Example sentences of "it [vb mod] have [vb pp] 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 | It may have saved a lot of time . ’ |
| 3 | It may have made a decision which it had no power to make . |
| 4 | He says that it was a bit unfair — it may have made a difference . |
| 5 | It may have started a bit playfully but I thought it got out of hand . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | It may have evoked a response in our personal nature , or have been in keeping with the mood of the moment . |
| 9 | It should have sent a search program down the cable first . |
| 10 | 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 … |
| 11 | It , it must 've cost a fortune , because er extra because of all the hotel accommodation we had to have as well . |
| 12 | ‘ It must have caused a scandal . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to build , ’ said Maud . |
| 14 | ‘ It must have cost a fortune to have it taken apart piece by piece and reconstructed , but my Nico never hesitated . |
| 15 | It must have cost a lot of money to go for that amount of time ? |
| 16 | It must have cost a lot at the start but they |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | From Major Erickson 's viewpoint it must have seemed a blessing to be rid of him . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It must have taken a couple of hours or more to reach the machan , a platform raised on poles . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ It must have taken a lot of practice to become so fluent , ’ she called down the hatch to let him know she was back . |
| 23 | Well it must have had a split in or something . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Wallace 's goal looked like it might have got a deflection . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Obviously , what is or may be of importance to an employer 's business is a question of fact ; and it was no doubt significant in Swain that S was the general manager , the wrongful employee was the managing director , his conduct was dishonest and it could have had a material effect on the defendant 's business ( labelling meat as " Empire Products " when it was not ) . |
| 30 | It would 've saved a lot of agonizing . ’ |