Example sentences of "[pers pn] could have have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’
2 I could have had a contract to compare favourably with any offered to anyone at the club .
3 I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA .
4 But for her insistence on being free for Dickie 's holidays she could have had a ward sister 's job in Benedict 's by just picking up the nearest telephone .
5 Nine months and five days , you could 've had a baby by now .
6 He said for the money we spent here you could have had a percentage off .
7 You could have had a gap of many years since you worked .
8 You could have had a paddle like this
9 Why , you could have had a career in modelling or something … ’
10 We could 've had a pizza in town , ’ she reminded him .
11 We established that she and Sir Richard are lovers , adulterers , fornicators , and in only a matter of time we could have had a confession that they were guilty of Sir Thomas 's death as well as the .
12 We could have had a shower together .
13 ‘ If only we could have had a child .
14 Just think , colleagues , what we could have done with forty two million pounds , we could have had a conference twice a year not the biannual conference they 're on about .
15 I welcome the declaration , which is a big step forward , but , given British experience and law , we could have had a directive in which we could have taken the lead .
16 Once the door was shut , they could have had a dance band going full blast and you 'd never know it in the next room .
17 The difference in the popular vote was less dramatic : for the CPP , 398 141 ( plus five uncontested seats , where presumably they could have had a landslide ) ; for the combined opposition , 299 116 votes .
18 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 ) .
19 As Strachan was clearly knackered at the end of it , I thought he could have had a run out for the last 10 mins or so .
20 He could have had a bit of a crush , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but the main attraction was my career .
21 He could have had a seizure .
22 He could have had a room next door . ’
23 He could have had a fit .
24 He could have had a career in journalism or on television . ’
25 He could have had a hat-trick but was denied by Miklosko 's brilliant save .
26 He could have had a pistol as well : sensible precaution .
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