Example sentences of "[modal v] have take a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Batty recognises that he could have taken a sharper look at the derivative nature of the designs or examined some of the problems likely to face the company in the future . |
| 2 | It may well be pointed out that he could have taken a safer route but this was not possible . |
| 3 | Casting into the gap between the willows would have been difficult but I would have taken a bigger net of fish , with a couple of sizeable ones maybe , for I could have hauled each fish out of the swim immediately it was hooked and kept disturbance down to a minimum . |
| 4 | These are not dramatic changes , but one might have hoped that Britain 's first woman Prime Minister would have taken a tougher line on women 's pay . |
| 5 | Big industry will have to take a bigger share of the professional clubs . |