Example sentences of "[modal v] have " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | ‘ She may 've been murdered , ’ said Constance . |
| 2 | It may 've been found already . ’ |
| 3 | Staff are angry at the thought the duck 's may 've been mistreated |
| 4 | Yeah , that 's the whole thing , we 've gathered all the information now , we may 've been there an hour , hour an a half , maybe two hours depending upon the appointment so you go back to the office and work on a plan of attack . |
| 5 | He should 've brought better chairs . |
| 6 | ‘ I should 've told you before . ’ |
| 7 | It 's my fault really , cos the window should 've been open . |
| 8 | I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now . |
| 9 | I should 've said that to Marie — I reckon that would 've been OK . |
| 10 | I should 've asked him if he knows Marie , cos that 's where she lives now — in Scotland . |
| 11 | Oh , dear , I should 've warned you , so you would n't be alarmed . ’ |
| 12 | We should 've … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's too late for should 've , Annie . |
| 14 | Should 've , could 've , would 've . |
| 15 | ‘ Should 've been you , ’ Hoomey said . |
| 16 | Should 've stayed on I suppose and got some qualifications . |
| 17 | You should 've seen me marching home . |
| 18 | You could n't expect him to be logical , I should 've learnt that by now . |
| 19 | ‘ It should 've been with the batch of papers given . |
| 20 | She should 've known … had known . |
| 21 | ‘ Think we should 've taken the gag off ? ’ |
| 22 | They should 've called him ‘ extremely thick ’ Rufus ! |
| 23 | I should 've given this some thought . |
| 24 | With a great clean sound , reasonable amounts of crunch and buckets-full of sustain , The Attax preamp should 've had me jumping about in praise . |
| 25 | It 's him should 've been coming home tonight . |
| 26 | You should 've been here yesterday fore . |
| 27 | Should 've been here yesterday forenoon ! , |
| 28 | My God , you should 've seen us … . ’ |
| 29 | Not only was it edible , it was superb , we should 've captured it on camera . |
| 30 | I think maybe I do n't belong in control because I 'm not very good at making double-sure about things — I probably should 've double-checked that credit . |