Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished . |
| 2 | ‘ You must 've seen the men , then . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ But who would 've made the drawings ? ’ asked Betty . |
| 4 | The immediate reaction was : ‘ just think what we can achieve given an 11-years span to work with . |
| 5 | Overall , however , students had a strong sense of duty to help China develop into a powerful , modern country , but they were uncertain as to how they could contribute given the constraints placed on them . |
| 6 | Oh what a shame should 've bought the eggs stand there and all watch me . |
| 7 | I see you 've got no carpets down anywhere the door 's not painted and he said you 've been living here for two years ! |
| 8 | You 've got everything to do You 've got the headphones have n't you . |
| 9 | Oh yes , well you see they 've got the names |
| 10 | To ‘ the staunch neo-Darwinists ’ genetic drift is ‘ virtually ’ a dirty word ( quite untrue — I do n't know one that does n't accept that it will occur given the circumstances ) . |
| 11 | He should haev held the children at the scene and called the police . |
| 12 | ’ I see you 've grasped the implications . ’ |
| 13 | I should 've worn the jeans and jersey , like my posey mate . |
| 14 | ‘ I might as well have lobotomised the patients . |
| 15 | But Alexander could not hold it against the Edoni , local tribesmen , which may have given the Athenians the idea that they could move in and plant a colony ( 465 ) . |
| 16 | The first observation might have given the answers " here " or " there " ; sometimes it gives one and sometimes the other . |
| 17 | The Reds were well on top and I am sure that if I had lasted the game I would have given the selectors something to think about . |
| 18 | In similar circumstances in previous elections the dissatisfied Tories would have given the Liberals and the Social Democrats the benefit of their protest . |
| 19 | There has been a lot of debate about the reasons for producing complicated patterns on the suture line ; what advantage would this have given the ammonoids over their nautiloid ancestors , that allowed for the explosive bursts of ammonoid evolution ? |
| 20 | In Britain , such a vote would not have given the fascists power . |
| 21 | The apparent inflexibility of the office schedules could have given the competitors an unnecessarily difficult task . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'd rather have given the bastards the cab ranks than see Antney dead . ’ |
| 23 | He might have foreseen the problems that would ensue after their marriage , seen that there was a gulf between Charles and Diana that would be difficult to bridge and advised against it . |
| 24 | But I could not have foreseen the circumstances . |
| 25 | Neither could have foreseen the circumstances under which it would take place . |
| 26 | As you will have gathered the images are too big to put on floppy disks . |
| 27 | Yes , I 'd like to come back er to Mr Brighton on the question of regeneration in West Yorkshire , and er settlement South West of York , some people here today would not have heard the views of Leeds and Bradford on the H one discussions yet , about er why we are objecting to the restraints in three North Yorkshire districts , Harrogate , Craven , and er to less extent perhaps , Hambledon , on migration levels , erm we we argued there |
| 28 | Had they gone , they would only have heard the pupils : in the City Temple they heard the master . ’ |
| 29 | The sight must have frightened the watchers at Kleine Scheidegg and Grindelwald . |
| 30 | However , minor changes which would not have altered the views of a reasonable shareholder may be disregarded by the court ( see Re Minster Assets plc [ 1985 ] BCLC 200 ) . |