Example sentences of "[modal v] have have a [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 2 | We should 've had a picture of that . |
| 3 | Francis said : ‘ We should have had a number of free-kicks in dangerous areas that could have produced things but they were n't given . ’ |
| 4 | Old Charlie must have had a bit of a penchant for potholing judging by the amount of time he spent in every rock crevice north of Carlisle , but I prefer to suspend my scepticism and believe that the great man did indeed peel off his powdered wig and roll out a sleeping-bag in all the places that maps and local handouts would have us believe . |
| 5 | Rosenior must have had a rush of blood as he kicked Kernaghan . |
| 6 | On that night , Tuesday , 24 August 1773 , they talked of murderers being hanged — Lord Errol must have had a fund of such stories : he was the Lord High Constable of Scotland ; then they drank port , and were seen to their rooms by their host himself . |
| 7 | I estimate that the L.O.R. must have had a stock of at least 1000 tickets to cover all needs . |
| 8 | My mum must have had a seizure of something when she had me — ‘ Let's call him Lenworth ! ’ |
| 9 | ‘ They must have had a lot of replies , ’ said Penelope . |
| 10 | Well they must have had a lot of bottle . |
| 11 | you 'll have to have a couple of washers |
| 12 | I want you for the West End after your six weeks in the sticks , and you 'll have to have a bit of bosom . ’ |
| 13 | We 'll have to have a lot of luck in running . |
| 14 | you do n't know the full story , she might have had a bit of a |
| 15 | Even Phyllis 's racial prejudice might have had a touch of the humorous about it , if it were n't so offensive and pathetic . |
| 16 | Perhaps I could have had a bit of a chat to him . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ He could have had a bit of a crush , ’ she acknowledged , ‘ but the main attraction was my career . |
| 18 | You could have had a gap of many years since you worked . |
| 19 | I mean I , it 's no good me husbands to look af , I I this is my second husband but er with my first husband er I I sort of erm if it 's been left to him , God bless him , he 's dead now but if it 'd been left to him I 'd have had a houseful of children you know . |
| 20 | ‘ You 'd have to have a soul of ice ! ’ |
| 21 | but it 's not that , you 'd have to have a lot of the fireplace ripped up . |
| 22 | Another complaint was that the trial judge failed to give the jury any warning about the evidence of Zaidie and Matadial as witnesses who may have had a purpose of their own to serve or whose evidence could be tainted by an improper motive . |
| 23 | They may have been the gigantic reptilian analogue of the elephant , and it may be no coincidence that the elephant also has its nasal openings on top of the skull , with the nostrils in this case sited at the end of the trunk it has been suggested that some sauropods may have had a proboscis of some sort . |
| 24 | We made sure that er on each occasion er we reached a figure or a set of figures that would be mutually acceptable to ask the colleague or colleagues and , and then it was registered in the minutes as a , so we could refer back to er any cases er that were similar and that then made life easier for the shop stewards er who may have had a recurrence of the same problem . |
| 25 | Others may have had a succession of live-in boy or girl friends , lasting as long as it suited them both . |
| 26 | Active swimmers in the surface waters of the present oceans are likely to feed directly on the plankton , and the trilobites may have had a method of harvesting large quantities of minute food . |
| 27 | Early Minoan Phaistos , over one hectare in area , may have had a population of 300–450 , Early Minoan Mallia , with its area of 2.58 hectares , had a population of 700–1,000 , and Early Minoan Knossos was almost twice as big as Mallia , with a maximum extent of 4.84 hectares and a population estimated to be between 1,300 and 1,900 . |
| 28 | With larger motors , however , the power supply may have to have a capacity of several kilowatts if the system is to operate over a satisfactory speed range . |
| 29 | Previously , she would have had a contribution of £19.00 . |
| 30 | I suppose it was good at the time that I was n't kissing Andrew , otherwise I would have had a mouthful of sick . |