Example sentences of "she [modal v] have [vb pp] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may have shot Mahoney herself . |
| 2 | Replacing the receiver , Sophie smiled triumphantly at the realisation that she must have undercut Robert Sheldrake 's fees . |
| 3 | She must have given Iain some idea of the boy 's background , for he did n't ask her who he was , just that explosive question — ‘ Why ? ’ |
| 4 | She 'd tried to keep the newspaper story hidden from her because she did n't want to discuss it until she 'd had more time to get her thoughts in order … but of course mother had found it and started questioning compulsively about abortion , what exactly was the law on it now , how did you get one , where did you go , what did it cost , things she must have heard Dorothy and her friends discussing a hundred times but which the newspaper report had triggered into today 's obsession . |
| 5 | And she must have loved Hywel , or she would n't have married him . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ She must have met Elaine . |
| 7 | She must have misunderstood Tracey last night when he rang to say that Sykes had been taken away . |
| 8 | She must have told Ivor . |
| 9 | She must have told Gloria off too , for the very next day , Gloria said , ‘ You got to go off to the country , ducks , health visitor says . |
| 10 | ‘ She must have married Uncle Philip just to make a home for them when they were little . |
| 11 | Maybe Kate was behind the approach : she must have known Peter far better than either of them . |
| 12 | ‘ That your grandmother delivered me , so she must have known Elaine . ’ |
| 13 | She should have realised , she should have stopped Dan from making the bookings through a friend of his who was a travel agent . |
| 14 | ‘ She should have ridden Felicia in the parade , ’ said Sukey disapprovingly . |
| 15 | She should have given Lily a cuddle . |
| 16 | The police would have to know about this visit , of course ; her conscience persistently reminded her that she should have informed Harris already but she silenced it by telling herself that a few hours would make no difference . |
| 17 | She should have told Mrs Trotter that she was in no condition to deliver forty dinners , obstructed at every turn by Miss Poraway . |
| 18 | When she glanced at him again he looked very grim and she wondered if she should have told Mitch that he might well have a lot of opportunity to photograph Spain — on foot as he walked back to Málaga . |
| 19 | She wondered whether she should have had Ari dress in a bath-robe or something . |
| 20 | She knew an instant 's anger at her own lack of foresight — she should have known Adam 's inquisitor would n't be alone — then all the training she 'd undergone in self-defence took over and she jabbed both elbows savagely backward , hearing her attacker give a pained grunt as his grip on her loosened . |
| 21 | She should have left Rome as she 'd planned , she should never have looked into her heart and discovered a truth that could destroy her . |
| 22 | She should have taken Clare up on her offer of going to work with her one day . |
| 23 | Perhaps she should have let Signor Candiano arrange her accommodation and meet her . |
| 24 | She might have made Nour come with her , because she refused to travel alone . |
| 25 | She might have extracted Simon 's solemn oath that if she attended as he wished , the pretence that she was his girlfriend would be dropped for once and for all , but was that the whole reason ? |
| 26 | ‘ Do you think she might have met Elaine ? ’ |
| 27 | Afraid that she might have hurt Nora , who was sitting very quietly , Louise added , ‘ Of course , she 'll miss you but I do think she could stay on for a little longer , to see what might happen . ’ |
| 28 | In any other circumstances she might have found Niall Grant attractive . |
| 29 | She might have known Victoria was in Miguel 's confidence . |
| 30 | It was debatable if she could have faced Guy Sterne across the breakfast table without them . |