Example sentences of "[modal v] have [verb] [adv prt] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only that , but he must have swallowed the large Garry Dog I had on the line , which must have floated down in an unrestricted way to him . ’ |
| 2 | Programming might have started out as an ancillary task in a student 's special subject of physics chemistry or psychology but soon takes over as the dominating interest . |
| 3 | At 133 for 2 , England might have fought back for an honourable draw ; or they might not . |
| 4 | The government could have clamped down at an early stage with tough deflationary policies . |
| 5 | ‘ The first two weeks off were difficult because I could have fallen out of an automatic cup spot , but last week was great . |
| 6 | Boyish , flaxen-haired , fresh-faced , with a spring in his step , he could have slipped out of an old singing/dancing Cliff Richard film . |
| 7 | Alan was the sort of driver who would have gone out on an ice-skating rink . |
| 8 | She was so kind when I was orphaned , she always made sure I was fed by organizing a rota of other Girls ' mothers who took me in until I was fourteen ; otherwise I would have ended up in an orphanage . |
| 9 | He was informed that he would have to sign on for an extra year to join the guards , but he told his mother , ‘ I 'll stay as long as I choose . |
| 10 | She would have hurried on after an exchange of greetings and comments on the splendour of the morning but he moved forward to take a snip at a dandelion growing on the grass verge and contrived to block her path . |
| 11 | A top level representative may be able to decide policy without reference to anyone else but others will have to refer back for an opinion on key matters . |