Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [vb pp] a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By week 3 , you should have lost a few pounds — at least four , possibly as many as eight — and you may notice a number of minor health problems have begun to improve . |
| 2 | The first 10–15 minutes should have seen a few goals in the net for Leeds . |
| 3 | My worry about the half is that we should have had a few goals in , rather than just the one . |
| 4 | I should have thought a little evidence of human frailty would merely enhance your reputation — and the association would do mine a power of good ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I should have thought a few minutes . |
| 6 | She 'd never had a weight problem , of course , but she must have lost a few pounds over the past few days , because the waistband of the shorts she was wearing this morning — which she had purchased in New York only last Saturday — was already far looser than it had been . |
| 7 | The mill has a large belt wheel at the second floor level and , at such a height , must have presented a few problems with the fitting of the drive belt . |
| 8 | The proviso of the key must have raised a few eyebrows . |
| 9 | Not that she begrudged her sister happiness , but it must have raised a few " if only 's " in her own mind . |
| 10 | She must have seen a few sights in her time . ’ |
| 11 | Someone up there must have wagered a few bob on them for another Grand Slam . |
| 12 | She must have forgotten a few things in the holidays , like the time I pushed her in the school goldfish pond . |
| 13 | ‘ You must have got a few in the Houses of Parliament , ’ he said , smiling . |
| 14 | Mind you I heard he could hear it in the background so he must have got a few kids |
| 15 | But if you looked carefully at the left-hand side , where there was a glass-enclosed porch , you might have noticed a few little birds flying around , the odd flash and flitter of coloured wings . |
| 16 | He eyes me , thinking that , although I might have done a few things in the Arctic , I am still a tiny lad without any fat ; he decides that it will be just a few minutes . |
| 17 | ‘ I might have kicked a few people in my time , and some would say I got away with it for twenty years . |
| 18 | I might have tried a few quick manoeuvres to lose those shadows . |
| 19 | The presence of the Seoul 100 metres silver medallist might have attracted a few more through the turnstiles had the Scottish AAA not agreed to keep his entry a secret at the request of the athlete himself , a fact which inevitably leaked out leaving the promoters somewhat embarrassed . |
| 20 | Tampopo might have sold a few more bowls of noodles and Babette 's Feast caused little hiccups of interest in historic cooking , but The Cook , The Thief , His Wife And Her Lover plays around with the relationship between food , sex and death in a way that is bound to cause offence . |
| 21 | It is rare to find in his writings any acknowledgement of the possibility that Britain 's dominion overseas might have had a less than immaculate conception . |
| 22 | On the other hand , if Lewis had been allowed to live in this way , though we might have had a few more mighty works of literary history from his pen , it is doubtful whether he would have written the works for which he is more popular . |
| 23 | Still , they might have had a few more years left in them yet , and so in that respect , it was rather courageous of them to accept Nicholson 's script and Rafelson 's apparent decision that all good things must come to an end . |
| 24 | He forbore to add that Poll might have earned a few more blows as the result of Sally-Anne 's intervention , to prevent her from involving anyone else in future . |
| 25 | ‘ But if Mellor had not disputed our bill we could have survived a few more months in the hope that we would sell several houses on our books . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ There was no loss to the stores but it could have caused a few problems . ’ |
| 27 | Leeds were naive in defence , provided no cover , and could have conceded a few more ( for the record though , Fairclough played very well and made some very timely interceptions ) . |
| 28 | The Government could have scored a few points and won some political friends . |
| 29 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |
| 30 | Bolton 's could have had a few more goals … thankfully Reece and his defence managed to stop the rot … |