Example sentences of "could have [verb] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alternatively the committee could have served as a scapegoat if Pomgol activities had failed completely . |
| 2 | The butcher — a distinguished-looking man who could have served as a model for Mr Micawber and had , also , his turn of phrase . |
| 3 | Indeed , Vauxcelles , in a review of the Salon des Indépendants of 1907 , notes with satisfaction that ‘ The influence of Cézanne is on the wane ’ , and adds , ‘ certain earlier Salons , in particular those of 1904 and 1905 , could have borne as a banner … ‘ homage to Cézanne ’ ' . |
| 4 | In a crisis it could have doubled as a draught excluder or , if the pub got rough , as a cosh . |
| 5 | Morrison only completed some light running in the morning session at the army camp on a pitch which could have doubled as a minefield such were the undulations and mini-lagoons lying in wait for the unsuspecting . |
| 6 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |