Example sentences of "[modal v] 've [vb pp] me " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ You should 've sent me to a decent school , ’ said Camille . |
2 | You should 've phoned me up . |
3 | You should 've seen me marching home . |
4 | With a great clean sound , reasonable amounts of crunch and buckets-full of sustain , The Attax preamp should 've had me jumping about in praise . |
5 | Thoroughly annoyed me because I 'd er every year when I 'd paid my tax I 'd pay my er national insurance and as far I 'm concerned that should 've entitled me . |
6 | ‘ They 'd 've let me know , ’ he said , picking up another splinter of pheasant . |
7 | So I did it anyway cos later on you would have said well you could 've taped me if you want like you always do so I did it anyway . |
8 | You could 've fooled me , ’ she lashed at him on a half-sob , her arms crossing her chest while her hands made an effort to massage the shoulder soreness caused by his gripping fingers . |
9 | ‘ You could 've told me that inside the room , not drag me out here , ’ Duncan replied , irritated by the policeman 's need for secrecy . |
10 | You could 've told me to mind my own business . ’ |
11 | Well I was gon na say you could 've dropped me off at grandma 's . |
12 | I decided to go up and see me doctor 'cos at the time I ‘ ad about 600 that I could 've got me ‘ ands on . |
13 | ‘ I 'm telling you , ’ she said , ‘ when I heard that big clock in the hall striking the five , you could 've knocked me down with a feather ! |
14 | Anyway , I found out 'oo it was , you could 've knocked me down wiv a fevver . |
15 | You could 've knocked me down with a feather when they tol ’ me . ’ |
16 | Anyway , I found out 'oo it was , you could 've knocked me down wiv a fevver . |
17 | They 'ud 've strung me up if they 'd taken me . ’ |
18 | Once upon a time , thought Lydia , when I was in love with him , he would 've socked me for that . |
19 | Which would 've enabled me to rush , up there , but I did n't . |
20 | ‘ There 's plenty of folk that would 've taken me . |
21 | It would 've taken me about four hours to do it . |