Example sentences of "have [verb] a [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , at a National Academy of Sciences meeting in Green Bank , West Virginia , in 1961 , the otherwise distinguished US radio astronomer Frank Drake produced an impressive mathematical formula which purported to allow us to calculate roughly how many civilizations in our Galaxy would have developed a technology sufficient to allow them to make radio communication with us . |
| 2 | If we 'd fought that election on the trade union agenda , we would have won a lot more votes than the campaign issues chosen by the professionals . |
| 3 | So , that would be Freud 's defence , now , I suppose you would have to know a lot more about modern history , to , to know , if this was really true or not , but erm , the the er , question that Freud was really asking himself , really was , why did Wilson let us down , because Freud admits that he regarded Wilson , when he came to Europe as a saviour . |
| 4 | ‘ I thought we might have looked a bit stiff 'cos it was n't our usual type of audience . ’ |
| 5 | She 'd have looked a bit different , I can tell , from what she was like lying up there with her hair all cut off . " |
| 6 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 7 | If the weather holds out , by Sunday the organizers hope the Show will have attracted a record sixty thousand visitors . |
| 8 | If the weather holds out , by Sunday the organizers hope the Show will have attracted a record sixty thousand visitors . |
| 9 | ‘ From now on you will have to find a shoemaker skilled enough to make the sort of shoes you like and you might find that difficult . |
| 10 | The strings available to Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran in the mid-'50s would have ranged from medium ( .011-.52 or more ) to heavy ( .013-.60 ) gauge and would have included a wound third . |
| 11 | Erm but I do n't think we , if we 'd have done a lot more work you know , it 'd have been any better . |
| 12 | I 'd have felt a lot happier . ’ |
| 13 | The writer could have selected a sequence such as His opponent congratulates him on his victory or He is congratulated on his victory by his opponent . |
| 14 | However , it is highly dubious that Britain would have adopted a stance different to that it took in response to Schuman 's public declaration . |
| 15 | The SparKit LSI is announcing is the self-same kit it was supposed to come up with almost two years ago — one that would have produced a Sparcstation 2 clone for $18,000 . |
| 16 | We now propose a council tax that would have produced a bill this year of £617 . |
| 17 | A preheated cupping glass would then have been placed over the wound and the cooling action of the air inside would have produced a vacuum capable of sucking the blood out . |
| 18 | ‘ We will be playing posh venues , nearly all theatres around Britain , so I 'll have to look a bit posh . ’ |
| 19 | Looking back , there have been occasions when I might have had a bit more foresight , particularly when this chap rang me from Newcastle one day raving about this brilliant young footballer he wanted me to look after . |
| 20 | No a bit bigger seems to me if we 'd moved up a bit we would have had a bit more room . |
| 21 | I mean , if you 'd really done it you 'd have had a story ready to tell the police once the body was discovered . ’ |
| 22 | I know they are all going to get a great deal out of this experience , I am deeply grateful for all the help that is being given them , they have had such a worrying time , I do not think one of them could have had a holiday this year without help , but I have faith to think it will be a good investment for the WEA . |
| 23 | Perhaps it would be fairer to judge South African rugby at Twickenham in November when South Africa will have had a build-up comparable to that of the visitors who won so well . |
| 24 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 25 | If we 'd had half the help from British Government for crumbling schools we 've had from Europe , we 'd have had a lot more done . |
| 26 | ‘ He could have had a room next door . ’ |
| 27 | In order to give meaning to this sentence one would have to imagine a situation such as the following : someone was sorting pins of different sizes on a table ; without him seeing it , the smallest of these pins fell off the table and was heard to hit the floor by those present in the room . |
| 28 | Having trouble with both these pens today , I left them in the car last night , I think they must have got a bit cold . |
| 29 | If I was outside I would have got a lot better treatment . |
| 30 | They may have got a number one , but it cost them ! |