Example sentences of "could have have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I stared at him , wondering what was going on in that complex mind of his , what his real motive was in pushing north by car when we could have had a good night 's sleep and flown up in daylight . |
2 | Some of Bach 's melodies , however , are so freely formed that it is impossible to decide whether , like the above Sarabande , they could have had a simple outline as their origin , or whether Bach followed a free vein of inspiration , ignoring a well-defined construction . |
3 | He could have had a radiographic picture within two minutes , but that was far too long . |
4 | And we only wanted the melted chocolate , we could have had a sticky finger then could n't we ? |
5 | If the new religion forced too difficult and direct a choice , it could have had a sticky launch . |
6 | If it were n't for Lennie , George could have had a peaceful life and have married someone but it is this power of ‘ deep-inside ’ love which kept them together . |
7 | The resultant high temperatures and high humidities could have had a disastrous effect on both land and marine faunas . |
8 | Mr Lynch said that could have had a disastrous effect on the whales , which use their own inbuilt sonar system to navigate . |
9 | Pity she ca n't go as well , you could have had a quiet weekend . |
10 | ‘ Could have had a sudden shock , ’ snorted Naseby , forgetting which side he was on , and unwilling to concede anything to Auguste . |
11 | So all I 've got to do is when I run out again fill it up again spending another twenty five quid 's worth or so that would have been six and I could have had a free Corgi toy for Ricky for Christmas . |
12 | No well we could have had a matching hair do . |
13 | David , an obvious model for early medieval princes , could have had a special appeal for Charles ( as we know he did for Alfred ) . |
14 | The Soviet debate of the 1920s was the first in history to face the problems of growth in a conscious manner , and they were not merely theoretical discussions since the results could have had a profound effect upon the actual outcome of events . |