Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It may not be a good reason to us , but they must have had a good reason to do it , either family-wise or tension-wise , or because of life in general . |
| 32 | Hey they must have had a good meal other night . |
| 33 | The firearm in an angel 's hands must have had a powerful impact on Indian converts . |
| 34 | ‘ No idea — but I gather she must have had a wonky heart . ’ |
| 35 | Moving on , erm in te you know obviously you must have had a fair amount of c you said you had a fair amount of contact with erm tenants in the flats . |
| 36 | ‘ You must have had a hard month of it , ’ she said . |
| 37 | Whoever his dearest Nina was , she must have had a hard time of it ! |
| 38 | ‘ I 'm sorry , I must have had a bad dream and screamed in my sleep . ’ |
| 39 | ‘ You must have had a full life ? ’ |
| 40 | The excavator , David Neal , could not explain this as merely for domestic use and concluded that it must have had a public function . |
| 41 | Anyone who survived with Lennie must have had a tough time . |
| 42 | Stromness must have had a big temperance movement then . |
| 43 | ‘ The raiders must have had a large vehicle to transport the cattle which are valued at more than £1,000 each , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 44 | " She must have had a fanciful imagination , or been delirious . |
| 45 | The Library is restricted in its efforts in this direction by the traditional layout of the present Exhibition Room , and it is clearly desirable that , when resources permit , the Library should contrive to have a new Exhibition Room adapted to the requirements of modern exhibitions . |
| 46 | The organisation making the most economic use of nurses may expect to have a good proportion of its staff on part-time contracts . |
| 47 | I 've always , I might 've had a little moan , but I 've always to myself |
| 48 | If you have inherited patio doors from the previous owner and it would be too expensive to replace them , you might consider having a sliding grille fitted behind the doors , which can be pulled across and locked when you are out . |
| 49 | With hindsight , bearing in mind particularly the fatal events leading to Munich and the Second World War , Nizan 's gloomy prognostication might appear to have a certain validity . |
| 50 | If you regularly knit different garments for the same people , you might like to have a separate directory for each person . |
| 51 | ‘ I was thinking , ’ she began with caution , clearing her throat , ‘ that in time you might like to have a new daddy . ’ |
| 52 | There 'll have to have a ruddy cut down , over this staff over this community charge , there 've been trouble here next . |
| 53 | We 'll have to have a new carpet and different chairs and table . |
| 54 | I wonder if they got that out , you 'll have to have a new cooker . |
| 55 | I 'll have had a good life , and I 'll have tried , and I 'll have made something of myself . |
| 56 | I might have had a splendid pad , |
| 57 | ‘ They might have had a good sleep — but we certainly have n't ! ’ |
| 58 | Walking into a parliament of psychologists , like the governing Council of the British Psychological Society ( BPS ) , she might have had a similar reaction . |
| 59 | Can you please tell us which members of the club might have had a specific motive for wishing to get rid of Sir Conrad ? ’ |
| 60 | ‘ Is there anybody who might have had a serious grudge against your father ? ’ |