Example sentences of "[pron] could have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had thought I could have complete trust in you to get your charge safely home . |
| 2 | I vowed to do anything to please Mum so I could have that bed , but I should have known better : it was impossible to please her . |
| 3 | Then I could have that machine and Justy can have mine . |
| 4 | When I was a lad I could have seventy for them , I sat on there and I licked it up , er , a good afternoon , I was just having a break by sands , I said when I was a lad I could have seventy ice creams |
| 5 | ‘ I could have married cousin Freddy 's best friend Gerald , ’ she said . |
| 6 | I wish I could have 2,000 words to write about THE SIZE OF HER HANDS . |
| 7 | I asked Leo if I could have five minutes ' peace . |
| 8 | If I allow other hon. Members to contribute , perhaps I could have five minutes or so , along with Opposition spokesmen , to make my wind-up speech and give a total justification of what the Government are doing . |
| 9 | I suppose some people who are in receipt of social benefits might say their benefits are very , very small , come nowhere near covering the true cost to them and their families are having to foot the bill for a lot of what 's done , and sometimes , when maybe their allowances are cut by a little bit , they might think ‘ erm well perhaps if the Oxfordshire County Councillors had cut a little bit of their attendance allowances maybe I could have little bit more ’ . |
| 10 | So anyway that was one of the reasons , when I found that Brothers was slowly going out of business , when I saw last in , and I asked him if er I could have this thing ? |
| 11 | She said to me once , ‘ That stupid yank bitch , if it was n't for her , I could have this baby ’ . ’ |
| 12 | If I could have any day of my life over again , at the price of my right arm , it would be that day ! |
| 13 | I wanted to make money , so I could have more things like them . ’ |
| 14 | If I did n't have me mother , I could have more hours [ as a home help ] , if I had no ties . |
| 15 | It brought me up against the fact that I 'd like him to be better off so I could have more options . |
| 16 | but he , he 's at that age now where I could have another kid and look after it quite easily if I had one , but I do n't wan na go through , not the pregnancy , but I do n't want to go through all the babies and getting up in the night and , one that 'll come out six months old |
| 17 | you said I could have another sherry ! |
| 18 | It therefore becomes the responsibility of those who control its application to prevent any developments which could have undesirable effects , either on society in general or on limited sectors such as agriculture . |
| 19 | ‘ My fear is that people who are not suspected of committing an immigration offence may find themselves on this machine , which could have startling ramifications for them , ’ he said this week . |
| 20 | The cost associated with delay in payments to suppliers includes the possible erosion of goodwill between the supplier and the company , which could have significant consequences . |
| 21 | 3.9 further undertakes to report to promptly all instances of activities of which is aware by third parties in the Territory and elsewhere which could have any effect on the validity of 's Trade Marks including : |
| 22 | 6.5 Within [ 15 ] working days after service of such notice ( excluding the day of service ) the Lease shall be completed and time shall be of the essence of this provision Advisable though this clause may be , the problem is that the agreement is liable to be brought to an end at the expiration of the notice , which could have dire consequences for a tenant who has expended a considerable sum of money on the tenant 's works but is for some reason unable to complete . |
| 23 | It must be added that they were the better team , had the outstanding individual in Gordon Strachan and deserved the victory procured by a touch of finesse which could have Vinny Jones drummed out of the cloggers ' union . |
| 24 | This option allows a measure of latitude to opt for jury trial on indictment to a person accused of a more serious offence , or one which could have profound effects on him if found guilty . |
| 25 | However , one or two changes have been made since inheritance tax was introduced which could have important implications for anyone planning to pass on gift s with a capital value . |
| 26 | The parents were glad of a helping hand so them could have some time to themselves . |
| 27 | Steffi appears to have everything , so I asked that if she could have one wish , what would it be ? |
| 28 | It 's like Miss , when she walks from the staff office to here , she could have four conversations and when she gets here she thinks what was the first conversation about again ? |
| 29 | Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number . |
| 30 | At the time she thought she might have to give up riding , and decided that if she had Bubbles broken to harness she could have some fun driving her and doing some in-hand showing . |