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 .
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