Example sentences of "[modal v] have led to [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " What preceding state could have led to this position ; what pre-preceding states could have led to that state , etc. ? " |
| 2 | " What guilty neglect and vicious treatment " , wrote one clergyman , " could have led to all the depravity of the maritime population ? |
| 3 | They have welcomed the scrapping of Manchester proposals which could have led to more aircraft noise over the Lymm and Grappenhall areas . |
| 4 | " What preceding state could have led to this position ; what pre-preceding states could have led to that state , etc. ? " |
| 5 | They also look at wider issues such as their own up-bringing which may have been in an addictive family and may have led to many grief or abuse or other issues that may still need to be processed with a sponsor or a professional counsellor if there is to be further progress in recovery . |
| 6 | This may have led to some confusion and may explain why the condition , though acknowledged to be common , is not widely recognised . |
| 7 | ‘ A number of local residents commented that there was already a disproportionate ratio of pigs to people in the locality and although proposals to extend the operation would have led to some improvement , in that a new farrowing house would have been built to bring the pigs in from the old farm buildings , in fact the larger pig population would increase the scope for offensive odours to permeate the village . ’ |