Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And you find you see you 've got that little thing to put your clutch foot on as well . |
| 2 | I said to June I can hardly see I 've got that bad a headache . |
| 3 | ‘ I can see you 've got some deep unspoken faith in poets . |
| 4 | But now you see you 've got these big |
| 5 | It would 've sounded most odd . |
| 6 | Huy wondered whether that eldest daughter , who worked as Reni 's secretary , had helped him destroy the documents he drew up during Akhenaten 's reign , which would have given such priceless ammunition to his enemies , before turning his attention to the newcomers . |
| 7 | Alfonso was rumoured to have said , ‘ If I had been present at the Creation , I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe . ’ |
| 8 | But , then , he could not have foreseen such terrible days as these , when ‘ the contemplation of futurity ’ inspired only fear and dread . |
| 9 | Two unspoken reasons could have explained this apparent lack of adequate precautions . |
| 10 | What , she wondered , could have provoked such uncharacteristic behaviour ? |
| 11 | Enterprising landowners may have developed such valuable assets and erected health resorts similar to establishments of recent centuries . |
| 12 | It 's the I not , I mean he should have grouted that little bit and he should n't have put |
| 13 | Of a sudden Lexandro 's free hand gripped Valence 's wrist with a power which would have crushed any ordinary bones . |
| 14 | In Bank of Baroda v. Shah there was no relationship between sureties and debtor , at least none known to the creditor , that would have justified any special protection . |
| 15 | In this environment it is perhaps surprising that the early factories should have received such hostile criticism . |
| 16 | In this envelope you will have received some important and valuable information regarding the community charge . |
| 17 | Normally , I would have withdrawn all future leave for some considerable time , but under the circumstances , such action is impossible . |
| 18 | Announcing its decision , the Department of Environment said it had responded to three main criticisms : i ) the register would have listed all potential , not necessarily actual , contaminated sites , since it included all locations where specified industries had been sited ; ii ) sites would not be removed from the register , even if after clean-up ; iii ) there was no specific provision for determining who should bear the liability , and the costs , of the clean-up . |
| 19 | He was a lovely horse , and would have won some good races next year . ’ |
| 20 | The compliment might have delighted any other woman , but the whispered words made Beth 's heart sink . |
| 21 | It was argued that this should have maximised any lateral eye movement asymmetry . |
| 22 | Other people could have committed these terrible crimes . |
| 23 | He subsequently set off to explore the county on foot as far as Lands End and his notes show that his book , had it been written , would have contained some far-fetched fantasies — as well as straight inaccuracies . |
| 24 | Although the Labour Left may have considered this official conversion to Socialism somewhat belated , it was attracted to the Peace Alliance only in so far as it represented a continuation of previous Unity campaigns . |
| 25 | It may be standard practice in France for one state enterprise to give to another large sums of money when one of them is in financial trouble ; but it is doubtful whether private undertakings would have considered this particular transaction as ‘ normal ’ . |
| 26 | Stuck 's first collection must have attracted some adverse criticism , for his later collections ( 1708 , 1711 , 1714 ) take more account of the French language and are much more conservative in their key plans . |
| 27 | Since nearly all High Court judges are appointed when they are between about 45 and 57 it is likely that they will have shed such political enthusiasms as they may have had when young and have formed firm views about how the country should be run . |
| 28 | It may have disappointed many fearless patriots like John Wayne , who presided over the fragrantly entitled ‘ Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals ’ . |
| 29 | I 'm not saying I would n't have enjoyed some torrid lovemaking . ’ |
| 30 | It was so far from her usual style that Charles thought she must have undergone some violent change of personality . |