Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] have got " in BNC.
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| 1 | He set his teeth against every concession that might have got him his liberty , bent on doing Isambard 's work for him , as Isambard had all along intended he should . |
| 2 | It started with a piece of foolishness that could have got me into a deal of trouble had I not have had a wise check in time from the inspector . |
| 3 | The three chief contenders for the leadership of the Socialist Party , when the ailing Andreas Papandreou hands it over , all tell you sensible things that would have got them drummed out of the party ten years ago . |
| 4 | Town were on top in the second half and could have got something . |
| 5 | That was a great great left footed shot and could have got a nasty deflection , it 's luckily for Shrewsbury it went straight through everybody and er over for a goal kick . |
| 6 | She adored shopping for bargains and street markets and would have got on well with Cherry . |
| 7 | She would have been eligible for and would have got local authority accommodation . |
| 8 | ‘ I AM talking about a man that has done 26 years behind bars and if he had done the same crime today he would have got 10 years and would have got out five years ago ’ — actor Mike Reid on Reggie Kray . |
| 9 | We prefer this because we believe that this is the way in which we can learn from our mistakes ; and that in finding that our conjecture was false we shall have learnt much about the truth , and shall have got nearer to the truth . |