Example sentences of "[adv] have [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But my present belief is that if Profumo had come to me for advice ( and my advice , of course , would only have made sense if one postulates that Profumo would have told me the truth ) , I would have recommended that he should throw in the towel ; assert that he had no intention of allowing his private life to be discussed in public ; apologise to the Prime Minister for the embarrassment he had caused both to him and to the party , and withdraw rapidly . |
| 2 | North Korea and the Soviet Union could only have drawn encouragement in the belief that America would most likely not act with vigour if North Korea moved against the south to reunify the peninsula . |
| 3 | The girl , whoever she was , despite the aristocratic looks and fine body which had at first misled them , would only have found houseroom within the palace compound as an under-servant . |
| 4 | Richard Kersley of BZW , the Barclays Bank offshoot , said the Chancellor would not only have to increase interest rates but would also have to make other changes . |
| 5 | But the basic changes towards a farming system dominated by a limited range of plants , most of which are cereals , can only have reduced variety in farmland wildlife , including birds . |
| 6 | Employees who benefit from inhouse perks , such as concessionary travel facilities or free sports or entertainment tickets , will only have to pay tax on the marginal cost of concessions , rather than on the average cost charged to the public , following the House of Lords ' ruling in Pepper v Hart ( see also this issue , pp 22 and 85 ) . |
| 7 | At the stage in the growth of a scientific discovery when it is no longer just internal but has not yet become a formal paper , then the scholarly interchange would have depended on whom individuals knew or knew of , the letter writing would be unmanaged and survive by chance ( often only one side of the story ) and , due to concern that ideas should not be stolen , may only have taken place at a late stage of the discovery process . |
| 8 | Some of his staff had urged that he abandon the Duchess 's ball , but such an act , he knew , would only have offered encouragement to the Emperor 's many supporters in Brussels and could even have prompted the wholesale desertion of Belgian troops . |
| 9 | There is no reason to expect that they will necessarily have developed cancer of the bladder : the same gene seems to be associated with tumours of the lung , gut , and other tissues ( Nature vol 300 , p 539 ) . |
| 10 | A conservatory does n't necessarily have to face south . |
| 11 | World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price . |
| 12 | If your bitch is not neutered , you should be aware of the possibility of this behavioural change occurring soon after the time when she would normally have given birth , just over two months after her last heat . |
| 13 | The court which would normally have taken cognizance was that over which the lord presided ; and although it was in the lord 's court that the vassal made his defiance , it was usually done , not in person , but by messenger or herald , and the vassal could not at that stage accept any ruling of the court . |
| 14 | Clearly it was done at Oliver 's invitation and Rain would normally have welcomed company ; but in her glum mood she expected Oliver would flirt with Linda , and Linda would be amused at Rain 's expense , and it would be quite impossible to spoil their fun by mentioning that Oliver was leaving Kington Square . |
| 15 | Now a significant part of that traffic will in the future or with such a road , er make use of that and would no longer have to use Road . |
| 16 | The Lord President ( Cooper ) in IRC v Gordon 33 TC 226 at 230 stated that : … it is not enough that a person resident in the United Kingdom should somehow have derived benefit from the income of a foreign possession … the duty of the Court was to seek for an actual remittance to , and receipt in , the United Kingdom and not to be lead astray by an " equivalent " to a remittance or receipt , or a " constructive receipt " . |
| 17 | Advice and support at this time could aim to minimise the chances of a girl returning to an unhappy discordant home and to parents with whom she may largely have lost touch . |
| 18 | If you 're a composer , you may already have composed music for an AV production of some sort . |
| 19 | ‘ . Of course , had the wind been very gusty before , they would already have stopped flying , or they would have taken extra precautions to make sure that there were enough people to prevent an incident . |
| 20 | This happened rather often , and if the inhabitants of Oswaldston had not mostly been shut up in front of their televisions at this time of day , it might already have given rise to some talk . |
| 21 | A fair employer will already have given thought to the alternatives to redundancy , perhaps even contacting other companies within the same group to see whether vacancies exist elsewhere . |
| 22 | The plain fact is that even in a deposit based account , unless you 're a non-tax payer , any interest you make will already have had tax deducted and you may find your money is probably doing no more than keeping pace with inflation . |
| 23 | Some of these compounds may already have had metabolism in the liver or small intestine , or both , before reaching the colon by biliary excretion . |
| 24 | The play has already been written over several months by an enthusiastic team from all the churches involved ; and by the time of going to press casting will already have taken place and all performing groups : the singers , dancers and actors , will be involved in their own regular rehearsals in March . |
| 25 | Before the IUD could do its work conception must already have taken place , egg and sperm having fused in a fallopian , and the multiplying cells travelled down to the womb to seek a place of anchorage , a home which the alpha-shaped loop by its very presence denied them , causing the minute beginnings of an embryo to swim in vain and ultimately be shed . |
| 26 | If you looked at it long enough , it might just have appeared disc-shaped . |
| 27 | There was no electronic monitor , so Shelley would just have to check pulse and blood-pressure regularly . |
| 28 | ( He may just have over-estimated demand ; but we think that that is unlikely . |
| 29 | Or might she just have found time to sneak up here undetected ? |
| 30 | Soon , she felt , she would just have to relinquish control and let it carry her . |