Example sentences of "could have [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | But he might at least be " useful " , as he had wanted , and part of that usefulness lay in the fact that , on one level at least , his poetry could have a public and national purpose — although , when the war had been won , he no longer cared to draw attention to those aspects of it . |
| 32 | Mum , do you think I could have a pen ? |
| 33 | He could have a change of heart and settle down to family life . ’ |
| 34 | Andrew Telford , owner of Regal Diving , said : ‘ Perhaps we could have a compromise and dive only where there are no human remains . |
| 35 | He goes to a day centre three days a week but it would help if he could have a two- or three-week holiday somewhere every now and again . |
| 36 | The way the year is running we could have a drought at midwinter and snowdrops at harvest time . |
| 37 | ‘ Perhaps we could have a drink outside , ’ said the woman as the French family exploded with bellowed laughter and banging fists . |
| 38 | Moira said she would ask her parents if she could have a drink with him . |
| 39 | ‘ I wish I could have a drink . |
| 40 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 41 | Each child could have a drink of water out of the shared cup , and could take a small piece of biscuit . |
| 42 | Yes if erm two girls were in a toilet you were fined and they used to stop the money , oh yes two girls were fined it was a very strict there it was er quite as strict there as it was a H & T Hornes and erm you , you but you could have a drink there , but er at one time before they allowed a drink , a cup of tea , the men used to , someone to watch to see if , when we were working in the top shop cos we could see if anyone came up the , up the shop into , from the bottom shop into top shop then they put a can on erm on something to boil you see and er oh and we got a little sto coal stove to heat the shop , no central heating pipes or anything like that , and they put er someone you could see anyone coming up the , up the steps and er anyway there was someone , one of the bosses coming up so they erm whipped the can off , ran round the back of the bench wh where there were a lot of hand presses going and Mr walked straight he was only mad that off the can of boiling water |
| 43 | Players can be put in any position , so you could have a striker playing in goal ! |
| 44 | I know , but you could have a , yes but you could have a jumper to go with the trousers , lilac 's nice |
| 45 | We could have a banana souffle |
| 46 | Johnson , however , fully aware of the likely number of biographers he might attract before and after his death , found here a biography in which he could have a say , thus not only securing his immortality , but controlling it . |
| 47 | But today he had asked if he could have a quarter of an hour extension and her father had said he would be back in time to take over . |
| 48 | After a short time he asked if he could have a whisky and soda , and when the ingredients were brought tried to pour a drink for the King . |
| 49 | Alberta Premier Donald Getty stated that the possibility that Quebec could have a veto over the reform of the Senate was " completely unacceptable " . |
| 50 | He could have a militia unit disbanded if he wished . |
| 51 | She could have a cold . |
| 52 | Cauthen could have a banker in the opening event in Golan Heights . |
| 53 | She says : ‘ At the moment , nannies who look after children in their employers ' homes could have a history of the worst child abuse imaginable . |
| 54 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 55 | It might help everybody concerned if you could have a word with . |
| 56 | A : excuse me are you busy B : no not at all A : I wondered if I could have a word with you |
| 57 | If you like I could have a word with the Chief Constable and put him in the picture , should you deem it appropriate . ’ |
| 58 | Maybe we could have a word in the afternoon , Robert . |
| 59 | ‘ I wonder if you think I could have a word with Beryl ? |
| 60 | Once the budgies and the two cats were attended to , she asked the kindly-looking proprietor if she could have a word with Mrs Jarvis . |