Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 You would n't have given her a second glance that evening , amid the florid , the fancy and the flash .
2 And though the visit could have given him an opportunity to kill his father , and then drive down the next day to discover the body , that was the one crime which every logical motive screamed against .
3 Clearly some forward planning in 1992 would have given him the opportunity to organise his affairs and avoid many of his problems .
4 ‘ It must have given you a shock finding this , after yesterday and everything .
5 I can see that this would have given you a problem finding a rhyme for ‘ by ’ , but you should have tried a bit harder .
6 This 28-day programme should have given you the opportunity to come to terms with your body .
7 If we 'd have gone for plc status first , then it would have given us the chance to work as a proper company .
8 I guess , if he 'd known , Osvaldo would have made it a priority to kill them all .
9 I should have told you the Huns have balloons the way you have the runs , but they are short of skilled observers ?
10 A Celtic pantheon of gods whirled about my head , and I may have got them a bit mixed up here .
11 Dad said , and it must have cost him a lot to say so little after he 'd been put down by me , ‘ I 've decided I want to be with Eva . ’
12 Mark eliminates starter motor , battery , alternator , and ignition coil , and fixes in the end on an obscure switch which isolates the electrics from the gearbox and would have taken me a month to find — but , for the man who can , about three minutes .
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