Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb mod] have [verb] [pron] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This curious reversal of roles may have owed something to the agreement of the Liberals to support a government without a clear majority ; the legislation was the Housing ( Homeless Persons ) Act of 1977 promoted by a Liberal , Stephen Ross . |
| 2 | High heels would have elevated it to borderline evening wear but she had n't brought heels with her so she decided on gold leather flip-flops . |
| 3 | However , they have told me recently that , when I was about nine or ten , they thought me a bully because I would surreptitiously pinch them or pull their hair in order to keep them in line — that is , in order to make them behave as my parents would have wished them to . |
| 4 | He may have had it planned as a mausoleum before his death or friends may have erected it to his memory . |
| 5 | This may be a simple oversight on the part of the authors of the pamphlet , or it may reflect the thought that since those who attend these colleges would have committed themselves to staying at them until they were 18 ( and such a commitment would be a condition of entry ) , there would be no need for them to take a ‘ school-leaving ’ examination at 16+ . |
| 6 | For all she knows , the social services could have given me to another family . |
| 7 | Now all of this may well have made no difference to the final result ; the courts reading of the facts may have led them to the same conclusion whatever the meanings given to reasonable and unreasonable . |
| 8 | The fact that the DEA and the CIA were heavily involved with both camps would have meant nothing to Sami and Jamal . |