Example sentences of "[noun prp] could [verb] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | West Ham 's Trevor Morley could have had a hatful during a one-sided second half but Knight 's brilliance and some missed chances stopped Pompey from being overwhelmed . |
| 2 | So there was , Grizel Huntley acknowledged , and it would be a great deal better if Penny could manage to think a bit more positively . |
| 3 | ‘ But what annoyed us most is Downey could have made a phone call to us . |
| 4 | The establishing of national assemblies in Scotland and Wales and of regional assemblies in England could serve to stimulate a feeling of national identity at these levels , but this would still leave something of a lacuna at the United Kingdom level . |
| 5 | Councillors and officials will tell him that Orkney could have faced a disaster if the Bettina Danica had been a tanker . |
| 6 | According to Ian Lindsey , a director of Save & Prosper , if the agency had obtained authorisation there is ‘ no way ’ Mr Rundle could have received a refund . |
| 7 | Only a week earlier on Palm Sunday , it seemed possible that Jesus could have led a rebellion against the hated Romans . |
| 8 | Short did not appear to obtain much advantage out of the opening and according to Karpov 's friend , Dmitri Bjelica , Karpov could have secured a draw by exchanging queens as the players approached the time control at move 40 . |
| 9 | As police search for a motive for the killing , one possibility they have n't ruled out is that Mr Miles could have disturbed a burglar . |
| 10 | Although they only took 20 minutes to arrive , if George could have given a map reference , as well as his address , they could have got there that much sooner . |
| 11 | ‘ Incident Rooms I have Known ’ : Wycliffe could have written a book about them . |
| 12 | If only Mark could have got a living in a better district , she thought , as she had so often thought before . |
| 13 | Mr Prescott said Transport Secretary John MacGregor could have made a Commons statement today but claimed Mr MacGregor ‘ was not prepared to cancel his engagements in Scotland ’ . |
| 14 | It was unlikely that Hatton could have had a hand in the Cornwall or Monmouthshire jobs . |