Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] 've " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I reckon that stepmother of yours must 've wore you out skivvying . |
| 2 | I must 've spilt summat or maybe I trod in a puddle cos my trousers are all wet and cold . |
| 3 | ‘ When we started out , I must 've practised twelve hours a day for three months , spending hours working on an open string to get those eighth notes , and the triplets shuffle effect — talk about your hands being a bloody mess . |
| 4 | Then the weather got cold and I must 've realized it was nice havin' warm feet 'cos Mam said she never had no trouble with me after that . |
| 5 | I must 've misheard . |
| 6 | I was n't scared of him , he was only a skinny little thing ; I suppose I must 've loved him . |
| 7 | I must 've blacked out . |
| 8 | I must 've been out at the wrong time . |
| 9 | Bill thought I 'd died on him the other night cos I was , you know , me breathing and everything , and then all of a sudden I must 've relaxed for a bit and not needed to breathe and he give me a shock he says God I thought you were dead . |
| 10 | I says what curling tongs , says you left curling tongs on , I 'd actually burnt my finger I must 've sleepwalked and I , I felt the bed when I remembered all this and it was dry so I must have sleepwalked it all and went to the toilet and done my hair cos there was a big burn all down my finger . |
| 11 | And erm I got down on my hands and knees I must 've done it for an hour |
| 12 | Say no I 'm alright and I must 've lifted my head , all I could hear was this old scraggy voice like a witch , ah serve the fucking bastard right , the fucking honest to fuck , so I must 've sat for another half an hour and I knew I had to go that way to get home . |
| 13 | Say no I 'm alright and I must 've lifted my head , all I could hear was this old scraggy voice like a witch , ah serve the fucking bastard right , the fucking honest to fuck , so I must 've sat for another half an hour and I knew I had to go that way to get home . |
| 14 | Doo I must 've crossed every fucking road |
| 15 | I 'll tell Jean tomorrow so I must 've |
| 16 | I ai n't been to no doctor 's , well I 'm lying I had to go again , I had to like because I 've been getting these here bloody , I must 've had them ten or fifteen year or more and , cos I 'm on these here tablets now for the old stomach like , and that like . |
| 17 | Well I must 've passed out one morning . |
| 18 | ‘ I should 've told you before . ’ |
| 19 | I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now . |
| 20 | I should 've said that to Marie — I reckon that would 've been OK . |
| 21 | I should 've asked him if he knows Marie , cos that 's where she lives now — in Scotland . |
| 22 | Oh , dear , I should 've warned you , so you would n't be alarmed . ’ |
| 23 | You could n't expect him to be logical , I should 've learnt that by now . |
| 24 | I should 've given this some thought . |
| 25 | I should 've talked to you about your mother long ago . |
| 26 | It 's my fault ; I should 've made sure we talked about her , once you were older . |
| 27 | ‘ I should 've thought that was pretty plain . ’ |
| 28 | And now I look back on the years I wasted on the building sites and I should 've become a policeman ea a lot earlier cos it 's great fun . |
| 29 | I did n't lose her till she was over twenty but So but I think it was desperation because if I 'd had money I should 've had a house full of children because I loved them , you see , I 've always loved children . |
| 30 | Er there used ti be a place there but er , no I can never remember knowing or else I should think I should 've gone . |