Example sentences of "they [modal v] have [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That relics of them should have survived for such a vast period of time seemed even more difficult to believe . |
| 2 | They looked after each other , that was all , as each of them might have cared for a pet and been solicitous for its well-being . |
| 3 | Most of these , too , developed along existing paths , the paths that ran from village to village in Saxon times , though here and there they may have called for a new piece to complete the chain of paths . |
| 4 | They may have to settle for royalties which are lower than they would prefer . |
| 5 | something which they may have saved for themselves or perhaps by doing an odd job here and there , and working a day or two a week , which will not make too great demands on their strength , but will just keep the household going . |
| 6 | But they may have to wait for a year , and maybe even two , before the brief , dramatic cycle can begin all over again . |
| 7 | Many would regularly ‘ pop their ticker ’ — pawn the watch they may have bought for five pounds , on which they may have raised forty pounds or more in loans , as Melanie Tebbutt showed in Making Ends Meet ( 1983 ) . |
| 8 | She had n't thought about how much of her hour remained , until bells started ringing , and she realized that they must have gone for her . |
| 9 | All policies now stipulate that they must have run for between three and six months before claims will be considered — and most bar self-employed people altogether . |
| 10 | As the trucks were some twenty-odd years old when I was small and were still going strong forty years later , they must have paid for themselves over and over again . |
| 11 | They must have known for weeks . |
| 12 | ‘ Presumably they must have to pay for all the preparation leading up to an operation of this sort , and pay the staff who are waiting around . |
| 13 | They must have longed for quiet and solitude , for space to shed their tears in private , or even to vent their anger , but none of them showed it in public . |
| 14 | They must have walked for at least three miles and eventually came out of the wood and on to a pathway which led to a crossroads . |
| 15 | They must have walked for about another ten minutes and could glimpse the blue wood-smoke rising above the trees from Godstowe village when suddenly the porter stopped , turned left , and led them along a narrow beaten trackway into the forest . |
| 16 | Those problems have not been solved — just as we said that they would not be — because the Government did not take the issue seriously enough and did not press as they should have pressed for the substantial reforms that were needed . |
| 17 | ‘ If they thought the children were in danger they should have gone for a care order in the first place , ’ Levy said . |
| 18 | They should have looked for a two-bedded , well-equipped flat in Norwich or in a convenient village close to the shops and post office , and to a church , of course . |
| 19 | But whilst some women drivers on the M4 today are concerned about their personal safety , they do n't agree that they should have to pay for protection . |
| 20 | That 's neither here nor there , they 'll have to wait for it , it 's up to them . |
| 21 | They 'll have to wait for us to get out . |
| 22 | None of these tenants have access to any tools or materials , and in some cases they 've been told that they 'll have to pay for the repair work . |
| 23 | If people want to be regulars at his church they 'll have to pay for the privilege . |
| 24 | If Verve expand any further , they 'll have to apply for a live music permit in the next door dimension . |
| 25 | They 'll have paid for themselves . |
| 26 | Thorfinn said , ‘ If the landings take place on the north side , they 'll have to look for more boats upriver and get themselves across till we can come . ’ |
| 27 | Being unexpectedly faced by samples of one or the other could convert some to forms of expression which they might have ignored for the rest of their lives . |
| 28 | Er they may have had some inkling , but you know they might have applied for a timings , you know it suddenly comes . |
| 29 | ( The Tonga Chronicle gave due prominence to the storm the following week , though they might have wished for more careful sub-editing. ‘ $10 damage as islands hit by hurricane ’ read the headline . |
| 30 | The list of British craft union leaders of this period is filled with men who worked for a spell in the United States or somewhere else overseas , as they might have worked for a spell in Newcastle or Barrow-in-Furness . |