Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] have [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That must have caused a flutter . ’
2 That must have cost a packet .
3 I will be out there because I am , and this may have surprised a lot of , a very youthful appearance of me , I 'm gon na be a granddad in August and October this year .
4 ‘ They are doing it for you and the children. : This must have saved a lot of misery , as she was really listened to .
5 Indirectly this must have represented a challenge to the influence of Aethelred of Mercia in the East Saxon region .
6 The number of kings who came to grief in the fifth century is staggeringly high , and this must have had a deterrent effect on kings who contemplated taking initiatives .
7 Wolski 's defences had crumbled and what some might have called a breakdown was the beginning of his recovery to the kindly determined man , or nearly man , he had been before Sobibor .
8 This might have involved a change in the preamble to the Macedonian constitution , which refers to something expansionist-sounding that was said in 1944 ; but that would have been it .
9 In Botticelli 's time this could have included a linseed oil and lead white mixture or , more frequently , a ground based on bone white ( from pulverised bone ) , combined with gum water ( gum arabic ) , or parchment size ( from goat skin ) .
10 Normally , this would have meant a day off work to attend a training session at a cost of at least £150 per head .
11 This would have meant a gain of one seat to SDLP .
12 Few will have attended a course in pedagogy — the art and science of educational methods .
13 Some will come directly from school , some will have spent a time in business and will be wishing to improve their qualifications .
14 A rest in Ireland , a confession before the Jockey Club , possibly a new relationship — it all should have signified a break with the past , particularly the recent , unhappy past , but history ca n't be discarded like an old coat .
15 According to Levy and Reid the latter should have shown a LVF superiority .
16 George could have cabled Maxim , but that would have meant a cypher clerk at each end reading the material , and a letter by diplomatic bag would have taken at least thirty-six hours .
17 But most would have sent a holidaymaker scurrying for his siesta .
18 Most will have taken a Foundation course in Art and Design , but applicants from a wide range of backgrounds are welcome , including those applying direct from sixth forms .
19 Tyne Tees , after profits of just £200,000 , will pay £15m and both will have to pay a percentage of their advertising revenue on top of that .
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