Example sentences of "could have [vb pp] a better " in BNC.
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| 1 | She always said she could have done a better job running the place than the Director or his boss , Controller Establishment Research and Nuclear . |
| 2 | I was n't very happy with my legal representation ; in fact , I think I could have done a better job myself . |
| 3 | Yep The Don was crap — I could have done a better job . |
| 4 | No-one can argue against or overstate what Sgt Wilko has done in this area , that 's why I believe no-one around could have done a better job , and why he is the best man for the future too . |
| 5 | Whatever he wrote about Kirkwoods of past ages , no one could have written a better tribute to a family than did Thomson when he described Major Kirkwood and the rest of the present-day family . |
| 6 | Nenna felt that she could have made a better hand at answering Louise if only Edward had taken the trouble to return her purse . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Jimmy could have had a better serve . |
| 9 | Among people in their fifties there is a marked sense that , " if only I had been born 20 years later I could have had a better time ! " |
| 10 | And the victim could have chosen a better place to voice throaty communist sentiments . |