Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] the [det] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dialled Dottie 's number , trying not to dwell on thoughts of the times Michael Banks must have done the same from the same phone . |
| 2 | You 'll have to do the same with me . |
| 3 | Its role could have been vital , for in theory skilful negotiators might have made the most of military situations which , at a given moment , greatly favoured one side rather than the other . |
| 4 | It is not just that beetles and mice are pests ( we might have said the same of ladybirds and the pursuit of wildfowl ) , but rather that the relative similarity of the larger mammals to ourselves materially affects our thinking and is reflected in our instinctive responses . |
| 5 | I wished she could have done the same for me . |
| 6 | We could have done the same with Benjamin . |
| 7 | I mean , you could have asked the same about us , on a lot of things . |
| 8 | He 'd have done the same in Cindy 's place . |
| 9 | But then , you 'd have said the same about Crippen or Christie , would n't you ? |
| 10 | But time was when I would have said the same of you , ’ he added wryly , and took heart at hearing Hugh laugh , if only briefly and softly . |
| 11 | ‘ You would have done the same for me , ’ he replied . |
| 12 | You would have done the same for me . ’ |
| 13 | Viol had made himself obvious today ; and presumably he would have done the same on other occasions . |
| 14 | He would have done the same in her position if he had to appear at a press conference — appearance was important to Dexter . |
| 15 | When one tries to analyse the real reasons for the respect which French cookery has so long exacted from the rest of the world , the French genius for presentation must be counted as a very relevant point , and its humble beginnings can be seen on the market stalls , i the small town charcutiers ' and pâtissiers ' shops , in the modest little restaurants where even if the cooking is not particularly distinguished , the most ordinary of little dishes will be brought to your table with respect , properly arranged on a serving dish , the vegetables separately served , the object of arousing your appetite will be achieved and the proprietors of the establishment will have made the most of their limited resources . |