Example sentences of "[noun] that [modal v] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | NASHWAN 'S owner and trainer yesterday decided against the only course of action that could have restored the reputation of their Derby winner as one of the outstanding racehorses of the post-war era by opting to by-pass the richest and usually most competitive race in Europe , the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe . |
| 2 | ’ Sergeant Bramble made as if to speak , but the foreign person silenced him with a glance that would have iced coffee . |
| 3 | At a number of places his landscaping was contemporaneous with work on the house by Samuel or James Wyatt [ q.v. ] , a professional association that may have started at Kedleston . |
| 4 | I suggest to Teri that should have a share . |
| 5 | The people that are in the audience laugh when they see animals that could have been made to do things — just for money . |
| 6 | Directors Bill and Kath Parker started the business back in 1957 in a small underground warehouse in London with stock that could have been housed in the boot of their car , with Bill packing and Kath typing each treasured order as it arrived . |
| 7 | I , I fear that the use from any stockpiling that might have taken place er in this country is a very real hazard . |
| 8 | The offence merited the second yellow card that would have put Ferguson off the park . |
| 9 | ‘ We could have signed to they on the type of deal that would have worked against their own long-term interest in relation to creative control . |
| 10 | It ends a deal that would have made BA the world 's biggest airline , flying 80 million passengers to 340 cities in 71 countries . |
| 11 | Premier League chairman Sir John Quinton , who will also attend the talks , made ‘ final offer ’ noises last Friday when Taylor rejected a deal that would have given the PFA 5pc or a minimum of £1m from future revenue . |
| 12 | Unix distributor , Irvine , California-based UniDirect Inc , has reportedly cut a deal that will have Dell Computer Corp passing on all calls for application software certified on its machines to UniDirect as leads or orders . |
| 13 | I think this is a deal that could have been done ; we just were n't getting to the finishing line quickly enough . |
| 14 | But I ca n't help drooling at thoughts of the enormous quantities of top-quality drooling of top-quality jewellery and purses bulging with sovereigns that must have slipped unnoticed to the ground while all of those ‘ gaieties ’ were taking place . |
| 15 | Imagine the losses that must have occurred in them during the years of Harrogate 's greatest popularity . |
| 16 | That left Pitcher undefeated on 32 and the Light Blues to mull over a 133-run defeat that might have been much more comprehensive . |
| 17 | Mr Major was saved from a crushing defeat that could have forced him to quit after several leading Tory Eurosceptics yielded to unprecedented arm-twisting from Government whips and constituency chairmen to back down . |
| 18 | It was a good contest that will have given the England team manager Geoff Cooke at least one hint about filling the vacant places in his training squad for Lanzarote in the new year . |
| 19 | I can certainly give my hon. Friend an assurance that , were the investigations by the Serious Fraud Office to produce evidence of fraud that would have to be considered by those involved in criminal prosecutions of if there were claims that the Occupational Pensions Board had been negligent or in any other way culpable of failure to carry out its duties as imposed by the law , those matters would be considered with great care . |
| 20 | 7.6.6.1 the Term will absolutely cease but without prejudice to any rights or remedies that may have accrued to either party against the other including ( without prejudice to the generality of the above ) any right that the Tenant might have against the Landlord for a breach of the Landlord 's covenants set out in clauses 7.6.1 and 7.6.2 |
| 21 | Morals from this episode that may have some parallels with the test-tube fusion story of 1989 include the delicate balance between the world of science and the media . |
| 22 | Yet he could n't quite drum up the enmity that seemed necessary in the circumstances , and that fact quite pleased him , for it proved what an enduring thing male friendship was , even if Jim did look to him less than his old self , and over-dressed in foreigners ' plumes that must have cost a packet in duty , the jacket obviously being pure wool . |
| 23 | Despite its bid for attention , it failed to obtain Minton an ARA , a disappointment that may have been enhanced by the fact that this year Rodrigo Moynihan was made a full Academician . |
| 24 | She says : ‘ Experiencing the reality of this very wonderful little human being makes a mockery of any disappointment that could have been felt in her . |
| 25 | In a sense , this provision simply imposes the result that would have arisen under general conflict of law principles if the governing law clause had never existed . |
| 26 | Will the Prime Minister explain what attitude he intends to take at Maastricht to co-operation on development issues , and what practical result that will have ? |
| 27 | He smiled for a long moment into the raging eyes that would have struck him dead if they could . |
| 28 | He had a lean face and dark eyes that might have come from either his Gaelic or Jewish ancestry . |
| 29 | But more compelling were her dark expressive eyes , eyes that had widened with shock on seeing Tyler there , eyes that might have spoken to him of anger but instead had betrayed something much deeper , and far more dangerous . |
| 30 | His frowning gaze swept over her and there was a glint in the blue eyes that might have been intimidating if she were n't so angry . |