Example sentences of "could have [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the face of such concerted action it was clear that the Library Association had to take strong action on behalf of its members who , individually , could have little chance of opposing the ban . |
| 2 | At Pemberley the ‘ many family portraits … could have little to fix the attention of a stranger ’ ; at Sotherton they are ‘ no longer any thing to any body but Mrs Rushworth , who had been at great pains to learn all that the housekeeper could teach ’ . |
| 3 | And at the very back , the small , patient figure of Phil Aldrich , seeking ( of this , Ashenden could have little doubt ) to avoid the embarrassment of refusing to sign Janet Roscoe 's latest petition . |
| 4 | In isolation the Left minority could have little influence . |
| 5 | When Jonathan Malcolm and his girlfriend met they could have little idea of the trouble which lay in store . |
| 6 | I suppose some people who are in receipt of social benefits might say their benefits are very , very small , come nowhere near covering the true cost to them and their families are having to foot the bill for a lot of what 's done , and sometimes , when maybe their allowances are cut by a little bit , they might think ‘ erm well perhaps if the Oxfordshire County Councillors had cut a little bit of their attendance allowances maybe I could have little bit more ’ . |
| 7 | Certainly in agriculture in general the loss of young workers under 20 is very great indeed , approximately 27.0% , but those remaining could have much to contribute . |
| 8 | However , the job itself , as we have already noted , is rarely the cause of disenchantment with agriculture — indeed , in a decade that has seen a renewed interest in the countryside among young people and a growing desire to escape from the urban rat-race , agriculture could have much to offer . |
| 9 | Britain could have much more clout with the combined power of our neighbours than as an individual country . |
| 10 | Her property was her separate property ( that is , separate from her husband , so that only a married woman could have such property ) , and , by means of a settlement , she could be restrained from anticipating it . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't know I could have such a good time so close to home . |
| 12 | Many archaeologists were unable to swallow Thom 's arguments — some because they were ignorant of astronomy and others , perhaps more reasonably , because the notion that our ‘ primitive ’ forebears could have such an advanced observational astronomy was anathema to them . |
| 13 | That Darwin 's ideas could have such manifold influence throughout the entire structure of modern biological theory should not now be surprising . |
| 14 | This account of his life and work is included as a reminder of how one man , from unremarkable beginnings , could have such a remarkable impact in a sphere characterized only by indifference . |
| 15 | Harry 's expression softened and Nicholas was jealous of that which could have such an affecting influence on him . |
| 16 | It amazed him such a slip of a girl could have such passion in her , and by then he had noticed the perfect contours of her body which neither the black dress nor the prim white apron could conceal . |
| 17 | There were no causes operating in the world today that could have such devastating results . |
| 18 | We could have such fun , " he pleaded . |
| 19 | i cant see where we could have such a player … but all our players are too nice at the moment — maybe they can start showing the nasty streak . |
| 20 | If a stranger could have such an effect on her she should never have agreed to wear Paul 's ring . |
| 21 | Not for anything would she give him the satisfaction of knowing his opinion could have such a devastating effect on her . |
| 22 | I doubt any more whether we live in the sort of society where you could have such rules . |
| 23 | He could have many reasons for being vindictive . |
| 24 | He was not prepared to admit that the universe could have many alternative histories , as in the sum over histories . |
| 25 | I mean , I 've needed four years to get to this point so she could have all the time in the world as far as I was concerned . |
| 26 | It did n't matter that they were not great quality , you could have all these colours . |
| 27 | For example , you could have all your Night Goblins armed with nets , or all armed with clubs , or you can have some armed with clubs and some with nets . |
| 28 | The ratio of net-to club-armed Netters is entirely up to you : you could have all clubs , all nets or a mixture of the two . |
| 29 | round the barrel about three times round the barrel then right down into the chain locker but if you kept , let it ride what we used to call let it ride well well now it get so big then you have to run it all off cos you had one lever , that 's what you had and the steam valve could have all steamed . |
| 30 | Beecham , Allan , Penny , Dyer , they could have all scored . |