Example sentences of "have [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 He would have stripped completely while she watched .
2 There is interesting speculation about the Rainbow Inn , for the rainbow was one of the signs of the Dyers ' guild , and they may well have gathered here when work was done .
3 No stranger honeymooners could have gathered there than the gangs of parliament members — 67 of them — who were ferried down to the Bekaa in Syrian helicopters and armoured limousines , guarded by squads of bodyguards armed with anti-tank rockets .
4 I could have heard even though closed doors — I stopped my ears .
5 These grades are currently being reviewed so some may have altered slightly since we went to press , but they range from the 2∗ to 5∗ .
6 Like Cadbury 's chocolate , the recipe and packaging of the Mills and Boon volume may not have altered much since its inception , but the methods of marketing and distribution have changed dramatically since the early days of the twopenny library .
7 I suppose I could have joined in except I was on the second tier of the other stand .
8 Notable performances here came from 10 year old Ben Bransby , who finished seventh in the men 's event , Emma Williams , who dominated the women 's event , and eight year old Adam Dewhurst , who would have placed higher than his tenth if he had been able to reach all the holds !
9 That law might have developed so as to recognise a condictio indebiti — an action for the recovery of money on the ground that it was not due .
10 If the ships had been made of a material like glass they would have broken long before a crack became conspicuous .
11 The huge padlock seemed oddly out of place for anyone could have broken in if they had wished .
12 ‘ We made the effort last year , but the talks would have broken down before they started , except for the Ulster Unionists . ’
13 He 's had a letter from Hereford General Hospital telling him he 'll have to wait again because the hospital has run out of money .
14 Investors may have to wait longer than they anticipate before enjoying maximum premiums .
15 HARD-UP university students from the Southern Board area may have to wait longer than usual for their grants after Thursday night 's bomb attack in Armagh badly damaged the Board 's offices .
16 Opposition Chief Whip Derek Foster , Bishop Auckland 's Labour MP , welcomed the news no one should have to wait longer than two years for treatment but called for reassurances that figures had not been ‘ massaged ’ .
17 ‘ You 'll have to wait now until she 's gone , ’ Lily said .
18 The next step is to ensure that , from March , no one should have to wait more than 18 months for a hip or knee replacement or a cataract operation .
19 To ensure that progress on waiting times continues , we intend that from 31 March 1993 , no one should have to wait more than 18 months for a hip or knee replacement , or a cataract operation .
20 Health Authority figures show some outpatients who 've been referred by their GP to an orthapedic consultant there , may have to wait more than 2 years just to be seen .
21 Tories have already pledged that no one will have to wait more than two years for treatment and from March 31 , 1992 they say no one should have to wait more than 18 months for a hip or knee replacement , or a cataract operation .
22 Tories have already pledged that no one will have to wait more than two years for treatment and from March 31 , 1992 they say no one should have to wait more than 18 months for a hip or knee replacement , or a cataract operation .
23 Mr Lang also told the grand committee that figures due out this week , covering the year to December 1992 , would show marked improvements in the length of time National Health Service patients spent waiting for treatment ; a record number of patients and that the Government was on course to meet the guarantee that virtually no-one would have to wait more than 18 months for treatment .
24 I arrived at the station in good time for the train but I did n't have to wait more than three or four minutes and I was in London at ten to eleven .
25 If Rod or Jim were n't on the set on time , we would have to wait about until they arrived .
26 They did not have to wait long before Shildon emerged and told them .
27 Others will need small sails in the afternoon , and may sometimes have to retire ashore as the wind picks up .
28 He may have realised earlier than most of us that the King was in the long run unfitted to be King .
29 ‘ Exactly , ’ he retorted , ‘ that 's why you should have filled up before we set off . ’
30 The kind milkman is now looking after the stray dog , which must have consumed more than 100 pints of milk , until a home can be found for him .
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