Example sentences of "they [vb mod] have [be] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was difficult for the older people , they should have been a lot more thoughtful how they separated people for the houses . |
| 2 | eventually it 'll get more and more computer wise , its the same in the motor trade or any trade it all , if the machine goes wrong all they 'll have is a pack , just pull the pack out , put a new pack in and put it back |
| 3 | No , I think maybe if the girls had been in they might have been a bit shier and felt you know , oh we have to act you know , the lads . |
| 4 | They could have been a couple of unpromising applicants for a minor domestic job . |
| 5 | The scissors themselves were ordinary enough , standard office issue , and shining steel : there was no outward sign that they could have been a weapon of murder , Dexter thought . |
| 6 | They would be hard to remember ; they would have been a nuisance to printers , who would have had to make a whole series of new pieces of type ; but perhaps most important , they were ambiguous . |
| 7 | On the other hand , as Cynthia Page 's fascinating and delightful documentary revealed , if something is n't done PDQ , all they will have is a pile of marble rubble . |