Example sentences of "i [vb base] it [vb mod] have " in BNC.

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1 I mean it would have been a hell of a lot of
2 I mean it would have to happen to me , yeah .
3 Well I mean it ought to have gone by next week , but be alright .
4 I mean it may have pleased the Irish government a bit but it 's got implications both domestically and internationally .
5 I mean it may have been that simple for Mr. Daytimer , who was a lawyer , erm , but I do n't think it 's , it 's , it certainly is n't that simple for me , and I , not for anybody else I know .
6 But I mean it could 've been made a bit bigger than that could n't it , for the seat
7 Nudge up a bit I mean it could 've been tonight .
8 I mean it could have been different it could have got out of control and then everybody would have turned and pointed a finger and that would have been awful .
9 I mean it could have been done if we 'd got a go-ahead .
10 But it was open , I mean it must have been fenced in some way later on .
11 I fear it may have gone the same way as Honest John 's other great idea , the hard ecu .
12 I am not decrying Sara in any way when I say it might have been more sensible for us to choose the leader . ’
13 I say no , I say it would have been harsh to give it .
14 I ca n't be sure what my face looked like when I opened it and saw Maureen on the doorstep , but I imagine it must have had a grin on it from ear to ear .
15 I imagine it must have been a cypress tree since they prune the lower branches leaving a swordlike edge sticking up .
16 When I back there I am sure I will have changed to a certain extent and I hope it will have helped to develop my managerial skills . ’
17 Erm the reason I 'm asking is because I suspect it would have been greater at the time I was talking about all the ago though .
18 ‘ Boggers ’ ( no , I do n't know why , though I suspect it may have something to do with a haircut that bears a passing resemblance to a bogbrush ) may have a couple of incisive seasons left in him at best , but opponents will rarely get a moment 's peace when he combines with Bicknell and Waqar Younis next year .
19 Last year 's postal strike supplied a further motive , as I suspect it may have done for many other recent fax converts .
20 On the second point , that of allowing youngsters a chance to ‘ have a look ’ at the pro game , I suspect it will have little effect .
21 well as I say I recall it would have been nineteen eighty eight , eighty nine , I ca n't recall precisely
22 I know , I know it would have done
23 ‘ Honestly , Mil , ’ said Enid gently , ‘ I know it must have been awful when you were turned into a frog , what with the narrow squeak in the potion lab and everything , but do n't you think perhaps you 're getting a little obsessed with frogs and ponds ?
24 I reckon it would 've taken you most of the night . ’
25 I reckon it must have been a bridge eddy that put him ashore . "
26 If Sunil was on the north bank , I reckon it must have been Declan .
27 Still , I reckon it could have been worse .
28 er , I believe it would have been nineteen eighty five
29 I believe it must have been done outside the stable . ’
30 It only has the force of a recommended practice whereas I believe it should have the full force of a standard , but at least it is there and perhaps in the fullness of time it may attain higher status .
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