Example sentences of "i [vb mod] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I think , however , I may have discovered a cure . |
2 | Not much to report this week on the home front , except that I have a sneaking feeling I may have broken a bone in my right hand . |
3 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
4 | I may have to learn a notion of proof different from that to which I am accustomed . |
5 | I may have changed a word here or there , but apart from that it 's all exact . |
6 | I must have heard a car door slam , or something . ’ |
7 | I must have destroyed a bomber ! |
8 | 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 |
9 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I must have made a mistake . ’ |
10 | I must have made an impression ! ’ |
11 | Then she slumped back in her chair , mouthing the nicotine-dosed chewing gum she used instead of cigarettes , and I thought I must have imagined an intensity of which she was surely incapable . |
12 | So I had a market cornered and good access to American trips because I used to like writing about that , even though on the early stuff I must have affected a punk rock stance long after it was all over . ’ |
13 | Because I suppose I must have appeared a bit untrustworthy , thought Caspar , what with working for the Gruagach and everything . |
14 | Some of the super models like Linda Whatsername have actually dyed their hair red , so I guess I must have set a trend ! . |
15 | ‘ I must have left a hole somewhere , because one has slipped through — straight into my heart . ’ |
16 | I must have got a splinter in the engine , somewhere . ’ |
17 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |
18 | If it was Monday morning , I must have had a skinful the night before . |
19 | ‘ I must have had a fight every two days , ’ he said . |
20 | I must have had a death wish choosing that . |
21 | I took their advice , but I must have had an inclination towards food to have ended up as I have . |
22 | ‘ I think I must have caught a chill ; |
23 | I SHOULD have worn a hat . |
24 | ‘ I should have sent a telegram . |
25 | I know you do n't much like them , that I should have asked a couple of the hospital people as well as people who share my interests — ’ |
26 | playing with it and stuff like , I think I should have gone a while ago , actually , |
27 | 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 . |
28 | I should have made a list . |
29 | I admit I should have left a message , but I assumed I would be seeing you shortly , and — hell , I never expected you to mind . |
30 | Looking back on it now , I should have taken a group of youngsters to grow on and not the adults . |