Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] [pers pn] a bit " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he hit back , saying : ‘ Maybe the British Athletic Federation should have shown me a bit of respect and credit after all the effort I 've put in for them this year . |
| 2 | I do n't know how he failed to score ( okay the keeper stopped it ) but maybe he should have wellyed it a bit more . |
| 3 | They must have thought him a bit insensitive — running off like that , the day after … |
| 4 | But I 'll have to tell you a bit of my history . |
| 5 | then they 'll have to pay you a bit more money , yo you know , to come back like that and say well yeah I do n't |
| 6 | ‘ And it might have done him a bit of good . ’ |
| 7 | Yeah , well I think they could have done it a bit quicker do n't you ? |
| 8 | Well I think , I would have thought they could have done it a bit quicker , the bathroom , if they wanted to . |
| 9 | Well if you we if you knew you were gon na be sick you could have made it a bit more a different colour than that ! |
| 10 | No , they could have cut it a bit more could n't they ? |
| 11 | Answering back I thought he could have given me a bit more time cos I wanted to say something else and he was |
| 12 | ‘ She could have given you a bit more room . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You could have pitched it a bit more strongly , sir , ’ Talbot said , ‘ but I 'd have to spend the rest of the night thinking how . |
| 14 | If they 'd have shown me a bit to , when we first went I would n't have ordered it . |
| 15 | A Celtic pantheon of gods whirled about my head , and I may have got them a bit mixed up here . |
| 16 | ( Sheringham would have tested them a bit more ) . |
| 17 | So there 's a lot of the discussions have taken place and also I would have briefed you a bit er |
| 18 | I ought to have brought you a bit more up-to-date with the current situation as far as CVs are concerned here . |