Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The controls are slow and unresponsive — let's face it , with the amount of platform beat-'em-ups around you 'd have thought the programmers would 've given a bit more care and attention to this aspect , not to mention the graphics , presentation … the game in general really .
2 But at last with your help I 've conquered the cut and sew , I could give you all a hug .
3 I might 've guessed the worst when the scrum fell apart for me like the Red Sea .
4 He must 've broken the other arm because the next day he had both arms in plaster .
5 I should 've painted the picture
6 You could 've heard a critic smile !
7 You should 've heard the different birds .
8 All the money we spent on this stuff , ’ she indicated her drink , ’ could 've floated a battleship over the years . ’
9 I would 've picked a good one . ’
10 Reck'n ye could 've fried the eggs on the cylinder heads it 's so bright and clean and polished .
11 I hear you 've come a long way . "
12 Maxie Carlo must 've cracked a joke .
13 You 'll need come a good few times and give it three four six months .
14 I do n't know said the pendulum !
15 Do [ if she did ] , she 'd ha' made a mess of me !
16 And I did n't make any mess whatsoever , I mean you would n't know replaced the window .
17 And it was uphill work coming home afterwards ; and if I 'd ha' hit a cobweb I 'd ha' fallen back'uds .
18 Disagreements in the church about the point at which one could not compromise left a legacy of schisms in the Nile valley and in North Africa , where the rancour of the Donatist schism persisted until the Muslim invasions swept them away four centuries later .
19 ‘ You must 've seen the men , then . ’
20 He had been speaking of his wife , and Constance had been surprised , for this was the language of love and quite unlike the more usual ‘ Cor , you should 've seen the pair she had on ‘ er . ’
21 You 're not , you 've not got your councillors coming forward and er you know that , which , which I would like because the , the only way you 'll get your , get anything is by sort of working for it and erm we are very proud you know , I do n't know whether you 've , you must 've seen the book you know erm the , the was brought out the centenary , the eighty-three and er , I mean er , er there 's an awful lot of information there .
22 Anyway talking of nonsense you should 've seen the bill I was sent for my council tax it was quite pricey .
23 I shot the sheriff but I should 've shot the deputy
24 Erm I 'm just calling because I hear you 've written a book on Irish water spaniels .
25 You know communications is a very big area there 's a lot to be talked about erm certainly rapport and leading and things like that you asked for that we could 've done a lot more with , the type of language people use we could do a lot more with but when we 've got a limited time we 're gon na have to take a limited snapshot and I hope that what we 've done so far today you found useful and I hope when we put it into practice tomorrow maybe you can understand a little bit more of some of things that we 've been talking about today .
26 And should n't you , you 've done the spare kitchen scissors good !
27 It would 've saved a lot of agonizing . ’
28 She must 've made a mistake — Marie said she 'd write to me .
29 ‘ I can see I 've made a fool of myself again .
30 I could 've made a fortune flogging beads to hippies . ’
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