Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | We would have to hope for a Tory victory , but , because of the uncertainty about the outcome of the election , he could not put her on the waiting list . |
| 32 | In fact , she thought , tonsure his greying hair and put him into a plain robe and he would have passed for a tubby , somewhat benign-looking monk . |
| 33 | The filthy canalside lacked most of the qualities Lefevre would have chosen for a romantic interlude , but some men were not so particular . |
| 34 | The cost of the engraving alone would have paid for an entire single-cone Style O guitar |
| 35 | Publicans would have to apply for a special children 's certificate as they have to do in Scotland . |
| 36 | I , for one , would have settled for a 3–0 victory . |
| 37 | But I 'm sure anyone of the United players and the fans that have made the trip up from Oxford this afternoon , would have settled for a one point at half time . |
| 38 | Aches and pains sometimes ease up when the menopause is over but many of us will have to settle for a certain amount of back pain , headaches and limited movement from now on . |
| 39 | You will have to pay for a new survey , solicitor 's fees , lender 's solicitor 's fees , arrangement fees , and sometimes your existing lender 's redemption penalty . |
| 40 | ‘ If the indicators for the first quarter remain flat or suggest a further fall in output , then the time will have come for a further cut in interest rates , by another 1 per cent or more . ’ |