Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , because everything we did or said might have had some effect on John , I found it hard to relax about any aspect and always felt that we had to do more , be more efficient , keep up the pressure . |
| 2 | At the broadest level it has been contended that stifling the artistic urges of the convicted or incarcerated would have deprived the world of much great literature . |
| 3 | In ( 135 ) , although make would have been possible , the writer has chosen cause , and has thus felt it to be more appropriate to represent the subject of the verb ( " raising the temperature of a compound " ) as an external condition which sets off a reaction of decomposition in compounds rather than as an agent which exerts its causative action at the same time as the reaction occurs . |
| 4 | Some of the things that happened may have been misguided , that 's all . ’ |
| 5 | Modelling leads to the startling conclusion that melts may have been stored for as long as 300,000–500,000 years before eruption . |
| 6 | According to Friends of the Earth , at least six of those that won should have been disqualified through failing to meet the EC 's virus standards . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd 've thought that Arise would have made something of a meal of all that — top financier in shares scandal ; weapons mogul arms IRA ; that sort of thing . ’ |
| 8 | But his request had been so casual that to refuse would have seemed as if she was making an issue . |
| 9 | So if you have ten male offspring , nine of them will be wasted , they 'll never have any reproductive success , but the one that does will have ten times the reproductive success of all the others and you end up evens . |
| 10 | All these species are common migrants which appear in Shetland every year , and I could n't help wondering if any of those we were hearing and seeing may have been feeding in the bushes in my garden a short time before … |
| 11 | Yes , people of the same age and build may have a difference in metabolic rate of up to one-third . |
| 12 | The first twenty five minutes , when you think we were one nil up right I thought gosh if we could get that second goal it would have made all the difference and United would have been really would have been in trouble . |
| 13 | The shortage of high-grade timbers for aircraft and boat-building would have been a serious matter during the War if all these woods had not been ‘ upgraded ’ by lamination with perfectly satisfactory results . |
| 14 | X rescues or similar out because of the Seayak 's loaded weight and bailing would have been a very frustrating experience beam on in that sea ; a flexible hose from another boat 's pump would have worked but mine was glassed in ! |
| 15 | Oh , was not this delightful , to hurt again the girl who had rejected him , the girl who when all was said and done would have been a greater prize than the vulgar woman he had married for her money ? |
| 16 | For instance , under a market valuation of exchange rates Tanzania 's coffee producers would have received a significantly higher farmgate price when expressed in local currency , and their capacity to save and invest would have been higher . |
| 17 | ‘ What seemed so hard at the beginning was the limitation that calling her Down 's and handicapped would have on her new life . |
| 18 | Of course , the shuffling and splitting may have some consequences . |
| 19 | It was not heavy at all and moving would have been just too much effort . |
| 20 | She would have been pleased that the youngsters who come and go will have fond memories of their day in hospital . |
| 21 | And United could have scored more they put the Portsmouth goal under a fair bit of pressure … the ball was cleared off the line a couple of times … new boy Rogan nearly finished things off with a fourth but a what a great start to a new season for Brian Horton 's men … |
| 22 | And United could have scored more they put the Portsmouth goal under a fair bit of pressure … the ball was cleared off the line a couple of times … new boy Rogan nearly finished things off with a fourth but a what a great start to a new season for Brian Horton 's men … |
| 23 | All this thinking and doodling will have done nothing physically to change the view outside the window , but it is a vital part of the gardening process . |
| 24 | This relentless nagging and tidying will have an effect out of all proportion to its actual cogency . |
| 25 | Too much exclaiming and protesting would have aroused a degree of doubt as to his sincerity , but Herluin clearly felt that here was nothing worse than some confused stupidity among too many helpers in too much panic and haste , and what was lost would be found as soon as everyone calmed down and halted the hunt for a while to take thought . |
| 26 | In the interim , producers and imported will have to pay a levy of 100 crowns ( U$3.30 ) for every kilogram to the State Fund for the Environment . |
| 27 | However , the simultaneous availability of both calls and puts may have the effect of diminishing the depth of the market in both types of instruments , and thereby reducing their liquidity . |
| 28 | Proposals on the minimum wage and protection of workers ' rights ( through endorsement of the EC 's Social Chapter for example ) if implemented might have helped prevent exploitation of the " peripheral " workforce although the market advantage of the knowledge workers would continue . |
| 29 | It seems that Rastafari , reggae and toasting may have been crucial in asserting the cultural dominance of the Jamaican element within the Caribbean community in Britain . |
| 30 | Physical site surveys may be required to identify the quality of protection against risks such as fire or explosion , and any dependency on key plant which if lost would have a significant impact on the target . |