Example sentences of "it [modal v] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Like the minor , circular designs of the latter , it may have possessed a number of concentric bands . |
2 | But it may have to do a lot more than talk . |
3 | It may have saved a lot of time . ’ |
4 | It may have made a decision which it had no power to make . |
5 | He says that it was a bit unfair — it may have made a difference . |
6 | It may have started a bit playfully but I thought it got out of hand . |
7 | Well we do n't have a definite answer erm Gill but we think it may have experienced a shock of some sort during that season and of course when this happens to fruit trees they can go into bi-annual cropping and then they come back again , it may be that this horse chestnut 's experienced something very similar . |
8 | ‘ Grenville 's manor belonged to Edward Grenville of Wotton Underwood , and was worth £10 to him ; in 1606 it may have comprised a house and 89 acres . |
9 | It may have evoked a response in our personal nature , or have been in keeping with the mood of the moment . |
10 | It should have sent a search program down the cable first . |
11 | United were unlucky … so what 's new … they could or is it should have had a penalty in the second half when Chrissy Allen was brought down … |
12 | It , it must 've cost a fortune , because er extra because of all the hotel accommodation we had to have as well . |
13 | ‘ It must have caused a scandal . ’ |
14 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
15 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
16 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
17 | It must have cost a lot at the start but they |
18 | To his hosts , it must have seemed a possibility , at least , that in William Joyce they had their most important catch of all the queer fish at Charlottenburg . |
19 | From Major Erickson 's viewpoint it must have seemed a blessing to be rid of him . |
20 | That was another oft-told story in our family because it must have meant a lot in those days , owning your own house instead of paying rent to a landlord . |
21 | It must have taken a couple of hours or more to reach the machan , a platform raised on poles . |
22 | It must have taken a while from Taunton , Charles thought , as Frances drove them in the yellow Renault 5 along the route Lesley-Jane had described . |
23 | ‘ It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent , ’ she called down the hatch to let him know she was back . |
24 | Well it must have had a split in or something . |
25 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
26 | Gabbi Callas , 27 , fiancee of victim Mark Fitz , said : ‘ If all this had come out before the court case , it might have made a difference . ’ |
27 | The textile company , Ingham , confirmed it was having talks on a possible acquisition , but stressed that , if they were successful , it might have to launch a share issue . |
28 | Before you can say Edward de Bono , it might have found a way of creatively accounting your taxes , so the taxman actually owes you money . |
29 | Wallace 's goal looked like it might have got a deflection . |
30 | However had the United States regarded the joining of a nuclear free zone agreement as incompatible with the Pacific Security Treaty it could have made a claim of material breach and suspended the first agreement with respect to New Zealand . |