Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] have [vb pp] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the free-standing sort that might have stood outside a country pub . |
| 2 | After a few minutes , his breathing quickened and he started making noises that might have come from a monkey-house at feeding time . |
| 3 | Seth 's thin lips assumed a configuration that might have passed for a smile . |
| 4 | He had read a file on Stepan and Ilya Holovich that would have come with a dust coat out of a Home Office basement reserved for the histories of Aliens ( Naturalized ) . |
| 5 | The diversity and volume of silver bearing his mark is far greater than can have emerged from a single workshop and it has been generally acknowledged , after a century dominated by the concept of the maker 's mark , that De Lamerie , in common with many other goldsmiths registering marks at Goldsmiths ' Hall , not only fulfilled orders with other goldsmiths ' wares but also subcontracted orders to a range of London workshops , although striking the finished wares with his own punch . |
| 6 | He accepted Christianity when the missionary Poppo proved the efficacy of the Christian god by undergoing the ordeal of carrying hot iron , and may have entered into a subordinate relationship with the German emperor Otto I. However , he rebelled after Otto 's death in 973 , and the following year was defeated at the Danevirke , a Danish defensive rampart in southern Jutland connected to the east with the important town of Hedeby . |
| 7 | The same waves reached Hawaii in the central Pacific less than 5 hours later and must have travelled at a speed of 740 km per hour . |
| 8 | Cave was older than the rest of the party , and the only one with knowledge of Iran ; he also suffered from a bad back , and must have landed with a fierce combination of jet-lag , suspicion and pain . |
| 9 | Against Tipperary , Galway showed superb resilience and determination , quenching the fire and verve of Babs ' Keating 's side to such an extent that they could and should have won by a much greater margin . |
| 10 | Although he was obviously placed carefully on to the sofa , the freshly pomaded hair is awry and could have benefited from a comb prior to being photographed . |
| 11 | The magistrate said the words were neither abusive or insulting but could have led to a breach of the peace . |