Example sentences of "could [not/n't] [verb] have [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Yet the marked expansion in the French kingdom 's territorial size between 1204 and 1259 could not fail to have an impact upon such claims to autonomy and independence .
2 Police say the dog could have been used in a fight or dumped by an uncaring owner who could not afford to have the animal registered under dangerous dog legislation .
3 Jessamy prized her privacy far too much , she could n't bear to have a pack of journalists prying into every corner of her life .
4 I could n't bear to have the television on either — I just sat there in silence , trying to work it all out .
5 When I took these two guitars into the studio to try them out , over the course of the first hour everyone and their cat called in and could n't resist having a go .
6 Even the Head of the School of Languages , Leisure and Tourism could n't resist having a go on the roller boller .
7 I hope you do n't mind — I could n't resist having a bath . ’
8 Not because I could n't have had a holiday only that er we had loads of milk so we had to go and fetch it from the farms and you got ta have somebody to take it out .
9 ‘ You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession .
10 ' They could n't have had an accident , could they ? ’ asked Karen .
11 ‘ You 're not saying he could n't have had the irritation , the nerve , the strength to strangle her ? ’
12 How many people of the , how many of you here today , could actually pay for your home out of your income , if you waited until you have sufficient income to pay for your home in its entirety , the bulk of the people in this room , even though there are , yes , some rich farmers , still could n't afford to have a home .
13 Hayman knew he could n't afford to have the man around to answer to a Congressional enquiry if the shit hit the fan .
14 Just maybe Cunt could nt handle having a book which had 2 shady blokes in silhouette on it … not avant garde or rimbaut ( sp ? ) enuff ?
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