Example sentences of "could have [verb] [prep] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm also the accountant you could 've tried to of got round because you were , you were digging the hole there erm you know where he 's , okay he wants to see the accountant , will this be a good idea I mean you could 've said yeah you know you appreciate that and all the rest of it and you could 've gone more into the tax side of where you , you know , you could 've perhaps er the company could 've benefited by putting some into the pension scheme as opposed erm paying all the taxes maybe you could 've gone in that way . |
| 2 | As Sampras , who had suddenly found the steel and resilience that he could have done with in his match with Leconte 48 hours earlier , or even in the early stages of the third set against Forget , produced the lob to the baseline which made it 15–40 from the home team 's point of view , Noah sunk back into his seat in disbelief . |
| 3 | Notably the heavyweight nature of programmes on offer was just what we could have done without on a wet , dreary Monday evening . |
| 4 | I could have navigated to In Salah , regardless of the piste , unless I stepped on a cobra or got my throat cut , but it was no use getting there alone . |
| 5 | I did n't know about the RSPB or the RSPCA or any other caring agency I could have turned to for assistance . |
| 6 | Derek Hall got the goal ; a 1-1 draw was the best they could have hoped for from this match . |
| 7 | It was everything that Burton could have hoped for in the West End at that time . |
| 8 | The children have warmth , shelter and food ; much more than they could have dreamed about before the revolution . |
| 9 | It was n't the kind of display which we could have had in in a city centre environment , er but in this area , er it shows that we 're receptive to people 's needs and we care about what goes on . |
| 10 | Then , if you have that necessary possession for any writer , luck , your subconscious will provide you with developments you never could have thought of in cold blood . |
| 11 | Erm not really , I mean er the salary one we could have got into in greater depth when we were cut |