Example sentences of "[verb] i [vb mod] [adv] have [be] " in BNC.

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1 Lorrimer thinks I ought never to have been promoted .
2 It was pleasant but had I been blindfolded I would not have been able to tell the difference from its cheaper , non-organic counterpart .
3 My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems .
4 My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems .
5 If I wore those track braces I would 've had I would n't have been able to clean my teeth properly
6 Yeah That 's the only bit I hated I 'd rather have been at work all week and I did n't
7 Cos the fact that they only went down there , came back and were milling around waiting I would n't have been a bit surprised cos the car was a filthy old car .
8 Even if it 's true that I would have gone to prison to protect somebody else or make some dubious point about the freedom of the press , I know I 'd only have been doing it to make myself look good .
9 I had been greatly amused , although I think I should not have been .
10 He said I should never have been sent there .
11 ‘ I 'm going to use a video of the incident to prove I should never have been sent off , ’ said Jackson .
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