Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After the night Quigley had kicked my head in , I had finally seen something I should have seen a long time ago . |
| 2 | But now I have , and I see what I should have seen a long time ago , the selfish , arrogant , unscrupulous fixer who has been quietly feathering his nest in London for the past ten years at our expense after turning his back on us as though we were n't good enough for him , who could n't even be bothered to come home during this ordeal but just flew over on a weekend return when the mood took him , when he had nothing better to do , like the tourist he is ! |
| 3 | Is not the Minister deeply ashamed that he intends to carry on with that cruel and stupid tax instead of scrapping it , as he should have done a long time ago ? |
| 4 | Over 900 of them said : ‘ It should have come a long time ago — very few people have done more for charity , public service and their Party than you have ’ . |
| 5 | Days before the trading figures were due , when it should have recommended a long position , the firm was likely to recommend going short . |
| 6 | The crowd 's response to his resilient 6–4 , 7–5 , 6–4 defeat of a totally overawed Sampras , in his David Cup debut , plus their even greater support as he and Forget beat Ken Flach and the hapless Robert Seguso 6–1 , 6–4 , 4–6 , 6–2 , with flurries of brilliant winners in the doubles , must have gone a long way to at least dimming the memory of the cruel booing he received in 1988 when he struggled against Mats Wilander at Roland Garros in the final of the French Open and then again at Bercy the following November . |
| 7 | So it must have taken a long while ? |
| 8 | It must have taken a long time . |
| 9 | If you are wearing trousers you 'll have to wear a long top so it does n't show anything . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll have to wear a long coat . |
| 11 | Severiano Ballesteros might have endured a long summer of discontent , pointing to both mental and physical problems for his loss of form , but his absence from the leaderboards , conspicuous though it might have been , is consistent with the capricious nature of the sport . |
| 12 | We might have to look a long way back . ’ |
| 13 | Although you might have driven a long way to get there , do n't put yourself into a situation you ca n't handle . |
| 14 | Peter Scudamore is on record as saying that Sabin du Loir is one of the best horses he has ever ridden , and could have gone a long way towards towards justifying that high opinion but for falling in last year 's King George at Kempton when holding a healthy lead . |
| 15 | Pity about Agnes Algar could have gone a long way in the Service but went charging off on some unauthorised stunt in America typically female in the end trying to save the career of some soldier who 'd got himself … |
| 16 | He did n't look the kind of guy who could have taken a long prison sentence . |
| 17 | cos it 'd have to take a long time . |
| 18 | Most modern chemists would probably say that we 'd have to wait a long time by the standards of a human lifetime , but perhaps not all that long by the standards of cosmological time . |
| 19 | But do n't pick up any more thorns , Hlao-roo , because we may have to go a long way . " |
| 20 | And he may have to live a long time with the third . |
| 21 | We may have met a long time ago at Rotherfield when I was on a weekend outing from school , but I would n't expect you to remember — it was at least 10 years ago and I ca n't imagine I was a memorable schoolgirl ! |
| 22 | ‘ Then they may have to wait a long time . |
| 23 | But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 24 | This week 's extension of the suspension has lead to a further letter to unit trust holders.But it gives no indication that the pricing problems may have had a long history . |
| 25 | The ozone pollution problem may have had a long association with southern California but it has now become a very serious problem in the Texas Gulf coast , the north-east corridor , and other heavily populated regions ( figure 8.11 ) . |
| 26 | The hurt itself may have happened a long time ago , and may even be something that you have forgotten all about . |
| 27 | Diesel technology may have come a long way , but even a BMW lets out a puff or two of blue smoke when starting from cold , and takes a minute or two to settle into its stride . |
| 28 | In terms of the Midlands ' representation in the Premier League the game was wasted as Notts County 's victory is unlikely to save them while the three points would have gone a long way to ensuring Coventry 's place . |
| 29 | The mayor also outlined plans which , if implemented , would have gone a long way towards mopping up the demand for houses in Derry . |
| 30 | Even broken sets can fetch large sums , and a complete bound run is likely to cost the buyer anything up to £4,000 , which would have gone a long way to paying Ackermann 's army of workmen . |