Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [vb pp] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.

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1 I should have stopped looking at the pictures then , when past and present had clashed in my mind and made no meaning , but I went on .
2 Without his Histories in Four Books we should know virtually nothing of what happened in the months following Louis the Pious 's death , and , more importantly , we should have had to guess at the motivations of those involved .
3 Packed with roots and culture discourse ( white people who think they 're black , dreadlocks , the limitations of rap as a revolutionary force ) , Vibe also delivers moody profiles of the impeccably hardcore ( Naughty By Nature , Super Cat ) alongside bankable acts a studio executive might have heard mentioned at a funky party ( Bobby Brown , LL Cool J ) .
4 ‘ If he did he 'd have had to park at the back of St Manicus house since they 've banned parking in the precinct now .
5 Both partners may have tried to talk at a more intimate level but found that the other one was not listening .
6 Whether or not the briefcase still contained whatever Horfitz had given Filmer at Nottingham was anyone 's guess , and dearly though I would have liked to look at the contents , I did n't want to risk any more at that point .
7 Most travellers with their wits about them and an eye for aesthetics would have preferred to rest at the Bates Motel .
8 I had to excuse myself and go out of the room , or I would have collapsed laughing at the doctor 's reaction .
9 The few pieces of furniture looked old , solid , and unprepossessing , the kind of stuff that Pete would have expected to see at the bargain end of a market-town auction .
10 By now two people would have started talking at the same moment .
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