Example sentences of "have [verb] [indef pn] [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her suffering would have overwhelmed anyone with less spirit , as the futile efforts of science to rid her of the growths ravage her body . |
| 2 | The consecration of his new basilica on the anniversary of Assandun and the erection of a church on the battlefield could also have owed something to Danish interest . |
| 3 | Elizabeth 's friend Maud must have said something of this sort , for I find I once wrote to her : ‘ Maud was right , I think . |
| 4 | The umpires might also have noticed something at some point along the line ! |
| 5 | In such a case the plaintiff could recover the extra cost of the special equipment , but could not recover the basic cost of the car if he would have needed one in any event . |
| 6 | ‘ You could have had anything in that bottle . ’ |
| 7 | You 'd have thought anybody with two brain cells to rub together and a spark of wit could find a way past Mike Read and Phil Collins . |
| 8 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 9 | As it happened , Mr Kim did not have to do anything about this affair . |
| 10 | You do n't have to actually look at the price list and say oh well I 'll have a back and shoulder massage , which is ten pound , you do n't have to have anything for ten pound , you can have it as little as five pounds , two pound fifty , we do n't mind , it can go towards a treatment . |
| 11 | It would have meant nothing to that pervert to let her stay … he had wielded the knife , the cruel swine … telling her he regretted there was nothing for her when all the time he was still hiring people … examining her through that monocle as though he was God … |
| 12 | So either investment will also fall or companies will have to raise lots of fresh cash . |
| 13 | Had he asked her to marry him , she would have sacrificed everything to that end . |
| 14 | When the engines were going , the propellers could have blown something in that direction . ’ |
| 15 | Quiet , unobtrusive , but always asking questions , gathering information , Corbett must have learnt something from that fool MacAirth . |
| 16 | You must have read plenty about that sort of thing in the papers these days . |
| 17 | No , would n't have changed anything at that time . |