Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster . |
| 2 | You should 've heard the different birds . |
| 3 | And should n't you , you 've done the spare kitchen scissors good ! |
| 4 | But why should n't staff put the same process into operation lower down the school ? |
| 5 | She could 've had the same thing free on the National Health ! |
| 6 | really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ? |
| 7 | And I see you 've got the longest trip to the sunniest country . |
| 8 | The 14 respondents ( 46% ) who could not decide included the 10 informants who said they sometimes read SF . |
| 9 | Subconsciously , she must have sensed the potent effect he could have on her , an instinctive recognition of the dangerous power he would assume if once she had known his touch . |
| 10 | Although there is no evidence that Horace Walpole ( who died on 2 March 1797 ) ever attended College meetings it is pleasant to think that he may have formed the undiscovered link between Lord Camden and the as yet unlocated Veterinary College . |
| 11 | As already indicated , £20 — £39 embraced an assortment of yeomen , minor gentry , and lesser merchants and manufacturers who in towns , other than the biggest and most important , might well have formed the ruling elite . |
| 12 | In the meanwhile , the Constable bought in at Sotheby 's last month at £850,000 may have given the Principal pause for thought . |
| 13 | However , this suggestion would have given the combined group a market share in excess of 50 per cent of the British market , which would have fallen foul of the MMC guidelines . |
| 14 | Sinton 's classy effort against Tottenham on Saturday , despite Rangers ' 2–1 defeat , will have given the former Brentford winger plenty of confidence . |
| 15 | This fell short , however , of the two-thirds majority in the 250-seat Supreme Soviet which would have given the Round Table a free hand to effect constitutional changes . |
| 16 | However , it seems likely that they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation since it merely requires a local authority to provide sewerage wherever it can but within the bounds of reason and by no means universally . |
| 17 | The solicitors for Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council , which paid out £15,000 compensation to Veronica Bland , have confirmed that reports in the media may have given the false impression that such a relationship has been established . |
| 18 | Some may have given the wrong answer for reasons other than conceptual difficulty : making a slip , an arithmetic error , misreading or not being able to read the question , not trying and so on . |
| 19 | Data accumulated subsequently suggests that the M 52 could have been flown safely and might have given the British aircraft industry a commanding lead in supersonic fighter development . |
| 20 | If all these bodies bore similar complements of volatiles then this homogeneous accretion ( of volatiles ) would have given the initial distribution in Figure 5.1(a) . |
| 21 | ‘ As no one could have foreseen the sharp fall in the base rate after Black Wednesday , it would have been impossible to predict that variable rates and the cost of fixed rate mortgages would have fallen so far . ’ |
| 22 | He suddenly felt some sympathy for her : her intentions had been evil but Jane could hardly have foreseen the appalling results of her maliciousness — if indeed Jim Lancaster had stormed off and murdered his wife . |
| 23 | At the time of presenting themselves for employment , many nurses/mothers may not have experienced any difficulties with their children 's health or may not have foreseen the possible difficulties . |
| 24 | It is less sure that anyone in 1975 could have foreseen the dramatic increase in the demand for places in the ten years to follow . |
| 25 | At the trial of the action the plaintiff conceded that the defendants could not have foreseen the precise chain of events which led to the explosion . |
| 26 | The Princess of Wales may have foreseen the latest controversy over her marriage in the stars . |
| 27 | Leapor would have witnessed the early stages of this reorganization in agriculture . |
| 28 | You may have heard the horrific tale of the small boy who was painted from head to toe with a metallic-based substance for a carnival and who consequently died of respiratory failure . |
| 29 | The attentive listener present at the English coronation of Henry VI in 1429 would have heard the young king being exhorted to avenge injustices ( ‘ ulciscaris iniusta ’ ) and to be ‘ the powerful defender of his country … triumphant over the enemy ’ ( ‘ sit fortissimus protector patrie … triumphator hostium ’ ) . |
| 30 | You must have heard the old story about the bucket of water ; when it was shown to the optimist he described it as being ‘ half full ’ while the pessimist said that it was ‘ half empty ’ . |