Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb mod] have [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Commissioned in the 4th Regiment of Foot , he fought at the battle of the Boyne in 1690 and then served in the Netherlands , where he may have gained experience of hydraulic engineering . |
| 2 | It froze again that night and everybody guessed that by morning his twisted icy body with its pathetic malformation was lying at the bottom of some gulley , where he would have taken cover from the snow and the wind . |
| 3 | Instead she or he could have used material from the question to begin the essay with a generalisation ( see above , Chapter 3 , p. 66 ) , like this : Titles often serve the purpose of focusing attention on a central symbol ; and this is certainly true of " The Captain 's Doll " . |
| 4 | ‘ Or he 'd have minced meat on toast . |
| 5 | Again , new users should ask the LIFESPAN Manager in the first instance about the charge codes , although he may have allocated responsibility for groups of codes to project leaders . |
| 6 | In the first place it is noticeable that the great theme of his two Councils was the same as that of the Roman Council of 1059 , when the first effective legislation on clerical celibacy was initiated : it almost seems as if this subject had matured in his mind since that date ; certainly his early Deploratio virginitatis male amissae suggests that he may have had cause for thought on this subject . |
| 7 | Now he strode out not apprehensive that he might have lost contact with that gift of powerful calm which had so effectively stilled the thresh of his emotions , but confident that as soon as he reached the Point and stood as and where he had first stopped — the experience would be renewed and reinforced , the key would fit the lock . |
| 8 | The more Marcus thought about it , the more he realized that he would have to seek help from Fanshawe . |
| 9 | He wrote to the company 's insurers outlining Susan 's complaint , and eventually received a letter explaining that he would have to provide evidence that the stylist had not done her job properly . |
| 10 | The chosen method was to calculate his net loss , taking into account that he would have paid income tax on earnings , then adding back ‘ golden handshake ’ tax so that he would be left with the net amount after the Revenue had collected tax on the damages . |
| 11 | But he was told that he would have to pay rent for the land until the end of time , so he gave up the idea . |
| 12 | Even so , it is impossible that he could have evaded knowledge of the reality . |
| 13 | Only in the case of Cato may we suspect that he had no alternative to speaking in Latin , though Plutarch is convinced that he could have spoken Greek , if he had wanted to ( Plut . |
| 14 | It 's for sure that he 'd have had respect for the course . |
| 15 | During the discussions that will range from the channel tunnel to the north-west of England , will my hon. Friend remember that he will have to cross north-west Kent ? |
| 16 | The discovery that he will have to master house-training as well as overcome serious temperament problems makes it a difficult task . |
| 17 | And he 'll have collected food from the airport . ’ |
| 18 | And he would have asked manager Mark McCormack why . |
| 19 | He was very geared to the principle of being in an indie band for the sake of it and he would have had difficulty signing to a major label on any terms . ’ |
| 20 | Irina 's brother was a member of the Navy Board , and he must have taken pleasure in sowing any seed which was likely to grow into a further barrier between father and son . |
| 21 | Billy 's been brilliant because we 've had him on an album-by-album deal , and he could have jumped ship , but he 's been really loyal . ’ |
| 22 | He would have been even more surprised if he could have read Coffin 's thoughts : If the lad wanted to drive away , why did n't he take Rose 's car ? |
| 23 | Cos he 'll have to say mass somewhere every day |
| 24 | Staff could probably provide him with something to eat , but he would have to obtain water for himself . |
| 25 | But he might have had time to move . |
| 26 | That would be a hard battle to win , since he would have to overcome prejudice , defeatism and small-mindedness . |
| 27 | I 'm not sure whether he would have taken action against me if I had realised I was already in his book . |
| 28 | Though Diplock LJ said in Mowatt , above , that the accused was guilty when he should have foreseen harm , the foresight must be that of the accused , not of a reasonable person : Grimshaw [ 1984 ] Crim LR 108 , Parmenter , above ( CA ) and Savage ( HL ) . |
| 29 | Just as he could have received promotion over the years , but had always been turned down in favour of someone younger . |