Example sentences of "[modal v] 've made " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's my fault ; I should 've made sure we talked about her , once you were older . |
| 2 | Should 've made them . |
| 3 | They should 've made arrangements , we phoned up , asked them if we could take it in . |
| 4 | She must 've made a mistake — Marie said she 'd write to me . |
| 5 | It took any jokes he might 've made and threw them away . |
| 6 | Tried to cross the nighted ferry ; might 've made it but for a district-nurse calling unexpectedly . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 8 | I mean I thought you 'd 've made a note about oh I must come back to that later |
| 9 | I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’ |
| 10 | You could 've made it work if the peasants if the peasants were revolutionary , if the peasants had changed their value system and were n't and that there were very few who were still working within the economy . |
| 11 | I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now . |
| 12 | " That would 've made him sit up and take notice , Joey , would n't it ? " |
| 13 | ‘ That would 've made them even madder . |
| 14 | ‘ But who would 've made the drawings ? ’ asked Betty . |
| 15 | Cos if they were trying to get peasant support and erm showing the importance of peasants instead of the United Front they would 've made it public . |