Example sentences of "[adv] what [vb mod] have " in BNC.

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1 to misinterpret religious people 's behaviour and commitment ; 2. to take literally what may have been intended metaphorically or symbolically ; 3. not even to see the possibility of the truth of religious concepts .
2 So what would have happened last year when they lost over fourteen million pounds ?
3 which is burnt off when the whole thing gets fired in the kiln , so what will have to happen is the , your pots you 've done so far , once they 're thoroughly dried and go into the kiln , they 're fired at a high temperature and then they 'll come out this bit fired you 'll then separate them with oxide pastes , dip them into glaze , which I 'll explain in a minute , and re-fire them at a higher temperature , the glazed would
4 ‘ Good , ’ she said , ‘ I want to know anything you can tell me about the problem with the business , daddy is honest and straight , he has a good name and what 's more , he knows how to choose good leather , so what can have gone wrong ? ’
5 But in any case , the truth of this determinist claim is exactly what would have to be proved in order to substantiate Plekhanov 's thesis .
6 Mary , who of course knew exactly what would have to be paid , had already worked out her and Reggie 's shares .
7 It is often a matter of difficulty to find out exactly what will have to be paid for haulage , toll and wharfage , and this fact increases the office labour in sending out tenders .
8 It is worth noting that there are not a few cases where constructions containing postverbal adjectives are equivalent to different structures having the same subject and the same adjectival and verbal properties , but with the former now in ordinary predicative position and the latter replaced by an adverb : ( 61 ) Mario seemed regretful Mario was apparently regretful ( 62 ) the sharks remain dangerous the sharks are still dangerous This is exactly what could have been expected , given structure ( 47 ) .
9 ‘ In fact , that 's still what may have happened , is n't it ?
10 Had Pétain , the man who was to carry out Castelnau 's decision , been in de Castelnau 's place it is probably what would have happened .
11 Now what would have happened if her broker came to this convention and heard about their disease , and two years ago sold her a disease policy , that would have given her two hundred thousand pounds , on the diagnosis of the disease .
12 This , on reflection , is interesting : it reveals quite sharply what might have been apparent earlier — that this particular decision rule is of a rather simpler structure than the optimal output rule .
13 She shivered , knowing instinctively what would have resulted if she had encouraged Luke the slightest bit .
14 Yet what would have been the result ?
15 Ministers discuss the cash that will actually be spent , and therefore what will have to be financed by taxation or borrowing , instead of talking about ‘ funny money ’ — the numbers which could be misleadingly different from the resultant cash spent .
16 Ministers discuss the cash that will actually be spent , and therefore what will have to be financed by taxation or borrowing , instead of talking about ‘ funny money ’ — numbers which could be misleadingly different from the resultant cash spent .
17 either subconsciously or consciously interpreted them to , to mean something other than actually what may have been taking place .
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