Example sentences of "there could have been [det] " in BNC.
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1 | I am not spreading or sagging , the glow of an early sun tan had probably removed a year or two and I 've discovered that lipstick does wonders , but there could have been little doubt in his mind that I was closer in age to his mother than to him . |
2 | There could have been little expectation , especially after the war resumed in 1369 , that circumstances would again favour papal taxation : yet they did . |
3 | But these were the only two films he had made in seven years , and there could have been little doubt that his particular tradition of uniformed , clenched , period Englishmen had become unfashionable in America with the coming of the new realist cinema immediately after the war . |
4 | If this had been a reflection of basic principles of justice there could have been little cause for complaint , but in fact an examination of the position shows clearly that this was not the case . |
5 | However , I now see that there could have been less concurrence between them on this matter than I had supposed , and so I was a disappointment to both of them . |
6 | It has not been a characteristic of the Department of Education and Science in the past few years — The Minister seems not to accept that , but if he talked to teachers about one or two recent arbitrary changes in education provision , he might well hear the view that there could have been more consultation . |
7 | There could have been another contributory factor having a bearing on the origin of man 's appreciation of beauty . |
8 | There could have been another car/coach/taxi coming the other way ! ’ |
9 | You can see where there could have been some buildings outside the main ring wall . |
10 | With regard to the relics , I was prepared at least to consider the possibility that there could have been some sort of automatic response in the nerves and muscle fibres triggered by the lightning . |
11 | That 's not to say there was n't child abuse now , I I have my own thoughts and in my own feelings feel that there could have been some child abuse especially ch sexual abuse . |
12 | The recommended books might have been borrowed from a fellow student , or bought , or there could have been some alternative reading . |