Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] got " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I remember a terrific noise in the night , and thinking that a submarine must have got through after all , dashed into Pop 's cabin to be told that it was only coal being poured into the bunkers below decks ! |
| 2 | The main force should have got into the town under the cover of a raid by the RAF , but by the time they were at the foot of the escarpment , this was almost over . |
| 3 | It seems unlikely that a Tibetan would have got up there to take them , but then it could be argued that it 's equally unlikely that a yeti was the culprit . |
| 4 | Had it not been his solicitors the Inland Revenue would have got him yesterday for unpaid tax bills , but its petition was dismissed automatically once the High Court heard that a bankruptcy order had already been made . |
| 5 | The cat must have got a bigger shock . |
| 6 | ‘ But Louise , ’ she was saying , ‘ I ca n't imagine how that old maid up at the hall could have got to know . |
| 7 | I dived angrily inside the tent to clear it , dumbfounded as to how sand could have got in . |
| 8 | Mac Wood , of Cleveland Fire Brigade , said : ‘ No other vehicle could have got up there . |
| 9 | Surely this strong sun would have got through the thin wall of her stretched skin and warmed the baby . |
| 10 | We got lots of international media coverage , far more than the Queen would have got without us , and again we were very well supported by the Dutch people . |
| 11 | You see , whoever put that poisoned cherry on the cake must have got sugar on his hands , but could n't lick them because of the poison , and could n't wash them because there was no water available . |
| 12 | ‘ I am pretty sure the team would have got together and sung the anthem anyway . ’ |
| 13 | On the basis of that Leeds as a fantasy team would have got 138 points so far this season . |
| 14 | If we had , if we 'd been a bit more rigorous with our criteria , our group would have got smaller . |
| 15 | The proportion ( 33 out of 149 ) agreeing with the statement that preventing dreams can cause madness suggests , however , that some of the publicity may have got through , although this whole issue may be confounded with ideas of brainwashing and the effects of total sleep loss . |
| 16 | In the four years 1522–5 the King may have got as much as £100,000 per annum from forced loans and subsidies , but his foreign adventures were brought to a sudden and ignominious halt by the refusal to pay the ‘ amicable grant ’ . |
| 17 | The younger members of the crew may have got some sleep that night but the older ones , who should have known better , arrived back at four o'clock in the morning , with half the town and a piper who , traditionally , concluded the night 's festivities on the pier . |
| 18 | You old men who used to watch him on Manc of the Day may have got more exposure etc . |
| 19 | I think the moon must have got up and a few silvery shafts were getting through the small fanlight . |
| 20 | So , can we come up with any speculations about relatively probable ways in which cumulative selection might have got its start ? |
| 21 | Okay , so I lied about the cuddly toy and the microwave , but I bet if ART could have got them into the Multiverb 's 1U , 19″ rack format they would have . |
| 22 | ‘ Please , Dana , do as I ask ; it 's important , ’ Claudia pleaded , and something in her manner must have got across , for after a few seconds Dana allowed herself to be led towards the café . |
| 23 | Something in her manner must have got through to him , for when she turned abruptly towards the sitting-room without another word he followed her , his face clouding . |
| 24 | When she was pronounced to be the image of my father , I suspected that something belonging to my father must have got inside my mother to the place where the baby was being carried . |
| 25 | That sink must have got a leak in . |
| 26 | That wildfire feeling might have got a hold a month back , but it would not be allowed to do so again . |
| 27 | Some inspector could have got his promotion over you … |
| 28 | But the baby would have got some benefit . |
| 29 | Her hair would have got blonde streaks in it from the sun . |
| 30 | If I had wanted I could have shouted there , too , but the noise would have got kind of muffled . |