Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] have [vb pp] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I must have misread your letter somehow . ’ |
| 2 | I am almost glad I was not there , lest I should have spoiled your tranquillity . |
| 3 | ‘ I should have thought your time would be better spent studying the common people . |
| 4 | D' ya know what I should have had your certificate today ? |
| 5 | You think I might have killed your brother because he worked for Richardson ? ’ |
| 6 | I could have smacked your bottom for taking me by surprise . |
| 7 | If you 'd have let me in I could have washed your back for you . |
| 8 | But to her amazement he did nothing of the kind , but , shaking his head as if he had been under some kind of stress , ‘ I did n't think I could have got your innocence so completely wrong , ’ he stated gruffly . |
| 9 | ‘ On the other hand , it seems quite possible that someone could have joined your husband in the cab , in the course of the journey — perhaps with your husband 's consent . |
| 10 | If you were n't , I 'd have cut your throat months ago . |
| 11 | I DID N'T read the article that stirred up such anger in you , but if I had , I 'd have shared your rage . |
| 12 | ‘ I would have thought your work was whatever Mellowes told you to do . ’ |
| 13 | Congratulations on your efforts so far this year — some of you may have achieved your target already , if so , please keep going to help others in your area . |
| 14 | If you have not worked regularly at some time since 1978 because you have had to stay at home to care for either a child or a sick or elderly person you may have protected your right to a pension by claiming HRP . |
| 15 | You may have used your pitch range ( which was introduced in 15.3 ) in different ways : your pitch movements may have taken place within quite a narrow range ( narrow pitch range ) or using the full range between high and low ( wide pitch range ) ; if you did not use wide pitch range , you may have used different keys : high key ( using the upper part of your pitch range ) , mid key ( using the middle part of the range ) or low key ( the lower part ) . |
| 16 | You must have turned your back on him . |
| 17 | ‘ I think you must have lost your mind . ’ |
| 18 | What with the AC30s and the guitar and so on , you must have got your gear sorted out pretty early on … |
| 19 | ‘ That you should have lost your wife . |
| 20 | You should have seen your face ! |
| 21 | A wind from a direction that makes netting impossible in one area may be ideal somewhere else and it is , therefore , important that you should have surveyed your terrain with great care so that you are well aware of this . |
| 22 | The national screening programme will enable all women between the ages of 20 and 64 to be tested at least every five years you should have received your invitation for screening by 1993 . |
| 23 | The national screening programme will enable all women between the ages of 20 and 64 to be tested at least every five years ( you should have received your invitation for screening by 1993 ) . |
| 24 | ‘ If you did n't want me to hit you , you should have kept your mouth shut . ’ |
| 25 | Oh well you should have had your plate near should n't you ? |
| 26 | But Dad said only : ‘ You should have taken your sister with you — ’ ( as if I would take Ethel anywhere I did n't have to — and certainly not the lavatory . ) |
| 27 | You should have brought your car . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ She must have missed your father a lot ? ’ |
| 29 | Anything else you think the receptionist , you might have seen your receptionist do ? |
| 30 | MAURICE : When you phoned , I thought you might have changed your mind . |