Example sentences of "you [modal v] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think you may have made a mistake . |
| 2 | You may have reached a stage where you feel you have ‘ got over ’ the original cause of your sorrow and even find yourself able to talk calmly about it to others . |
| 3 | Some of you may have seen a bit of these before or similar ones , but it does n't matter , because it 's worth looking at again . |
| 4 | You may have seen a film of the African tribe , the Masai , running : they run on their toes . |
| 5 | You may have seen a film , but wish to talk about who did the cinematography or who played a particular character . |
| 6 | You may have seen a table of life-events which indicates the relative effects of change on stress level . |
| 7 | You may have received a letter from them early in 1984 asking for up to date details . |
| 8 | You may have received a letter where the letters p.p. are written before the signature of the sender . |
| 9 | Traditional sixth form education may still exist in some comprehensive schools — the 11–18 range — but you may have to find a place for your child in a FE ( Further Education ) establishment . |
| 10 | Few alternative therapies are available on the NHS , so you may have to find a practitioner yourself — and not everyone who practises complementary medicine is adequately trained . |
| 11 | This column indicates any errors against the relevant modules ; for example , you may have specified a module with an incorrect syntax . |
| 12 | But that end you ought to have had a firm , if not wholly clear idea of from the earliest thought you gave to your story . |
| 13 | ‘ And take something for yourself ; you must have lost a day 's trading to chase after us . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You must have done a thing or two working in that club , ’ Hitch said , still looking at her . |
| 15 | To obtain this you must have flown a minimum of 35 hours and there are medical exams and ground exams to be taken . |
| 16 | ‘ You must have made a mistake . |
| 17 | Or ‘ In the old days you had no government but you collected taxes from passers-by : you must have had a treasury ? ’ |
| 18 | ‘ You must have had a reason . ’ |
| 19 | So assuming it was n't bad manners or simply an oversight , you must have had a reason . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You must have had a reason . |
| 21 | You must have opened a file using OPENOUT , OPENIN or OPENUP before you use this statement . |
| 22 | Before you use this statement you must have opened a file or output using OPENOUT or OPENUP . |
| 23 | Before you use this statement , you must have opened a file using OPENOUT or OPENUP . |
| 24 | You must have earned a fortune . |
| 25 | I 'm sure you must have thought a lot about who killed Dominic . ’ |
| 26 | Well you must have skipped a page in the textbook , honey — it 's quod erat demonstrandum , not demonstratum . ’ |
| 27 | You must have paid a fortune for that . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm sure I do n't know for what act of yours the Deity has seen fit to bless us with mounted Normans , and shiploads of mercenaries , and woods that burn in a trice , but you must have dropped a word somewhere that commended itself . ’ |
| 29 | You must have got a wee since that . |
| 30 | Erm the rise was also the cue to check on erm pension increase and I felt you should 've asked a little bit more about the life cover , most companies do have arrangements for quite large sums of money to be paid out to dependants , this will have an impact on life cover planning in the future . |