Example sentences of "and [vb mod] have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Five thousand did so , and may have played a decisive part in turning a 5,060 Tory majority into a 580 Labour one . |
2 | He had a distinctive hooked gold earring in his left ear , wore a blue denim jacket and jeans and may have had a chipped front tooth . |
3 | One , in the grounds of Tullie House Museum just outside the fort gate , was 12.2m ( 40 ft ) by at least 67 m ( 219 ft ) , with a substantial plank floor over a solid foundation , and may have had a military function ; attempts have also been made to interpret it as the base for a rampart surrounding an annexe to the fort . |
4 | You were John Mayall 's longest-serving side man , and must have seen a good few guitarists and drummers come and go … |
5 | It was about five miles round and must have resembled a spinning top , floating above this anonymous planet . |
6 | One of them was two metres long and must have had a devastating effect on the plants as it browsed its way through the wet green bogs . |
7 | Applicants seeking credits for areas of study , for Sections of the certificate level areas C1 or C2 , or for elements from within an area of study at diploma level must submit their application to the HCIMA and should have received a favourable decision prior to enrolment on a programme or area of study . |
8 | Koeman gave Holland 45 minutes of limited credibility and might have inspired a Dutch goal in the second minute when his early through-pass beat Brazil 's offside trap and sent Kieft clear on the right . |
9 | He inherited wealth and could have lived a leisured life but preferred to pursue his earlier interest in natural philosophy . |
10 | 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 . |
11 | Eddie Gray is genuinely regarded by some clever football people to have been every bit as good as best , and could have made a similar name for himself had he not been dogged by injury . |
12 | That was a great great left footed shot and could have got a nasty deflection , it 's luckily for Shrewsbury it went straight through everybody and er over for a goal kick . |
13 | She was always impressed by his fame and would have liked a theatrical career . |
14 | She was a pretty woman and would have had a good figure had she not been pregnant . |
15 | We had agreed at the start of this thing that pressing the Harwich local council for housing would probably be more trouble than it was worth : if one of their inspectors had decided to check my circumstances with the port authorities , the customs people would inevitably have found out about the way in which I had been using their cupboard ( and would have had a pink fit , probably ) . |
16 | However , Gibson had no experience on the Mossie and would have benefited a great deal from a few hours with the PFF Mossie Unit at Warboys — perhaps a couple of low-level bombing attacks on our bombing range . |
17 | He hoped to make amends in the 200 metres and would have started a clear favourite had first the marksman and then the referee not barred him from lining up for the heats . |
18 | Slivers of black burnt onion , petrified bacon rinds , lacy brown scraps of fried eggs and scores of other morsels from tomatoes , sausages , steaks , chops , liver , potatoes , bread and baked beans here lay cheek by jowl , and would have afforded a rich reward to anyone interested in Mr Piggott 's diet over the past year . |
19 | Our press date prevents us giving details of this run but it must have been quite a spectacle if it went ahead as reported , and would have provided a fitting finale to an outstanding season of operations . |
20 | It says the intelligent network market in the US and Europe will reach $107,000m by then — a six-fold increase on today 's figure , and will have become a standard part of the phone service . |