Example sentences of "they [vb mod] have have a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For all I know they may have been part-time MPs , or they may have had a limited electorate to represent . |
| 2 | Clearly they failed to bring about disarmament , though they may have had a contributory effect on the decision to suspend tests in 1958 and later on the partial test ban treaty . |
| 3 | The similarity of their design to cup-and-ring patterns is striking and suggests that they may have had a ritual function . |
| 4 | Later these people reached all the inhabited areas of the Pacific and possibly America , it having been argued that they may have had a considerable influence on the rain-forest peoples of the New World , evidence coming from great similarities between certain groups in Borneo and central America , similarities greater than between these peoples and their geographic neighbours . |
| 5 | ‘ He would slag off someone terribly and you would think they must have had a terrible row . |
| 6 | This meant they must have had a hired car to take them to the airport or have gone by tube . |
| 7 | It may not be a good reason to us , but they must have had a good reason to do it , either family-wise or tension-wise , or because of life in general . |
| 8 | That meant that they must have had a good sexual relationship too . |
| 9 | Hey they must have had a good meal other night . |
| 10 | But now the shot by Gemmell and the rest of the players of and the bench are curious they thought they should have had an off should have had an offside in that er buildup . |
| 11 | ‘ They might have had a good sleep — but we certainly have n't ! ’ |
| 12 | They might have had a miraculous escape . |
| 13 | Some of Bach 's melodies , however , are so freely formed that it is impossible to decide whether , like the above Sarabande , they could have had a simple outline as their origin , or whether Bach followed a free vein of inspiration , ignoring a well-defined construction . |
| 14 | She could see that if the circumstances of their meeting had been happier they would have had a good drink of her mother 's secret stash of Bushmill 's and reminisced all night . |
| 15 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ IF Bulgaria had qualified for Euro 92 they would have had a good chance of winning it . |
| 17 | This would be expected because , first , they would have been socialized into a version of mathematics nearer to that of the university ‘ modern ’ pure mathematicians than that of their elders and because , secondly , they would have had a potential interest in changes that could , within schools , challenge the seniority of their elder colleagues or , at least , they would have had less of a vested interest in current practice . |
| 18 | If he brought her any more , then they would have to have a little talk . |
| 19 | But they will have had a good reason . ’ |