Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] have [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven farms had been enclosed in 1512 in a move that must effectively have crippled this tiny hamlet . |
| 2 | Let us begin by trying to understand the rationale for the system ; after all , it has been used for many years and must presumably have had some point to it . |
| 3 | ‘ We should perhaps have started this indoors , but my mother is there . |
| 4 | Entrants must be aged 16 to 25 , and must not have done any professional modelling or have an existing portfolio . |
| 5 | Bridge lengths vary from three to four rigs on the Leine to an average ten rigs on the Weser and really , given the practised excellence of the crews , this last thirty-one-rig bridge of Exercise Neptune 's Gallop 1989 should not have aroused much emotion , but it did made the thirtieth of June a little bit different . |
| 6 | We ask of each person whether he did anything he should not have done such that he should be blamed for the deaths that followed , or whether he contributed to the accidents in such a way that , blameworthy or not , he should bear some portion of the damage or loss . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , you should not have done that ! |
| 8 | ‘ I should not have done that , ’ she whispered . |
| 9 | Perhaps I should not have said that . ’ |
| 10 | She knew immediately that she should not have said that . |
| 11 | ‘ I should not have made such quick assumptions . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You should not have made these arrangements without my approval , Adam ! ’ |
| 13 | There was no mob rule or intimidation and Mr Cranley should not have made those remarks ’ . |
| 14 | The district controller of the Portland Coastguard , Donald McDonald , said he had not been told of the trip by the canoeing group but that the sea conditions were ‘ quite favourable ’ and should not have caused any problems . |
| 15 | I do not propose to discuss that question , or , perhaps , I should not have finished this week . |
| 16 | As usual , you mention a few concerns over the Big Mac index ( April 17th ) , and I wonder if you should not have mentioned another one . |
| 17 | The rings of Saturn are indeed spectacular , but we now know that Jupiter , Uranus and Neptune likewise have rings : it is strange that the visiting extraterrestrials should not have mentioned this . |
| 18 | He should not have had that last drink or that last kiss . |
| 19 | Someone must always have discharged these duties ; but the mention of these officials in eleventh-century households pointed to two developments : firstly , a conscious imitation of Carolingian ways ( for Charlemagne and his heirs had surrounded themselves with seneschals and stewards ) , and secondly , a revived interest in administration . |
| 20 | I doubt whether I should ever have experienced such wealth and depth of love , from and for so many , had I not followed … my vocation . ’ |
| 21 | If Saint Winifred did indeed conceive and decree her departure with the wagon for Ramsey , and if a saint 's plans can not be disrupted by man , then surely she must also have willed all that happened after … the ambush by outlaws , the theft of the cart and team , the abandonment of the load , and with it , her reliquary , to be found by my tenants , and brought to me here . |
| 22 | You must also have practised these moves in a variety of combinations , using a small punchbag as a target , until you can automatically use the right move at the right time and distance . |
| 23 | Donald and I , who as schoolboys frequented the South Kensington museums during our holidays , and returned by various routes to tea in our hated home , must often have passed that way . |
| 24 | CMJ must surely have had this in mind when they invited the Reverend Jesse Jackson to address the convention a mere four days before the country went to the polls . |
| 25 | ‘ You should n't 've done that . ’ |
| 26 | She should n't have felt this sense of grief , should n't have felt betrayed , but she did . |
| 27 | I , I should n't have written that . |
| 28 | One person may feel guilty because ‘ I should n't have eaten that chocolate bar ’ while the next is suffering pangs because of some pain caused to another person . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I should n't have said that . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You should n't have said that , Charlie . ’ |