Example sentences of "[vb base] it [modal v] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | The famous " Big Mac " has only a fraction of the vitamin B content it should have . |
| 2 | Although the project was a disaster , costing France £10 million , and counter-productive in giving Greenpeace much-needed publicity about France 's nuclear tests , it at least gave the DGSE some confidence that if in the future it accepted another Henry II-type command it would have the backing of its politicians . |
| 3 | I am not decrying Sara in any way when I say it might have been more sensible for us to choose the leader . ’ |
| 4 | Was after world war one anyway I mind of that , so say it might have been in the twenties he might have done I would n't say proper |
| 5 | The transport is also better , with the airport considerably closer than say it would have been in Manchester . |
| 6 | As they say it would have been all over the village the smell and everything it is wrong . |
| 7 | They say it would have been nice to have had discussions with the contractors before any action was taken.An officer will be on the site , first thing tomorrow . |
| 8 | I say no , I say it would have been harsh to give it . |
| 9 | Police say it may have been unoccupied , and no-one else is thought to have been injured . |
| 10 | Officials say it could have been worse , the maximum fine is now five thousand pounds . |
| 11 | The prosecution says it belonged to Westmore James , the defence say it could have been owned by Ian Barnes and Westmore James had been acting inself defence . |
| 12 | The damage will run into thousands of pounds but the couple who live here say it could have been a lot worse . |
| 13 | If the Scud attacks had provoked Israel into entering the war , experts say it could have developed into a global conflict . |
| 14 | Labour supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 15 | The Labour Pary supports the ban but Conservatives and the Tobacco Advisory Council say it could have a knock-on effect on sports like motor-racing and snooker , which are sponsored by tobacco companies . |
| 16 | Obviously what you say to another person and the way you say it will have an effect on what they say back as a response . |
| 17 | In the days before radio the shelter was a link with other drivers and todays cabbies say it should have been kept for them . |
| 18 | Cheltenham finished second — and many in the town say it should have won . |
| 19 | If the transformer is suitable for operation on the 240 volt UK mains supply it should have terminals marked ‘ OV ’ and ‘ 240V ’ , and these are the two terminals to which the mains input should be connected . |
| 20 | The BMA was last night examining this provision to see what , if any , effect it could have on GPs ' prescribing . |
| 21 | Nonetheless , third parties need to be alert to the dynamism of an organisation and realise it might have generated its own practices and activities , which need not necessarily be encompassed by the constitutive treaty . |
| 22 | But on reflection , she had realized that no one had taken the friendship with the USSR wholly seriously , and now the realization of how much worry it must have caused the Führer and ‘ the greatness of his diplomacy ’ made her feel ‘ quite small ’ . |
| 23 | I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear . |
| 24 | I imagine it must have been a cypress tree since they prune the lower branches leaving a swordlike edge sticking up . |
| 25 | And Inspector Brian Ward , in charge of the project at Chatham , Kent , said : ‘ We hope it will have a calming influence on people , not being supervised by officers who arrested them . ’ |
| 26 | When I back there I am sure I will have changed to a certain extent and I hope it will have helped to develop my managerial skills . ’ |
| 27 | I buy a cup of tea so thin it could have been made by Rachel 's landlady , and I stare out through a steamed-up café window across the cold empty promenade . |
| 28 | Yes we support the principle , but the question about whether or not it should be in Ryedale district has not been erm answered by our members , and indeed it it we consider it should have wait , I mean this is answering something that 'll be discussed at later within this issue , something that should not be er assessed until after the er |
| 29 | We disembark , walking down the rusting ramp over white cockleshell sand and water so clear it could have come from a tap . |
| 30 | well as I say I recall it would have been nineteen eighty eight , eighty nine , I ca n't recall precisely |