Example sentences of "[vb mod] have had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They should have had greater confidence in their power to heal . |
| 2 | It seems incredible to us today that Carey should have had such difficulty in convincing christians of the necessity of sharing the Gospel with ‘ the heathen ’ , but this is because we take for granted the radical influence his views have had upon our modern view of mission . |
| 3 | The social workers commented that in this very ‘ stuck ’ situation something had to give to get any movement ; it was necessary to encourage the daughter to take the independence she should have had many years ago . |
| 4 | The patient should have had central chest pain in the classic distribution for at least 15 minutes . |
| 5 | ‘ I should have had that witch brought in ! ’ |
| 6 | So the consideration of his uncles ' place in both the community and the synagogue calls to mind the fact that his father , as the first born son , should have had that pre-eminence . |
| 7 | Because on the basis of the economic models and the way which we look at determinants of demand in economics , this should n't have happened , we should have had the reverse , we should have had fewer holidays being taken and certainly fewer overseas holidays . |
| 8 | This appalled Mrs Browning , who said at once that it was God using her as an instrument and that Wilson should have had more faith . |
| 9 | I should have had more faith in you . ’ |
| 10 | Why is it that they should have had more faith ? |
| 11 | ‘ He should have had more sense . ’ |
| 12 | I should have had more sense . |
| 13 | In addition to all the rationally established facts I formulate in the indicative mood , there is the imperative to respect them , expressed in injunctions of varying generality imposing varying degrees of obligation , ‘ You ought to know that ’ , ‘ You should have had more sense ’ , ‘ You had better check that ’ , ‘ You were wrong to overlook that ’ , and sometimes directly in the imperative mood , ‘ Face facts ’ ‘ Know thyself ’ , ‘ Think what you 're doing ’ . |
| 14 | But by the same token , the girl should have had more sense than to walk along a road like that in the dark . |
| 15 | ‘ God knows I should have had more sense . |
| 16 | ‘ The supporters here should have had more success . |
| 17 | There is one for every school , of course , and this psychologist should have had more training in perceptual handicaps than an ordinary classroom teacher , and should be available to help assess the child and give advice to teachers and parents about how to help them . |
| 18 | It may well be the case that we should have had more staff but I willingly accept that the tenfold increase in the number arriving has overwhelmed our resources . |
| 19 | The Executive Committee discussed the case at several further meetings and decided to re-examine it when Black 's solicitor should have had more time to ascertain the prospects of money compensation from the government for the injuries . |
| 20 | They were certainly too much for a dismal Everton outfit and Chelsea should have had more goals as they eased on to the heels of the leading Premier League pack . |
| 21 | The Allegri sounded a bit under-nourished against Mr Campbell 's easy delivery , particularly in the second movement , which should have had more force , though if one expects a bracing scherzo-like piece at this point , Bliss surely over-wrote it , producing instead the effect of a finale . |
| 22 | As Mr Kinsley put it , they should have had another plank : ‘ A united Ireland through consent ’ should have been followed by ‘ cheaper air fares through the abolition of gravity ’ . |
| 23 | He should have had another hat trick , but the ref chickened out from giving a penalty at the end of the game when ? was comprehensively brought down . |
| 24 | I hope councillor has n't been puzzling about this question because I think she should have had adequate warning erm the cycling part of working party was agreed by city board on the ninth of on the seventh of December is to come to an end and such work has er relates to cycling within a new transport working party . |
| 25 | I said : ‘ I told you you should have had some breakfast ’ . ’ |
| 26 | The switch from almost ignoring the issue in the first week to so much concentration in the third should have had some effect upon the public . |
| 27 | It was incredible , he continued , that a king who had established the Presbyterian religion in Scotland and was willing to establish the Catholic religion in Ireland should have had insurmountable scruples about the ecclesiastical constitution of England . |
| 28 | ‘ You should have had this money ready and wrapped up . ’ |
| 29 | The application of this incorrect test may have materially affected the judge 's decision , since he may well have considered that the children 's welfare overrode the mother 's wishes and feelings , a matter to which he should have had particular regard under section 10(9) ( d ) ( ii ) . |
| 30 | One of the Liverpool goals was lucky , Deane should have had 3 penalties , the ref got a lot of stick from the Leeds fans , etc . |