Examples of 'could have been doing' in a sentence

Meaning of "could have been doing"

The phrase 'could have been doing' is used to express speculation or uncertainty about someone's past actions, suggesting that they may have been engaged in a particular activity or behavior. It implies a hypothetical situation or possibility, indicating that the action being described is a potential explanation but without definitive proof

How to use "could have been doing" in a sentence

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could have been doing
There is nothing you could have been doing here.
We could have been doing this the whole time.
I did not know what he could have been doing in there.
They could have been doing heaven knows what.
No country was doing enough and all countries could have been doing more.
They could have been doing business or.
I do not entirely know what you whores could have been doing.
If only people could have been doing this before.
Could have been doing things in their community.
Even if you could have been doing better.
But instead, I just spent my entire afternoon I could have been doing homework.
I am sure you could have been doing something useful.
This Mrs Stewart, did she look like she would could have been doing any drinking?
We could have been doing this a long time ago.
If you would just shut up we could have been doing it by now.

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You could have been doing a lot of things.
There were so many other things you could have been doing rather than watching television.
I could have been doing this my entire life.
Four years we could have been doing CTs.
I could have been doing this for years.
Every single person who comes to Bible study could have been doing something else.
He could have been doing anything.
I do not know what I could have been doing.
Guy could have been doing time for something else.
Those three years I could have been doing.
We could have been doing it all this time.
Wonder what I could have been doing.
I could have been doing anything.
Unfortunately I have been at work when I could have been doing these things.
Or someone could have been doing that as a joke.
I thought it was just Cottonmouth, but Scarfe could have been doing this for years.
We could have been doing this years ago.
Could have been talking, could have been doing anything.
They could have been doing something else.
You realize what you could have been doing?
What you could have been doing instead of wasting time.
That 's probably the best thing you could have been doing right now.
We could have been doing that this afternoon.
Can you imagine what we could have been doing all this time?
He could have been doing it for all of us.
It 's just possible that he could have been doing this on his own time.
We could have been doing something else at that time.
You just bust in? We could have been doing anything.
You could have been doing worse than that.
I was wasting my time, I could have been doing something else.
I could have been doing more over the last two years.
Any idea what he could have been doing with them?
I could have been doing anything in here! Brenda.
But is there any chance David could have been doing things you were not aware of?
You could have been doing something else right at this instant.

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