Example sentences of "[adv] have [verb] [noun prp] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Elves , like dragons , are embedded deeply in several different traditions of North-West Europe , and the inconsistencies of those traditions may only have made Tolkien itch to create a Zusammenhang .
2 ‘ Do n't worry , there was no way in the world that I would ever have allowed Janice to get anywhere near her . ’
3 All three directors would probably have liked ICI to narrow its broad span of interests to just two : a bulk commodities business and a value-added specialties business .
4 Magnus could have made one of his rude jokes which would really have got Claire going .
5 Moreover in the years 1176–7 he was taking a keen interest in the competing politics of the Spanish kingdoms and he may well have instructed Richard to ensure that the great road south from Bordeaux to the Pyrenees was kept open for travellers of all sorts , pilgrims , traders and couriers .
6 A director other than Browne might have given more theatrical conviction to the Furies , as other more recent productions have done , and a more enthusiastic public response might then have persuaded Eliot to continue with his exploration of symbolist drama .
7 He should never have let Lee go out on his own .
8 He says : ‘ We should never have allowed Scotland to draw 2–2 a year ago in our European tie in Berne .
9 A little understanding of her plight — allied to some gentle but firm pressure — could almost certainly have persuaded Fergie to make a much greater effort to get back with Andrew .
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