Example sentences of "[vb mod] have [verb] [pn reflx] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dawn Allenby , a masochist if ever there was one , should have prostrated herself at the feet of Desmond Fairchild , a sadist in a trilby hat worn with the brim turned up all the way round like vaudeville comic . |
| 2 | — as she might have said herself at the time ) . |
| 3 | In fact Patrickson , under such circumstances , could have found himself at variance with the old Company of Mines Royal which still had the powers vested in it and doubtless to his mortification be forced to give up his work or pay a Royalty — not however , to Muncaster estates . |
| 4 | They could have discharged themselves at any time , but they were destitute and the best was done for them that was possible in the circumstances . |
| 5 | In this respect orthodox medicine may have placed itself at some disadvantage to its complementary counterparts . |
| 6 | Women who feel they may have put themselves at risk , but are unsure of their HIV status , may also wish to take such advice . |
| 7 | The Government will have to defend itself at an international legal inquiry against allegations that the SAS operated a shoot-to-kill policy . |