Overall , however , students had a strong sense of duty to help China develop into a powerful , modern country , but they were uncertain as to how they could contribute given the constraints placed on them . |
| 25 | Hosted at Sir John Hall 's luxurious abode at Wynyard Hall , all of the best that Teesside business could provide attended the meeting . |
| 26 | If only she could have waved a magic wand to turn the fat girl into a raving beauty . |
| 27 | She understood why Johnny had felt saddened when he had learned of their passing , and she smiled briefly as she recalled that she had never found the courage to tell him of the passing of that Empire , too — fearing that such knowledge could have precipitated an apoplectic fit ! |
| 28 | They could have filled the cellars of Masham with McEwans 80/ and Youngers No. 3 from Edinburgh or with the new Theakstons-on-Tyne which the locals declare is a far inferior brew . |
| 29 | Some moment when she , as a child , was on the verge of doing something wrong , and he could have fulfilled a father 's role and made her do it . |
| 30 | There is no precipice except in the painting ( though no doubt Junge could have painted the downward view if asked ) and Deborah Kerr has to act shock/horror , which she is perfectly capable of doing , and does splendidly . |