Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [verb] a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps we should have written a chapter explaining our reactions to critics such as Brian Doyle or to books such as Terry Eagleton 's Criticism and Ideology ( 1976 ) , but I doubt whether the Working Group would have easily reached agreement . |
| 2 | She should have known — should have expected a scorpion to use subtle tactics . |
| 3 | Pathfinders Tours , who should have had a steam run along the North Wales Coast last Sunday behind Princess Margaret Rose , told us that they have agreed a provision new date with British Rail of August 23rd , featuring the same locomotive . |
| 4 | No laughs from this move in which Gloucester should have had a penalty try for a deliberate knock on . |
| 5 | No one will explain why he should have had a turtle-shell to lie in instead of some more orthodox cradle , but during the anti-monarchical excesses of the French Revolution this venerable carapace is said to have been saved from destruction by a naturalist of Pau , who was able to switch it for one without any such incriminatory associations from his own collection . |
| 6 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 7 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
| 8 | Individually or collectively , they must have made a decision to keep their wits about them for the committee meeting . |
| 9 | Hank must have done a robbery to have so much money — he must have — there had been one or two bad ones recently — a Chinese grocer had been shot to death , in one instance . |
| 10 | Nick had his sunglasses on , he must have looked a bit touched . |
| 11 | You must have opened a file using OPENOUT , OPENIN or OPENUP before you use this statement . |
| 12 | Before you use this statement , you must have opened a file using OPENOUT or OPENUP . |
| 13 | The death in 1823 of his father and in 1824 of his brother Charles ( who bequeathed his estate to Hollingworth ) must have prompted a desire to return to England . |
| 14 | From the length of it , she must have had a truck waiting outside the check-out . |
| 15 | The Waldron City Herald night editor must have had a fit trying to decide which one got the three inch banner . |
| 16 | Lavenham , which must have had a population approaching 1,000 and ranked as one of the dozen or so richest towns in the kingdom , went into decline following the death of the great clothier Thomas Spring in 1523 . |
| 17 | And Mrs Metcalfe , of Ascot View , in Redhall , Darlington , said the burglars must have used a key to get in . |
| 18 | She must have taken a knife to push the cord through , she said , there was hardly any room for it . |
| 19 | You can soak off old glue in water , but you may have to chisel or sand away modern adhesives and you 'll have to use a chisel to clean out the mortise . |
| 20 | Well , I 'll have to find a place to lay my cropped and weary head for the night , wo n't I. This is the bit I 've been trying not to think about . |
| 21 | You 'll have to buy a paper pad that 's all . |
| 22 | He 'll have had a chance to sleep . |
| 23 | I might have made a mistake to turn down offers when they were there . |
| 24 | Sheridan might have made a difference given the chance — but then we 'll never know quite what sent the skilful midfielder packing to Sheffield Wednesday after hardly a sniff of the City Ground . |
| 25 | He might have made a pass given time . |
| 26 | Perhaps there was hope , perhaps all was not harsh antipathy , perhaps a better daughter might have found a way to soften such a mother . |
| 27 | He might have lighted a fire to boil something on . |
| 28 | If she 'd taken her courage in both hands , and told him of her true feelings , they might have had a chance to work something out . |
| 29 | Had she done so , he might have had a reason to object to the holiday and a great deal of trouble would have been saved . |
| 30 | ‘ Of course we might have to deduct a bit to replace my trolleys . ’ |