Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [modal v] have [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | purists may have an essential moral objection that this approach is false — what Ruskin or Morris would have called a lie . |
2 | Either Merovech or Childeric would have had a better claim to being " the first king " of the Franks . |
3 | In each case good advice to the individual or family could have made a crucial difference . |
4 | It is no surprise that parliament should have approved a conservative plan . |
5 | Here , with my seal-profile friend Fairfax , in the sight of the Mountain of God , I see that Victoria may have had a point . |
6 | Some archaeologists , irrespective of their scepticism over Ivan Koltsov 's announcement , have expressed concern that Pravda should have shown a map of the underground areas , and that Koltsov publicly described seeing local boys playing with ancient gold goblets which they had supposedly found in the underground passages . |
7 | It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army . |
8 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
9 | The group had claimed that drinkers would have to consume a ‘ not insignificant amount ’ of their 2.2 light beer before reaching the .05 blood alcohol limit set for drivers in NSW . |
10 | Opinion polls suggested throughout the campaign that Labour would have stood a better chance with the Scottish lawyer at the helm , and he has powerful support on the backbenches , especially among fellow Scots . |
11 | Councillors and officials will tell him that Orkney could have faced a disaster if the Bettina Danica had been a tanker . |
12 | It occurred to him that Newley might have died a perfectly natural death — a heart attack , perhaps , brought on by the blackmail . |
13 | ‘ I 'm still on the front row but it 's difficult to make a good start and have any effect at Spa because it 's such a short run-up to the first corner , so Alain would have to make a really dreadful start … |
14 | And whereas it might be argued that Granada would have kept a strong news operation in Newcastle , control would have been out of the hands of the region . |
15 | Only a week earlier on Palm Sunday , it seemed possible that Jesus could have led a rebellion against the hated Romans . |
16 | He is also trying to finish a commerce degree at university , but the remarkable series of events which has seen South Africa catapulted into the cricketing limelight means that studies might have to take a back seat for at least 1992 . |
17 | The NFU says it is possible that farmers may have to make a more positive contribution in return for conservation cash . |
18 | Yesterday , magistrates in Solihull were told by a Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals inspector that Boris would have suffered a lingering and painful death if his journey in the post had gone ahead . |
19 | He was a friend of President Kennedy 's and he wrote a rather fulsome biography Marilyn Monroe , and in his most recent novel he allows the suspicion — just the suspicion — that Jack may have had a hand in killing Marilyn , and that the CIA may have winked at the killing of Jack . |
20 | Although Rangers could have snatched a point in the dying moments when Allen 's shot was blocked , an equalister would have been harsh . |
21 | It was one thing to suggest that God might have instituted a ‘ law of progress ’ to achieve His goals in Nature , quite another to suggest that human beings were merely highly developed animals . |
22 | Although there were suggestions that Ashraf may have had a hand in the affair it seems more likely that the Shah dalliance with another women was the real cause . " |
23 | Until now she had never thought about Annie being interested in men , she was so reserved and proper , but it seemed to Carrie that Billy might have kindled a spark in the young woman . |
24 | On Oct. 1 , the head of the sixth IAEA inspection team , David Kay , said in Bahrain that Iraq would have developed a nuclear weapon within 18 months had the Gulf war not intervened , and that it still possessed the technology to manufacture a nuclear weapon within five years . |
25 | However , it is highly dubious that Britain would have adopted a stance different to that it took in response to Schuman 's public declaration . |
26 | The chances are that Britain will have to find a new place to dump waste by the end of the decade . |
27 | People indeed talked privately about the waste of government money , the lack of respect for public property , and it is possible that government might have regarded a discussion of that issue alone as constructive criticism : Kufrans were not sure . |
28 | Although Laura would have liked a grand white wedding with all the trimmings , her mother had suddenly been taken ill , and clearly could n't manage all the organisation necessary for such an affair . |
29 | We have known for twenty-five years that Einstein 's general theory of relativity predicts that time must have had a beginning in a singularity fifteen billion years ago . |
30 | It is proposed that representatives will have to compile a Professional Practice Portfolio , comprising records of different visits which they have made to police stations . |