Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] made a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I told Michael what he wanted to hear , pretty much , without actually promising anything , because I could tell he was going to make it easy for me He was falling asleep on my shoulder When he did , I slipped out from under him , picked up his sexy uniform , which did n't seem quite so sexy any more , and took his glider key off the chain Then I got dressed quick , holding the key in my teeth , and then I went over to the kite , but I must have made a noise ; because Michael woke up I looked back and saw him putting both feet in one leg of his trousers , calling my name , trying to back out of it |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’ |
| 3 | I should have made a point of following up his sickness , thought Cadfael , touched , but I thought he , of all people , would make good sure he got all the treatment he needed . |
| 4 | I should have made a list . |
| 5 | I might have made a mistake to turn down offers when they were there . |
| 6 | I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’ |
| 7 | When we look when we look upwards in eclipse what you can actually see if if you can imagine that 's a circular quite like an if I was really together I could have made a circular |
| 8 | ‘ Well , I could have made a mistake . ’ |
| 9 | . I could have made a job |
| 10 | They looked about ten , with long hair , both so brown and handsome I could have hugged them ; if I were a woman I would have made a date with them for ten years ' time . |
| 11 | And Tim ever since has been going , ‘ If only I could be a cockney , Dennis , I would have made a fortune like you . ’ |