Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [adv] have have a " in BNC.

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1 A lot of people said last year that I should n't have had a factory bike , so I was happy that my early results demonstrated I was worthy of an NSR .
2 Actually , I might just have had a little to do with his death , as it occurred less than a year after the Stoves lost their only child , Esmerelda .
3 Part of it was my upbringing , of course , but I could easily have had a violent reaction away from that if it had n't been for the inhibiting atmosphere in the company itself .
4 Not because I could n't have had a holiday only that er we had loads of milk so we had to go and fetch it from the farms and you got ta have somebody to take it out .
5 I could not have had a better send off , and I realized that the public battles had played only a marginal part in it .
6 I could not have had a better tutor in extra-mural teaching .
7 I 'd rather have have a cup of tea
8 I 'd rather have had a knife .
9 Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’
10 I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal .
11 On the other hand , you know all there is to be known about me : born Bigley Road , Grays , in Essex , twenty-six years old , wife Alice … who says if she had met you afore me I would n't have had a look-in — and she only saw you from a distance . ’
12 I used to look at birth books and that , otherwise I would n't have had a clue .
13 Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections .
14 If you had your baby at BMH , you may well have had a leaflet left on your bed by Birmingham West branch .
15 I think that you might call Duff Hart-Davis a travel writer too , at least by osmosis , since his godfather was if I remember rightly Peter Fleming , who might well have had a stern word or two to say about Mrs Izzard 's book .
16 The dazed expression had almost left her face and I wondered if she might not have had a slight stroke when Celia abandoned her , and was now recovering .
17 She might not have had a daughter to sing them with but she could enjoy their soulfullness on her own .
18 She 'd never have had a smash hit on Broadway if she 'd stayed here to work .
19 You could n't have had a golf course made for a man 's game more than that golf course for John Daly , ’ observed the man who has won more Masters than anyone , six all told and now playing his 34th in succession .
20 In your case you could n't have had a better officer , in my view , to handle that situation .
21 But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews .
22 It was a girl like Eve Malone , a little pikasheen who would n't have had a drink on her at all , that would end up in hospital .
23 It gives them greater job mobility but also a large number of people aged in their 20s who would not have had a pension now have them .
24 You would n't have had a chance . ’
25 Subba Row , who will not have had a hand in this particular decision , sees him as a ‘ good scout ’ .
26 Subba Row , who will not have had a hand in this particular decision , sees him as a ‘ good scout ’ .
27 You will probably have had a chance to practise with the hand-held mask at antenatal class .
28 You will probably have to have a tetanus injection , particularly if you have wounded yourself while gardening .
29 I hope you will not have had a fruitless journey , Mrs er — ’
30 ‘ Well , we 'll just have to have a male crone for today , ’ replied Miss Thorne in a dangerously quiet voice .
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