Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] have [vb pp] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | In retrospect it looks odd that such a massive Conservative majority should have sustained such an ineffective ex-Labour Prime Minster for so long . |
| 2 | The rise in real levels of social assistance which occurred in the boom could have made such opting out more feasible , even if the social assistance rates did not rise relative to earnings ( which they generally did not — child benefit in particular fell substantially relative to average incomes ) . |
| 3 | If she lives on her own and poor health has robbed her of a normal social life , it is to be expected that her loneliness may have created such a build-up of unexpressed thoughts , feelings and opinions that she may need to talk herself to a standstill before she is ready to converse with you , and interest herself in anything you have to say . |
| 4 | There was , and perhaps still is , a school of thought which asserted that armorial devices were assumed for identification in battle , but both research and common sense say this is probably wrong , for as so many knights chose arms of similar design , the mud , blood and turmoil of battle would have rendered such symbols on shields of little value , although the same can not , of course , be said about armorial banners or pennons bravely waving above rallying points or on the ends of lances . |
| 5 | Hugh and Joyce Gardiner have been with Timex for a total of 44 years and never believed that their fight could have reached such a pitch . |
| 6 | Nowhere else is an ‘ us-them ’ mentality so clearly expressed ; but their technical proficiency and factual command of state business must have enabled such men to acquire great and even lasting power — again , at the Assembly 's expense , despite their need to pose as agents of the popular , that is of the Assembly 's , will . |
| 7 | Yet he offers no account of how the language of the group could have attained such complexity of structure from the humble ( albeit highly intentional ) beginnings he had been discussing earlier . |
| 8 | No housekeeper could have resisted such an impassioned deputation : Violet was duly taken on and had donned her skivvy 's apron before you could say Octavia Hill . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | ‘ I could n't believe that a policeman could have said such a thing . |
| 11 | His old self would have scorned such sentimentality . |
| 12 | I doubt if an English court would have awarded such a sum ; but the liability would exist . |
| 13 | I 'm not sure that Hogan or anyone else at the top of the game could have withstood such punishment without seeking help . |
| 14 | The Intelligence Corps instructor who had taught him the trade would have had such a lock open with one twist but Maxim was out of practice and the lock was old and arthritic . |
| 15 | The sense of injustice created by such a system would inevitably work against its deterrent effectiveness ( Beccaria always acknowledged the importance of consent in producing compliance ; it is difficult to imagine how his version of the social contract would have allowed such a system to operate ) . |
| 16 | The attempt has failed , through scepticism that one man could have supervised such a major project whilst still discharging Elias 's functions as steward and administrator elsewhere . |
| 17 | " Who would have thought that , without cringing , the Sailors ' and Firemen 's Union could have created such a splendid feeling among employers ! " |
| 18 | In any case , Liza 's mental state would have made such a journey alone with Celia quite impossible and Harriet was glad not to have to admit to this . |
| 19 | The defence is called " fair comment " — a misnomer , because it in fact defends unfair comment , so long as that comment is honest : " Every latitude must be given to opinion and to prejudice , and then an ordinary set of men with ordinary judgment must say [ not whether they agree with it , but ] whether any fair man would have made such a comment … |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | A staff with a heavy rounded handle might have done such damage , but the crater it had made was large indeed , and jagged , not regular . |
| 22 | Nothing in Tristram 's letter could have provoked such a response . |
| 23 | Only Lyman 's Ear could have detected such a sly whisper . |
| 24 | Why motherhood should have become such an obsession she could not imagine , but she did understand that whatever was the matter with her was contributing to her misery . |
| 25 | Some find her inconsistencies maddening , failing to understand how a right-on feminist could have done such a thing as using Mandy Smith in her show at the very height of the tabloid fuss over Smith 's under-age relationship with Bill Wyman . |
| 26 | As I have just indicated , the anthropologists of Tylor 's generation would have viewed such a suggestion with contempt . |
| 27 | Traditional though that activity is of the students of past generations who have gone into the making of the tradition can have had such impressive aids . |
| 28 | ‘ I can not think , ’ remarked Russell , ‘ Why laziness should have had such a bad press . |
| 29 | No sensible designer would have conceived such a monstrosity if given a free hand to create a flatfish on a clean drawing board . |