Example sentences of "have [verb] [adj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lass is right , she thought — in her place , I would have given much the same answer . |
| 2 | I , I , I would n't have given that a chance , I must admit I would never have backed it . |
| 3 | John Smith tried to kill off such speculation by emphasising that in a general election last week 's results would have given Labour a majority of 87 . |
| 4 | UNLU would not have given such a warning had it not feared how the PLO outside might behave . |
| 5 | Our constituents were horrified that the media should have given such a person a platform , and that the father 's attitude was so wholly irresponsible . |
| 6 | Nobody could have foreseen such a rapid expansion prior to , and since , moving into the new premises . |
| 7 | ‘ As far as the New Statesman is concerned this question will be determined at the end of the day by a judge and jury who will have heard all the evidence , and not by any other means , ’ it said . |
| 8 | ‘ As far as the New Statesman is concerned this question will be determined at the end of the day by a judge and jury who will have heard all the evidence and not by any other means . ’ |
| 9 | he 's only been f here for half of the Debate , under those circumstances since he ca n't have heard all the arguments , it 's a bit rich for him to call us casual . |
| 10 | Nothing in Tristram 's letter could have provoked such a response . |
| 11 | It occurred to Lyn — fleetingly , to be gone in a moment that most men would have broken such a thing more gently to their wives . |
| 12 | This development on the green belt of Ipswich is partly because of the Conservative Government withering away the planning powers of borough councils , who in the past would have dismissed such a planning application as this , on the grounds that housing and industry should not mix and that it is desirable to have a green buffer zone between the two . |
| 13 | I suppose it is out of the question that one of our own police stations might have received such a notification , and failed to pass it on ? ’ |
| 14 | In retrospect it looks odd that such a massive Conservative majority should have sustained such an ineffective ex-Labour Prime Minster for so long . |
| 15 | So we did n't have to go all the way to Lime Street , Liverpool , Chapman , with his characteristic attention to such details , had arranged for the train to make a special stop at Edgehill Station , to give us a better chance of getting home the same night . |
| 16 | Because if yo if you got to the end of testing and then you found an error , you might have to go all the way back to the beginning again , because what it affects affects something that you did earlier on , so you have to go back and test everything again . |
| 17 | The same horses would have to go all the way . " |
| 18 | It 's only a very short walk down , if you walk through the shops you do n't have to go all the way down , you can actually come , just walk past that shop and go down the middle , and you come out through the car park . |
| 19 | But thanks to Sheila , now you do n't have to go all the way to Dodge City to win your spurs . |
| 20 | Yeah I know we 'd still go up the Clickers sometimes but we do n't have to go all the time do we ? |
| 21 | ‘ I must have travelled all the way with Sparky in the engine . |
| 22 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 23 | A conclusion does not have to include all the available information : the conclusion may coalesce out of only part of it . |
| 24 | The parties can not have intended such a consequence . |
| 25 | He 'll just have to drive all the way back home . ’ |
| 26 | Northern Brave , the probable favourite , was rather disappointing last time out , and Valiant Boy may not have won such a good race as Stay Awake . |
| 27 | Mr Gorbachev might well have won such a vote , and added to his formal powers the authority he now lacks . |
| 28 | We hope some day that we shall have won all the battles , and then can relax and develop more of the social side of the retired member 's association , but until then we enjoy the friendship and satisfaction of working together to secure a better deal for the elderly everywhere , and remember that , hopefully , you will all be pensioners one day . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , and to lighten the situation added , ‘ And had you done so I would have dropped all the dishes for your dinner party tonight over your unfortunate guests to show that two can break a promise ! ’ |
| 30 | In front of this woman , under any normal circumstances , she would have dropped half a dozen years , for she knew she did not look her age . |