Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] gone [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | playing with it and stuff like , I think I should have gone a while ago , actually , |
| 2 | Probably should have gone the other way into town but |
| 3 | They must have gone a good two miles before they met another car . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I thought he must have gone a bit ga-ga but there was no harm so I went up to my room and did my hair a bit . |
| 6 | But , flicking her glance away from him when he caught her looking at him , she formed the view that she must have gone a little light-headed with the guilt of her conscience , because it seemed to her that since knowing him she had been visited by one strange thought or feeling after another . |
| 7 | As I went one way she must have gone the other . |
| 8 | ‘ No , I came to the conclusion that he must have gone the other way , along the track leading to the road . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It could have gone a different way . ’ |
| 11 | 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 … |
| 12 | Dingle , in the wild West , could have gone the way of Killarney , but this tourist town has n't sold its soul . |
| 13 | He 'd have gone a different route , they could have gone to see him after . |
| 14 | I wish they 'd have gone a bit faster . |
| 15 | He 'd have gone a bit |
| 16 | I 'd have gone the next Thursday after like . |
| 17 | So you see you you 'd have gone the wrong place would n't you if you 'd followed what |
| 18 | With all respect to my old friend , I believe my aims and basic purposes may have gone a mite deeper . |
| 19 | Things may have gone a bit quiet on Intel Corp 's joint venture with VLSI Technology Inc to develop chips that include iAPX-86 cores for use in handheld devices , but Intel says that the effort is quietly progressing and that early next year it expects to see manufacturers offering small , lightweight hand-held computers based on the new chips ; Intel is currently preparing fully functional samples of the chips for shipment to manufacturers in the second half . |
| 20 | I fear it may have gone the same way as Honest John 's other great idea , the hard ecu . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The mayor also outlined plans which , if implemented , would have gone a long way towards mopping up the demand for houses in Derry . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Along with the products would have gone a lot more of the people than USL cut loose right before it got bought . |
| 25 | The incident was not reported in the press and probably would have gone no further than the arrest and trial of the Falangist aggressors , had not protests from Generals Galarza and Varela ( who was present at the mass ) threatened to turn it into a major governmental crisis . |
| 26 | If I had decided to call the Division again , up on the screen would have gone the sign ’ Division Off ’ and Members would have drifted away . |
| 27 | ‘ Certainly not Chrissie Rogers let's face it , if she was going to leave she would have gone the day AFTER the ceremony . |
| 28 | You may not end up with an athlete 's heart through aerobic walking , but you will have gone a long way to improving its strength and efficiency , thus ensuring a longer and healthier life . |
| 29 | Hill , who was a member of the little-known punk band Sex Hitler and the Hormones in the 1970s , will have gone a long way from those roots if he does manage to succeed his father Graham , who won two titles in the 1960s . |
| 30 | Unless today 's firms learn to manage for profit , not just for the revenue generated by the next deal , it is a fair bet that in fewer years than that many of them will have gone the same way . |