Example sentences of "[modal v] have [vb pp] [art] way " in BNC.
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| 1 | You should have heard the way she talked . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , you should have heard the way it was put . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd unwittingly bought one by a rival historian and you should have seen the way she turned her nose up at it . |
| 4 | You should have seen the way Angy kept it … like a new pin . |
| 5 | The Poitevin barons must have felt the way Henry Morgan 's old associates were to feel when he was appointed Governor of Jamaica with orders to stamp out piracy . |
| 6 | Jamie must have liked the way Eva tidied it , because he has not yet pulled the place apart . |
| 7 | The availability of calculating machines , and now micro-computers , must have affected the way that maths is taught , and also possibly the skills that are needed to become a good mathematician . |
| 8 | Though Eliot did not like Lindsay 's work , he did think that it might have paved the way for better things . |
| 9 | Before you can say Edward de Bono , it might have found a way of creatively accounting your taxes , so the taxman actually owes you money . |
| 10 | Perhaps there was hope , perhaps all was not harsh antipathy , perhaps a better daughter might have found a way to soften such a mother . |
| 11 | Dingle , in the wild West , could have gone the way of Killarney , but this tourist town has n't sold its soul . |
| 12 | Since Mr Johnson died before the museum was built , he could have had no way of knowing the context in which his collection would eventually be shown . |
| 13 | Had the French taken proper advantage of their unexpected victory , it is possible that they could have reversed the way the war seemed to be going . |
| 14 | Perhaps , in a curious way , CDs , which look so much like small-size videodiscs , may have paved the way for a collecting mentality . |
| 15 | The Conservatives saw the meeting as a chance to improve relations with a foreign power and have claimed that the talks may have paved the way for a future visit to Darlington by a South African trade delegation . |
| 16 | RESEARCHERS in Texas may have found a way of reducing brain damage in road accident victims who have been drinking excessively . |
| 17 | A compromise agreement reached on Jan. 8 , negotiated under the auspices of the special mission of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) , which would have paved the way for the return from exile of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide , was later rejected by military and parliamentary leaders in Haiti , leaving the country 's political crisis unresolved . |
| 18 | That adopted Somerset man and captain Brian Close would have admired the way Mallender keeps going , rather more medium than fast , but invariably straight . |
| 19 | The battle of the Coral Sea ( 4–8 May ) successfully prevented the Japanese from capturing Port Moresby in south-east New Guinea , a move which would have opened the way to Australia . |
| 20 | ‘ Floy would have found a way , ’ said Fenella firmly . |
| 21 | But armed forces are not known for being bastions of sentiment and it is definitely true that had the SAAF really needed to replace both types , it would have found a way to do so . |