Example sentences of "could [vb infin] [vb pp] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another punch and I could 've lost the lot . ’ |
| 2 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 3 | Oh aye , I could 've paid the fine . |
| 4 | You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? |
| 5 | I could 've had the Queen Mum to tea there and not been ashamed . |
| 6 | Well you could 've washed the marmalade out while you were s out the saucer . |
| 7 | Overall , however , students had a strong sense of duty to help China develop into a powerful , modern country , but they were uncertain as to how they could contribute given the constraints placed on them . |
| 8 | Hosted at Sir John Hall 's luxurious abode at Wynyard Hall , all of the best that Teesside business could provide attended the meeting . |
| 9 | They could have filled the cellars of Masham with McEwans 80/ and Youngers No. 3 from Edinburgh or with the new Theakstons-on-Tyne which the locals declare is a far inferior brew . |
| 10 | I have cited the work of Olson , Hildyard and Greenfield as representative of the ‘ strong ’ version of the ‘ autonomous , model , although other writers could have served the purpose equally well so my criticisms are not intended as specific to them . |
| 11 | Conscious of his literary failings he often pointed out that he wished some ‘ literary residents , who by their good taste and frequent travel ’ could have undertaken the task . |
| 12 | The driver could have applied the brake but because of a defective ratchet , for instance , the brake could have slipped and as a result would not be effectively set . |
| 13 | No President could have accepted the presence of Soviet missiles on an island only 145 kilometres from the American mainland . |
| 14 | It could have accepted the proposals which I put forward to rationalise and institutionalise the administrative jurisdiction in a boldly-conceived system of administrative courts separated to a large extent from the ordinary routine of departmental administration and free from indirect ministerial interference . |
| 15 | Only a government commanding enormous confidence and authority could have accepted the blow to its prestige entailed in acquiescing in the Austrian assault upon Serbia . |
| 16 | They could have accepted the arguments of the prosecution and the apparent evidence of the video footage and convicted the four Los Angeles police officers . |
| 17 | But nothing could have prepared the troops in the trenches for the carnage that was to follow . |
| 18 | He and no one else could have adulterated the wine . |
| 19 | Before I move on I note that I could have fished the swim from the other bank , although there was no shallow-enough water nearby to ford the river . |
| 20 | He thought : we could have pressed the brake pedal . |
| 21 | Anyone could have guessed the relationship without a caption . |
| 22 | A few more rabbits out of the hat could have done the trick . |
| 23 | Almost anyone could have done the work . |
| 24 | With the way Greg played that year , he could have done the slam . |
| 25 | Bob Cools , the town 's socialist mayor ( who spells his first name the ordinary way ) , complained about a show of Antwerp as seen by foreign photographers ; he said locals could have done the job better . |
| 26 | It was patently clear to all that Samuel Pipkin could have poisoned the water after he had drunk from it , if indeed he had drunk from it at all . |
| 27 | Hibs have found a blend in central defence elusive this season , but could have discovered the answer to their problems in Steven Tweed . |
| 28 | Those still with troublesome suspicions should have asked themselves how Pakistan 's fast men could have survived the Cornhill Test series had they been doing something illegal to the ball while on view not only to alert umpires and batting opponents but to thousands of onlookers at the various grounds and before the probing eye of television . |
| 29 | There was therefore no need for them to decide whether and by what powers they could have handled the matter if they had thought that there was any merit in either of them . |
| 30 | Patricia Hewitt could have appended the letters to her own , although hers was written some ninety years later . |