Example sentences of "he could have be a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you know , I felt like saying , well , you know he could have been a bit more considerate and concerned when we were actually going out with each other ! |
| 2 | NOBBY STILES ( Manchester Utd , Middlesbrough , Preston and England — 1960-74 ) : ‘ He could have been a cartoon character . |
| 3 | He could have been a computer salesman . |
| 4 | Swaddled in a large sweater , Travis sat with his arms about his legs , so still that he could have been a statue . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , come , Sir Edmund , he could have been a Cardinal of Rome and his fate would have been the same . |
| 6 | He could have been a professional . |
| 7 | He could have been a lot worse but the whole thing will upset him a lot . ’ |
| 8 | He could have been a bank manager from the High Street of Twickenham , he could have sold insurance policies or slashed-price holidays to Benidorm . |
| 9 | He could have been a contender instead of a ‘ dead-player ’ — the author of an 800-page memoir . |
| 10 | In a way , I wo n't say I like Ron too much , and he could have been a contender . ’ |