Example sentences of "could have [vb pp] with a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Meeting Venus ’ looks like it could have done with a bit of old fashioned fascism itself . |
2 | I could have done with a bit of support from you once in a while . |
3 | I could have done with a bit of weeping and gnashing of the old teeth . |
4 | Ironically she rarely used much make-up herself , but right now she could have done with a cover-up stick to hide the dark shadows beneath her eyes and some blusher to conceal at least a little of her pallor . |
5 | Her red suit was smart , but too bright a colour for her pale English pink and white skin , her brown hair could have done with a wash and her nails were ragged and bitten . |
6 | My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape . |
7 | ‘ You could have done with a couple of stitches here . |
8 | He could have done with a saw . |
9 | How they could have done with a win this afternoon . |
10 | ‘ I could have done with a hand . ’ |
11 | Here were many war-time refugees and exiles from every country in europe , with accents you could have cut with a cheese wire . |
12 | The doors were fastened with a padlock which a child of five could have picked with a paper clip . |