Thread: "could well have"
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Old 01-Apr-2008, 21:38
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"We have not done what we could well have done..."

Hi,
I have found many entries on the Internet for the expression in bold. Is it an authentic English construction? I think I understand what the idea behind "well" is, but I would like to hear an explanation from the natives.
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