Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [verb] [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The bus stops again at the Kensington Hilton , a hotel so much on the edge of Kensington that had it been built 10 feet to the west , they should have called it the Shepherds Bush Hilton . |
2 | They should have called it the charge of the bike brigade . |
3 | Should have nabbed him the park though ! |
4 | ‘ That she should have given him the letter a week after his arrival . |
5 | The arrival of Deacon Billingsley should have given me the satisfaction that my telephone call had been treated seriously , but I sensed this policeman was not going to offer me any satisfaction at all . |
6 | Should have given us the money , money . |
7 | should have given us the nudge . |
8 | This 28-day programme should have given you the opportunity to come to terms with your body . |
9 | I should have given you the benefit of the doubt . ’ |
10 | ‘ I suppose I should have given you the choice before I took matters into my own hands . ’ |
11 | It was the Edinburgh man 's only success from four attempts , and with Nick White failing with four attempts earlier in the game , the Scots squandered opportunities that should have won them the game comfortably . |
12 | But you should have told me the truth from the beginning . |
13 | I should have told you the Huns have balloons the way you have the runs , but they are short of skilled observers ? |
14 | Absolutely , you did n't come here and kick and rush , you did n't come here and defend , you played some delightful football , football I know you always like to play , that must have pleased you the way the game was played . |
15 | He believed she must have sent him the bill personally , wanting to meet him as much as he wanted to meet her . |
16 | Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow . |
17 | The girl must have given him the elbow , Harriet decided . |
18 | Somebody must have undressed her the night before . |
19 | Benny knew that they must have got her the velvet dress with the lacy collar and the pumps to go with it . |
20 | Well obviously I 'll have to give you the illustrations . |
21 | And you 'll have to tell me the name of your |
22 | Isabelle might have left her the case , but she 'd hidden these things away , making sure they would n't be discovered at least while her husband was alive . |
23 | You could have called it the year of their persecution : |
24 | You could have hit them the moment they left the house . ’ |
25 | This time there was plenty of evidence that could have saved him the trouble of the trip . |
26 | ‘ If you 'd asked , I could have saved you the trouble , ’ said Connor pleasantly . |
27 | They could have come in and that could have cost you the ball . |
28 | ‘ Anyway , she could have given you the study downstairs , ’ continued Hilda . |
29 | He had said to Mr Kuntar : ‘ You could have told me the truth from the very beginning . |
30 | Had England held a few more catches , that could have won them the match ; as it was , an all-out total of 307 meant victory for West Indies by 134 runs . |