Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] [modal v] have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If only I could have made one more birdie at the last , that might have done the trick . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps I should have said razor-sharp , ’ he murmured . |
| 3 | Perhaps I could have answered that question directly . |
| 4 | Obviously I should have provided more text than I did , but I suppose I was in rather a hurry . |
| 5 | So I would have heard enough on the phone er because I have n't got my original notes here , I would have heard enough on the phone er Robert to have suggested that it was a good idea to get face to face . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said , and to lighten the situation added , ‘ And had you done so I would have dropped all the dishes for your dinner party tonight over your unfortunate guests to show that two can break a promise ! ’ |
| 7 | And her father so I could have done that . |
| 8 | So I 'd have thought three thousand was n't out of the way really . |
| 9 | did I have another conversation , Jess and Lucy so I must have had another conversation with you last night then Jess |
| 10 | Naturally nobody would have made this distinction at the time and certainly Julian and all her friends thought that she was at death 's door . |
| 11 | I think perhaps you should have paid more attention to Chapter 85 in your instruction manual . |
| 12 | So she would have done that in her geography . |
| 13 | So you must have left that room early int it ? |
| 14 | On that basis , then , we have a reason to be glad that Clive Lloyd adapted his strategy of all-out pace , for had he not done so perhaps we would have seen less of one of the most watchable of all bowlers . |
| 15 | So we must have raised that to the power three . |
| 16 | so we could have reduced that , and I think that is the criticism that I make of the Conservatives , not that the Conservatives in this council have done that , but that they should be apologizing for it . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In the match programme , Tottenham urged their fans to wear condoms — if only they could have ensured similar protection from Newton . |
| 19 | So they may have planted some more damning ‘ evidence ’ somewhere in my flat . |
| 20 | Let's have a look at this , er well they 'd supposedly done weightlifting they 've made , they 've made a few er , they 've seemed to have done some alterations on it so they must have done that one , er wheelchair slalom |
| 21 | If you 'd wanted to separate off your paras , you 'd put in a full size slug because it was easy to make up and the whole thing was absolutely modular erm but perhaps it would have looked better if it had been A four , or you know , Swiss in some way . |
| 22 | Mm it 's rather sweet , perhaps it would have looked nice a bit further down . |
| 23 | Swayne ; perhaps he should have paid more attention to Swayne . |
| 24 | So what would have happened last year when they lost over fourteen million pounds ? |
| 25 | ‘ Good , ’ she said , ‘ I want to know anything you can tell me about the problem with the business , daddy is honest and straight , he has a good name and what 's more , he knows how to choose good leather , so what can have gone wrong ? ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Soon I shall have given enough souls to my Masters . |
| 27 | I just I just I could have spent five afternoons and it was finished . |
| 28 | Normally she would have derived great satisfaction from the image , and even greater satisfaction from the prospect of spending the night amid the pulsating excitement of Monaco at night , but right now she was finding it hard to work up even the tiniest bit of enthusiasm . |
| 29 | If the ferry boat was there it would be quicker , if not she would have lost precious time by not taking the direct path to the bridge . |
| 30 | ‘ Marc , I ca n't believe how easily we might have lost each other — ’ |