Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] have [vb pp] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such patterns may have become a conventional part of the mosaicist 's repertory , indeed , the similarity of these mosaics to some in north-eastern England ( part IV ) suggests a widespread acceptance of these forms of decoration . |
| 2 | Roger may have played a significant part in raising funds for the enterprise . |
| 3 | The first 10–15 minutes should have seen a few goals in the net for Leeds . |
| 4 | It is no surprise that parliament should have approved a conservative plan . |
| 5 | Humphreys must have presented a strange sight , bloodied and bewildered and still without his shoes and socks . |
| 6 | But to be really effective the mailing should have had a good deal more planning than this . |
| 7 | With the higher populations of Amerindians in the past , such groups must have had a major effect on the structure of the forest . |
| 8 | Anyone who survived with Lennie must have had a tough time . |
| 9 | Willy De Roose may have struck a lucky year enabling him to make the voyage from the Atlantic to the Pacific without having to winter in the Arctic but he did do an enormous amount of preparation and historical reading beforehand for his planning of the voyage so that he was able to snatch opportunities whenever they came . |
| 10 | Dinosaurs may have had a four-chambered heart ; if so they were probably warm-blooded . |
| 11 | The danger of this opinion is that it tends towards Manichaeanism , the heresy which says that Good and Evil are equal and opposite and the universe is a battlefield ; however the Inklings may have had a certain tolerance for that ( see C. S. Lewis 's Mere Christianity , Book 2 , section 2 ) . |
| 12 | Cynics believe that the administration may have made a secret deal with Noriega , and some of the defence testimony seems to bear out this theory . |
| 13 | Again David may have learnt a valuable lesson — children need to learn how to select friends who are good for them . |
| 14 | Even the landscapes , birds and animals may have had a religious significance ( see Chapter 6 ) . |
| 15 | football may have had a rough old week … but we 've got some celebrating to do now … |
| 16 | TEATIME viewers to ITV 's results service last Saturday may have noticed a promising debut at the Sunderland-West Ham Cup tie . |
| 17 | The proviso of the key must have raised a few eyebrows . |
| 18 | The legislative programme should have included a criminal justice Bill to prohibit conviction on confession evidence alone , to bring some consistency into a chaotic sentencing policy and to give statutory rights to the victims of crime . |
| 19 | So the coalition should have given a reasoned reply , welcoming the offer to withdraw and saying that all the other issues are open for discussion once the withdrawal has taken place and a cease-fire is in operation . |
| 20 | By the time of the next election , Labour must have established a clear ideological alternative in the voters ' mind . |
| 21 | Can you please tell us which members of the club might have had a specific motive for wishing to get rid of Sir Conrad ? ’ |
| 22 | Also news of such extravagance might have perturbed a suspicious Emperor . |
| 23 | Gregory might have made a deliberate choice . |
| 24 | If the applicant for a judicial remedy could have pursued a non-judicial remedy but has failed to do so , this may give a court a ground for refusing a judicial remedy : the law requires the ‘ exhaustion of alternative remedies ’ as it is sometimes put . |
| 25 | His last words would have made a fine song title . |
| 26 | Opinion polls suggested throughout the campaign that Labour would have stood a better chance with the Scottish lawyer at the helm , and he has powerful support on the backbenches , especially among fellow Scots . |
| 27 | ‘ That opinion was largely based on the fact that in Robin Cook , Labour would have boasted a senior Cabinet minister with good understanding and enthusiasm for racing . |
| 28 | The latter half of the sixteenth century does , arguably , represent a significant turning point in the development of the hierarchy : until that time one can argue that its evolution had been largely functional , that the nature of the hierarchy ensured that those who reached the highest learned offices would have received a thorough grounding in the necessary sciences through both their education and their teaching , and practical training in the application of the law through holding several important kadiliks ; but that after that time , that is , from toward the end of the sixteenth century , the elaboration of the hierarchy was much more negative from the point of view both of learning and of good administration , being essentially an attempt to provide jobs and honours for an ever-increasing number of those seeking both . |
| 29 | And no doubt other authors would have chosen a different balance of topics — more invertebrates and light vertebrates perhaps . |
| 30 | Chant would have given a good deal to break the bastard 's nose so he bled on it . |