Example sentences of "have [vb pp] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | UNLU would not have given such a warning had it not feared how the PLO outside might behave . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But , then , he could not have foreseen such terrible days as these , when ‘ the contemplation of futurity ’ inspired only fear and dread . |
| 5 | Nobody could have foreseen such a rapid expansion prior to , and since , moving into the new premises . |
| 6 | On the other hand , some may never have placed such emphasis on independence in their lives , or never felt that they had very much independence in the first place . |
| 7 | Nothing in Tristram 's letter could have provoked such a response . |
| 8 | What , she wondered , could have provoked such uncharacteristic behaviour ? |
| 9 | Labov recognises that certain forms of standard English may well have developed such explicitness further than some dialect forms . |
| 10 | Enterprising landowners may have developed such valuable assets and erected health resorts similar to establishments of recent centuries . |
| 11 | It occurred to Lyn — fleetingly , to be gone in a moment that most men would have broken such a thing more gently to their wives . |
| 12 | This development on the green belt of Ipswich is partly because of the Conservative Government withering away the planning powers of borough councils , who in the past would have dismissed such a planning application as this , on the grounds that housing and industry should not mix and that it is desirable to have a green buffer zone between the two . |
| 13 | I suppose it is out of the question that one of our own police stations might have received such a notification , and failed to pass it on ? ’ |
| 14 | In this environment it is perhaps surprising that the early factories should have received such hostile criticism . |
| 15 | Secondly , there is no reason why the vendor should receive payment from the purchaser for the debtors earlier than the vendor would have received such payment from the debtors themselves . |
| 16 | In retrospect it looks odd that such a massive Conservative majority should have sustained such an ineffective ex-Labour Prime Minster for so long . |
| 17 | She obviously would not have travelled such a huge distance if she did not hold out hope for the relationship , and Charity wanted to respect that . |
| 18 | The parties can not have intended such a consequence . |
| 19 | Without it , I doubt if he could have undertaken such work is he did . |
| 20 | Northern Brave , the probable favourite , was rather disappointing last time out , and Valiant Boy may not have won such a good race as Stay Awake . |
| 21 | Mr Gorbachev might well have won such a vote , and added to his formal powers the authority he now lacks . |
| 22 | ‘ You can not have expected such a satisfactory development for the World at such a late stage in the debate . ’ |
| 23 | Chief coach Rod Carr could hardly have expected such a position at this stage of the Olympic run-up and it is a justification of the Richard Ellis elite squad system under which financial and training assistance has been concentrated on a small number of the best sailors in each class . |
| 24 | ‘ I might have expected such an answer from you , McAllister ; it fits in with the general picture , ’ said Dr Neil angrily , picking up his cane . |
| 25 | This made him easier to take home for the night ; people who would normally never have approached such a beauty felt that they could . |
| 26 | The law of incitement could never have caught such publications ; the obscenity test proved more than adequate . |
| 27 | However much they may have disliked such labels they were unavoidable as the dramatic jump in their lifestyle was to have an equally powerful , and highly visible , effect on the company . |
| 28 | 19 Walker would have loathed such an association . |
| 29 | Since nearly all High Court judges are appointed when they are between about 45 and 57 it is likely that they will have shed such political enthusiasms as they may have had when young and have formed firm views about how the country should be run . |
| 30 | ‘ No doubt if you had made a speedier recovery , I might not have enjoyed such a free hand ; but then , your illness was prolonged by your feverish attack of conscience with regard to your precious daughter ! |