Example sentences of "you [modal v] have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you may have noticed other debates have attracted rather more publicity this week , but the theme of our congress is jobs and recovery because jobs and recovery is the most important issue for our members and for Britain . |
| 2 | The reader may be familiar with aspects of the individualistic account sketched in Table 1.1 : in particular , you may have noticed similar explanations of poverty or industrial conflict in the press or on television . |
| 3 | In a good year you may have done unnecessary work ; in a bad one the harvest could be safe whilst others are still struggling with their expensive machinery . |
| 4 | You may have seen small single engine aircraft buzzing about the skies on warm sunny mornings . |
| 5 | On your way shopping you may have passed local ‘ corner shops ’ , a large superstore , perhaps a street market … |
| 6 | The WPC here will take down what you say and then she 'll read it back to you , and you 'll be able to change anything you may have got wrong . |
| 7 | From large carpet areas to those tricky areas which you may have thought impossible to get really clean — the Steamatic enables you to clean them all with the minimum of fuss . |
| 8 | You see , while his manner towards you may have seemed jovial enough , in reality he was involved in a feud . |
| 9 | You may have used your pitch range ( which was introduced in 15.3 ) in different ways : your pitch movements may have taken place within quite a narrow range ( narrow pitch range ) or using the full range between high and low ( wide pitch range ) ; if you did not use wide pitch range , you may have used different keys : high key ( using the upper part of your pitch range ) , mid key ( using the middle part of the range ) or low key ( the lower part ) . |
| 10 | You must have liked coloured people ? |
| 11 | ‘ Nipples do n't twinkle — you must have fallen asleep looking at the fairy lights on the Christmas tree , ’ she scoffed . |
| 12 | Nor should you be disconnected for a debt owed by a previously registered consumer , but you must have made proper arrangements with the fuel boards to take over the supply . |
| 13 | Instead , they might acknowledge them by saying , ‘ You must have felt awful … would you like to tell me what happened ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You must have felt alone . |
| 15 | ‘ We thought you must have got lost . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm sorry you should have become involved in this , Charlie . |
| 17 | Maybe you should have gone other bloody way ! |
| 18 | ‘ But if you were trying to keep it secret you should have made sure you bribed your porter not to talk . ’ |
| 19 | If you have a family , you should have organised suitable long-term accommodation before bringing them with you to Edinburgh . |
| 20 | There was the inevitable council estate , the houses painted pale green , blue , pink , as in some child 's drawing , and then , round a bend in the lane where you might have expected open fields , half a dozen houses of 1950s or '60s provenance , lavishly appointed , glamorously gardened , with big garages and big cars outside them . |
| 21 | ‘ You might have caught double pneumonia . ’ |
| 22 | Said if you 'd have come early ! |
| 23 | She finished her ladling and pushed the plate of mutton stew and dumplings towards Agnes ; then , the ladle held above the casserole dish , she was about to dip it in again when Agnes said in an offhand manner , ‘ What a pity you are n't a widow , Mother , you could have had dear Henry yourself . ’ |
| 24 | We may well endorse the saying regarding him who had so much to do with road-making in the Highlands and islands ; ‘ if you had seen these roads before they were made you would have blessed brave General Wade , ’ and wish prosperity to the Highland Railway Company . |
| 25 | You would have made short work of the lock if you were inclined that way . ’ |
| 26 | Says the diligent pilot : ‘ It is harder than you would have thought possible to identify fuel-contaminated water from avgas if your mindset is looking for globules of water in the bottom of a column of fuel . |
| 27 | This may be bad news if you do not have sufficient continuous service to qualify for rights if only the statutory period is added , although you would have had sufficient service if the longer notice period to which you are entitled under your contract were added . |
| 28 | You will have become aware at times of the way in which you breathe . |
| 29 | You will have used variations in loudness and speed , for example ; almost certainly you will have used different voice qualities for different attitudes . |
| 30 | It is very likely that you will have used different facial expressions and even gestures and body movements . |