Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [adv] have [verb] a " in BNC.

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1 But for those who could receive a smattering of instruction at home , or who had spent a short while at day schools in their infancy , they may well have nourished a plant that might otherwise have ceased to grow , or even withered .
2 Left : Most wide waterway craft were built with a more spacious cabin and many boatmen lived on board although they may also have kept a house on shore .
3 They may however have achieved a realization of theoretical proposals : but we can not be certain about that until further research has been undertaken into the workings of the Household .
4 All I can say is , I think they must never have spent a night in The Bar if they think that , or never a good night .
5 The growers are unhappy they 'll soon have to travel a lot further than the Vale of Evesham to get help .
6 They might also have started a family .
7 Again , the trade guilds probably had enough storage space in their own guild-halls for the coffin and cloaks , they might even have had a private stock of candles .
8 They might well have done a thousand years ago , but the Imperial Age converted that horizontal relationship into a vertical one so that Sri Lankan schools still teach vertical history ‘ Ceylon Under British Rule ’ and Senegal continues its cultural obsession with France .
9 Instead Garvey looked a jaded team and although they pressed hard for long periods , they could well have suffered a heavy defeat after a host of elementary mistakes gave Bann opportunities which should have been punished .
10 This , after all , was no ordinary case of murder and they could scarcely have picked a worse example to further their cause .
11 To celebrate the occasion , they could hardly have offered a more attractive programme — two of the top favourite operas of all time , plus a full-scale concert of the most popular music of Vienna .
12 And I think it w w was quite difficult for people because they 'd either have to walk a long way to try and make a telephone call .
13 ‘ Of course , ’ the Doctor had said , and the memory of his voice was so real that she almost heard the words in her ears , ‘ if anyone wanted to infiltrate the TARDIS with any kind of intelligence , from a virus to an entire computer , they 'd only have to plug a cable into the socket under the console .
14 Jobbers often faced one-way markets in which they would either have to buy a greater number of shares than they had sold ( go ‘ long ’ ) or they had bought ( go ‘ short ’ ) .
15 Had vocation advisors been around they would doubtless have recommended a commercial future on the scientific side .
16 Good auditors have used the right when they would otherwise have had a duty anyway …
17 I do n't suppose No they would n't have any warning about this going to happen or they would never have taking a lot of bairns down among it .
18 They guessed it was an emotional response to another womb death ; though , heaven knew , they would hardly have wanted a child , in their mid-forties , even if Charsky 's infertility could be miraculously cured .
19 They will also have developed a new technique for controlling reactions within a fusion reactor .
20 The ITV companies pay royalties only after sales , but they will soon have to negotiate a new deal .
21 We have spoken about old partners as if they will always have had a long life together and that is indeed the case in many of the pairs whom we currently encounter .
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