Example sentences of "[noun pl] could have [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it is extremely useful to have universities , polys and colleges compared on an equal basis , particularly as in these days of cutbacks many , who in earlier years could have relied on a university place , may have to hedge their bets by applying to polys too . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , the farmers could have bought at a slightly higher price certified seed , which , being certified , was less likely to be suffering from the virus which affected the seed actually bought . |
| 3 | It did n't seem possible that things could have come to a head so soon . |
| 4 | THE mix-up that means two families may have been bringing up the wrong babies could have happened in a fire alert , it emerged yesterday . |
| 5 | The little devils could have done with a firm hand ! ’ |
| 6 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |
| 7 | Up to 30 victims could have died in a basement community centre directly below where the jumbo jet struck . |