Example sentences of "we [modal v] have a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We may have a mild winter , ’ she reminded him . |
| 2 | We may have a genetic pre-disposition to cancer , but where or when it appears in our body is determined by a combination of factors . |
| 3 | We may have a theoretical reason for believing that the variable we are studying will require a particular transformation . |
| 4 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 5 | It has often been argued that the House of Lords should be abolished and that we should have a unicameral system of Government . |
| 6 | ‘ I think we should have a New Year 's Eve party of our own . |
| 7 | Eliot had arranged with me beforehand that we should have a private meeting , and meanwhile I sank myself into the communal life of the place . |
| 8 | Towards the river we should have a grand place ; on one side a handsome lofty range of public offices , and on the other side the beautiful river with stone quays , and Lambeth , which would no doubt gradually partake of the improvement . |
| 9 | We could actually remove the net list right , but I think we should have a net list for . |
| 10 | The House will remember that we had the effrontery to propose that we should have a property-based system founded largely on capital valuation and with legal liability falling on the householder alone . |
| 11 | A recollection of John Davies , the minister for Europe in Heath 's cabinet , indicated the mood , ‘ We were at home in Cheshire , and I said to my wife and children that we should have a nice time , because I deeply believed then that it was the last Christmas of its kind that we would enjoy . ’ , |
| 12 | ‘ I always meant that we should have a real start — a place of our own . |
| 13 | I thought we should have a little talk . ’ |
| 14 | Furthermore , we should have a shared understanding of the rules of discourse about such subjects . |
| 15 | We should have a detached preparedness for mystical states and no anxiety for them . |
| 16 | But on the question of competitive tendering I think mentioned by Mr which he says we should have a different attitude . |
| 17 | ‘ The only reason I ever played Les Pauls was because Keith was playing a Strat and I thought we should have a different look , but from about 1985 on I 've played Strats . |
| 18 | We should have a full house for Portsmouth which will come in more than handy . ’ |
| 19 | The general effect of the plan would be , that towards the park we should have a beautiful range of public buildings . |
| 20 | We 've got the beating of Venture Capitalist on that run and he 's got the beating of Lochsong so in theory we should have a big chance . |
| 21 | The other idea is that we should have a single currency . |
| 22 | I reiterate that we should have a Scottish bus passengers ' consultative committee and I am trying to relate the new clause to my believe that we should have an overall consultative committee . |
| 23 | we we should have a capital punishment actually as that that would erm |
| 24 | Ruskin ( who will be discussed in a later chapter ) also wrote his autobiography in old age , and without our knowledge of his life from other sources we should have a distorted picture of his childhood , and should know nothing at all about his marriage . |
| 25 | I think we should have an early night . |
| 26 | Does the Secretary of State accept that we should have an industrial policy that is beneficial to Britain so that we can meet the challenge of the 21st century ? |
| 27 | Do you not think we should have an anti-arrhythmic agent rather than £600 worth of thrombolysis in our medical bag ? |
| 28 | we were able to persuade our new manager Wilf Howe not only of the potential importance of QA to the department but also that we should have an ambitious leap ahead of other departments . |
| 29 | To make sure the G M B is at the head of the field we must have a reasonable Health and Safety Officer who would ensure that our safety reps and full-time officers are kept up to speed with all the changes in legislation and to provide the adequate training . |
| 30 | ‘ We must have a five-point plan for autumn safety : 1 ) Get all poisonous plants clearly labelled ; 2 ) Put government health warnings on toadstools ; 3 ) Secure all dangerous-looking branches ; 4 ) Spread polythene sheets beneath all major leaf-producing trees ; 5 ) Have a national warning system for cold days on which apples , conkers and so on , are much more likely to fall out of the trees and cause these horrendous injuries . ’ |