Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] [vb pp] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tiny Rowland may have become a bore with his obsession over DTI 's failure to publish the report on the House of Fraser — but on this occasion he is on the side of the Gods . |
| 2 | Here , with my seal-profile friend Fairfax , in the sight of the Mountain of God , I see that Victoria may have had a point . |
| 3 | Some archaeologists , irrespective of their scepticism over Ivan Koltsov 's announcement , have expressed concern that Pravda should have shown a map of the underground areas , and that Koltsov publicly described seeing local boys playing with ancient gold goblets which they had supposedly found in the underground passages . |
| 4 | It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army . |
| 5 | RESEARCHERS in Texas may have found a way of reducing brain damage in road accident victims who have been drinking excessively . |
| 6 | As it happened a political upheaval in Indonesia in 1965 – 66 ( in which American contacts with the military in Indonesia may have played a part ) brought an unexpectedly early end to the confrontation with Britain . |
| 7 | Gregory should have added a second but he headed tamely over after Gary Thompson had stormed down the right . |
| 8 | Rex might have managed a smile . |
| 9 | West Ham 's Trevor Morley could have had a hatful during a one-sided second half but Knight 's brilliance and some missed chances stopped Pompey from being overwhelmed . |
| 10 | ‘ But what annoyed us most is Downey could have made a phone call to us . |
| 11 | If he 'd left it Mrs Blakey would have made a fuss , she 'd have wanted to take his temperature , she 'd have asked questions he could n't answer . |
| 12 | If promised reforms of US healthcare live halfway up to some of the lurid stories being bandied around on Wall Street , then the new administration on Pennsylvania Avenue will have missed a trick : almost every job created since the recession began in 1990 has come from this vibrant industry . |
| 13 | Pete must have watched a lot of Open University programmes on the outside . |
| 14 | Hudson might have added a second , but taken by surprise to find the ball at his feet , it bounced into the arms of the keeper . |
| 15 | Councillors and officials will tell him that Orkney could have faced a disaster if the Bettina Danica had been a tanker . |
| 16 | In Susanna Jennens Leapor would have found a woman able to fend for herself in adversity . |
| 17 | And as it turned out , private investors in Concorde would have lost a lot of money and minded terribly . |
| 18 | At 590p or more , lead sponsor Merrill Lynch will have achieved a price in the upper half of that range . |
| 19 | According to Ian Lindsey , a director of Save & Prosper , if the agency had obtained authorisation there is ‘ no way ’ Mr Rundle could have received a refund . |
| 20 | My hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield may have had a point when he said — it was a tough line to take — that all admissions into this country should be suspended until we have caught up , and then we could reduce the waiting period to six weeks . |
| 21 | ‘ Boro may have lost a couple of home games , but we always seem to be the whipping boys who allow teams to regain their form . ’ |
| 22 | On that night , Tuesday , 24 August 1773 , they talked of murderers being hanged — Lord Errol must have had a fund of such stories : he was the Lord High Constable of Scotland ; then they drank port , and were seen to their rooms by their host himself . |
| 23 | Isabelle must have left a legacy of frightening bitterness behind her in this place in order to set off a reaction like that . |
| 24 | Maxie Carlo must 've cracked a joke . |
| 25 | After Rocastle 's early strike , Norwegian Frank Strandli should have added a second but blazed wide . |
| 26 | This at least showed some foresight , since the number of beds in which Stephen might have missed a heartbeat and a vital document were legion . |
| 27 | Had things been different , Julia might have become a vet or a professional horsewoman . |
| 28 | Edward was clearly , and not surprisingly , of considerable interest in Normandy at this date , and William of Jumièges would have had a motive for inventing Robert 's expedition against England , to increase Edward 's debt to the Normans in general and William 's father in particular . |
| 29 | Another couple of feet and Joey Beauchamp would have had a penalty , but the free kick gave them a goal with Mike Ford supplying the header . |
| 30 | purists may have an essential moral objection that this approach is false — what Ruskin or Morris would have called a lie . |