Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must have sensed that war was inevitable , as Birtwistle and myself had two feverish years in ‘ 38/'39 , when we made many hard ( in those days ) ascents , including a few pioneering routes . |
| 2 | ‘ Those things must have implanted some sort of image in their mind , stimulated the right emotions to make them do it . ’ |
| 3 | Those kids we saw have assassinated all hope . |
| 4 | The two enquiries above clearly have a common source — delays at the DHSS — but the bureaux recording system would not have highlighted that difficulty . |
| 5 | The odds cited above would have given little comfort to the man in Kurunagala who , during a rash of cattle thefts , had to pay a ransom for the same animal seven times before finally selling it for the paltry sum of two rupees . |
| 6 | The lass is right , she thought — in her place , I would have given much the same answer . |
| 7 | I would have given much to meet him at Elsfield during one of his fleeting visits : indeed there was no one I would have been more interested to meet . |
| 8 | If you 'd been tossed around in the eddies down there I would n't have given much for your chances . ’ |
| 9 | Not many teams beat the City on their own ground … and early on you would n't have given much of a price on United … |
| 10 | ‘ And here lies Aldhelm , who could have given that brother a face and a name , beyond any question . |
| 11 | I , I , I would n't have given that a chance , I must admit I would never have backed it . |
| 12 | John Urquhart 's article ‘ Polonium : Windscale 's most lethal legacy ’ ( 31 March , p 883 ) must have given many of its readers the impression that polonium is an abnormal constituent of man 's environment and with an impact that is therefore unpredictable . |
| 13 | The dinner would have given many motoring journalists their first chance to see the new Mondeo model , which will replace the Sierra . |
| 14 | But though Rolle 's sincerity is not in question , his account would have given many people cause for concern . |
| 15 | UNLU would not have given such a warning had it not feared how the PLO outside might behave . |
| 16 | Huy wondered whether that eldest daughter , who worked as Reni 's secretary , had helped him destroy the documents he drew up during Akhenaten 's reign , which would have given such priceless ammunition to his enemies , before turning his attention to the newcomers . |
| 17 | Our constituents were horrified that the media should have given such a person a platform , and that the father 's attitude was so wholly irresponsible . |
| 18 | ‘ Soon I shall have given enough souls to my Masters . |
| 19 | An independent share valuation would have given these shares a total value of about £50,000 . |
| 20 | ‘ The players could not have given any more . |
| 21 | The players are down but they could not have given any more . ’ |
| 22 | Early on that morning that very same morning in October 1913 , anyone walking or motoring down Westfield Drive , Boston , Massachusetts , would never have given any of the houses a second glance , so ordinary were they , and none more so than number 1015 , a clapboard house like all the others in the street , only one which was in even more urgent need of repainting than most of its neighbours . |
| 23 | He looked at the old man , peering darkly under his down-drawn brows ; and there was one who would have questioned and writhed and wondered , pondering long before he would have given any answer , and then , most likely , regretting the answer he had given , whatever it chanced to be . |
| 24 | Whilst Britain was genuinely concerned about honouring its debts there was a high mindedness about it which shut out any consideration of alternatives which , by reducing the obligation to maintain the value of sterling , would have given more scope for domestic planning . |
| 25 | But as I say the the people who did not five five percent er , therefore , others may not have given more ! |
| 26 | We hope to ensure that every candidate will have given some consideration to the issues which affect older people . |
| 27 | During this time Mozart may have given some lessons to the young Beethoven , who was visiting Vienna for the first time . |
| 28 | Alfonso was rumoured to have said , ‘ If I had been present at the Creation , I would have given some useful hints for the better arrangement of the Universe . ’ |
| 29 | CORRECTION : Our June feature on redundancy may have given some readers the impression that redundancy pay is based on full pay , which is incorrect . |
| 30 | So while he could have given this kind old Cornish gentleman an eye-opening insight into the plans being made on the Continent of Europe to bring England back within Rome 's jurisdiction , he was content to let his host do most of the talking . |