Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] have [vb pp] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven farms had been enclosed in 1512 in a move that must effectively have crippled this tiny hamlet . |
| 2 | ‘ We should perhaps have started this indoors , but my mother is there . |
| 3 | I do not propose to discuss that question , or , perhaps , I should not have finished this week . |
| 4 | The rings of Saturn are indeed spectacular , but we now know that Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune likewise have rings : it is strange that the visiting extraterrestrials should not have mentioned this . |
| 5 | CMJ must surely have had this in mind when they invited the Reverend Jesse Jackson to address the convention a mere four days before the country went to the polls . |
| 6 | She should n't have felt this sense of grief , should n't have felt betrayed , but she did . |
| 7 | Ooh dear , I knew we should n't have done this . |
| 8 | ‘ I should n't have washed this skirt , ’ she said . |
| 9 | See , he said , I told you you should n't have come this way . |
| 10 | It should never have reached this stage . |
| 11 | And you may not have realized this but these many misunderstandings can be sorted out while you 're still here to agree 'em . |
| 12 | Though Dawson may not have masterminded this sophisticated and influential forgery , his complicity in the affair was strongly suspected . |
| 13 | ‘ You may or may not have guessed this , Wallace , but I do n't like you . |
| 14 | Now at the back of the re , rest of that packet , erm , in front of the vinyl cardboard but you may already have extracted this , you 'll find two sets of pre-printed labels . |
| 15 | feel about how the way the women are treated in B M K , do you think that , I mean is there enough provision for women , especial erm are you taking into consideration , do you feel on er is , do you feel that you 're not , your needs are n't particularly catered for , I mean in the sense of , you might not have experienced this yourself but like er , maternity provisions , things like that , I mean you get maternity leave , do you feel that |
| 16 | The management at Perry Poultry might not have amassed this sort of paper wealth yet but , only founded in 1989 , the company is already making a name for itself in the food business . |
| 17 | The visitor might already have known this ; Connie Franks ' better results are probably more the consequence of giving the right amount at the right time , the sign of greater attention to a plant 's needs which marks the best gardeners . |
| 18 | Shakespeare , who admired energy , might well have applauded this writing , especially some fine pages ( pp.132–154 ) on his mature verse . |
| 19 | Ca n't tell you anything other except that if you 're a Balearic Bogler you 'll definitely have heard this out somewhere in the past three weeks . |
| 20 | Well , I think some of you may possibly have seen this view-graph before . |
| 21 | ‘ Mr Robert could scarcely have anticipated this contingency , sir , ’ ventured his lordship 's agent . |
| 22 | Woodwork or course , could not have survived this long , but certain iron castings might . |
| 23 | Of course , I could not have expressed this view to Mr Farraday without embarking upon what might have seemed a presumptuous speech . |
| 24 | Surely that gun could not have wreaked this havoc ! |
| 25 | There is only one exception to this closing date , that is if you can not vote in person because you are ill , and you could not have foreseen this on the closing date for applications . |
| 26 | We also acknowledge the tremendous response from our members and our Branches , for without their enthusiasm and organisation we could not have made this 50th anniversary such a financial success . |
| 27 | If it is in any way meaningful to speak in terms of a ‘ cultural dominant ’ , then arguably the nouveau roman could not have achieved this without the support of like-minded critics . |
| 28 | The guild could not have achieved this in isolation . |
| 29 | We knew on the other hand that Redbridge and Waltham Forest was not a competent authority and it could not have achieved this scale of planning . |
| 30 | If Jasper had been here she could not have done this , she would have had to adapt her pace to his … sometimes , very seldom , the thought came into her head : If I were alone , if I did not have Jasper to worry about … |