Example sentences of "she [modal v] have [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Gabriel trailed behind her boss 's resolute stride she ought to have felt angry at the words of abuse , but she knew that they represented Rose 's own fury and fear and she felt sympathy . |
| 2 | But perhaps she ought to have made sure she told him to see his own doctor as soon as he got home ? |
| 3 | Of course , they associated being photographed with their father 's death , she ought to have foreseen that . |
| 4 | She ought to have worn high heels . |
| 5 | She may have felt aggrieved , but she also missed the point . |
| 6 | She may have felt safe here , been surprised to have been attacked . |
| 7 | She may have to undergo more surgery to have the implants removed . |
| 8 | The first comment may mean that the child has no experience of seeing rusted metal , or she may have seen rusty objects but not connected them in any way with exposure to air and moisture . |
| 9 | She may have written some very promising poetry , but she had little personal support for her writing while she was at Edgcote . |
| 10 | She may have siphoned much of the collective spirit from the Cabinet Room in the way meetings are conducted , but more than a shadow remains . |
| 11 | After her experience at Edgcote she may have doubted this prospect . |
| 12 | This means that , if you are not married to your partner , he or she may have to face another member of your family being responsible for dealing with this very personal task , while he or she will have no role or status at all . |
| 13 | Her tradition of looking at landscape was deeply Wordsworthian , whatever intimations she may have had that Wordsworth 's language was for his time and place only . |
| 14 | She may have had other reasons . |
| 15 | She may have had another breakdown , since she speaks of ‘ a great sickness in her head … so that she feared to have lost her wits therethrough ’ . |
| 16 | She may have had some outdoor work as well , such as feeding poultry . |
| 17 | She may have had some capital of her own , though many a wife in Victorian times was little better off as one man 's wife than she had been as another man 's daughter : |
| 18 | The defendant in a fixed date action is permitted to submit a defence at any point before the return day , but if it is outside the 14 day period he or she may have to meet any costs incurred as a result of the delay . |
| 19 | She must 've used more than that . |
| 20 | She must have realised some years before that I was n't headed in the direction of St Margaret 's , Westminster , but she had still intended the occasion to glitter , a bright milestone in our uneventful lives . |
| 21 | She waited a long time ; so long , she must have fallen asleep , for the next thing she knew the room was in darkness , and Connor was in bed beside her . |
| 22 | After that she must have fallen asleep , for when she next came round he had gone . |
| 23 | She must have become conscious of my appraisal , because she suddenly turned and glanced at me directly . |
| 24 | She must have seen many similar noses in Rosenberg 's neighbourhood , but how she felt about the similarity has not been recorded . |
| 25 | I — She must have said this to you . |
| 26 | Well now would them girl would them girls say , she must have said more than that mother . |
| 27 | ‘ She must have gone mad ! |
| 28 | For a second I think she must have gone mad , then she makes a really loud rude-noise with her lips , winks at me , points at the Monster and laughs . |
| 29 | you see and ther I su I suppose there was about ten or a dozen girls behind the counter because it was early and late turn for them because you see we were open , you see , until ten o'clock at night , you see , and er then , well , anyway , after that erm I heard about this job going as Assistant Manageress at Cambridge and er so I applied and the Manager said to me , I thought well I 'll be here ten years , erm I can be here until I 'm you know , donkeys years and er so he said well look you may not get a job because he said that another girl coming from Norwich to go to Cambridge to see the Manager as well as you and so you might not get it , she might get it , and , however , I went and er I , I met the Manager and the Manageress in the front office , the Manager 's office and we all had a chat but I did n't see the girl from Norwich , she must have gone some other day and anyway I got the job , you see , and er , and so I went to Cambridge as Assistant Manageress and I very well and I got to know all kinds of people , all nationalities being a university city . |
| 30 | ‘ She must have gone berserk . |