Example sentences of "he [vb mod] have [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gowned , dark-suited , he ought to have looked fitting , impressive . |
| 2 | He may have said cousin . ’ |
| 3 | He may have received psychotherapy , but has not yet undergone conversion surgery even if he is contemplating it . |
| 4 | In Ecgfrith 's case , by the same principle , if he was killed in the fifteenth year of his reign and had only been king fourteen years , he may have become king in 671 and certainly could not have done so before 21 May 670 . |
| 5 | Commissioned in the 4th Regiment of Foot , he fought at the battle of the Boyne in 1690 and then served in the Netherlands , where he may have gained experience of hydraulic engineering . |
| 6 | ‘ No , no , of course not , ’ he hurriedly corrects himself , aware he may have caused offence . |
| 7 | Given that he may have fallen victim of an essentialist fallacy , is he not right in asserting that marriage as always understood is a relationship involving a man and a woman , commonly so defined ? |
| 8 | He may have taken pity on her and bought her a drink , at the same time buying a little companionship for himself , easing the ache of his loneliness . |
| 9 | In so doing he may have had access to local traditions . |
| 10 | He may have had injury problems . |
| 11 | He may have had injury problems . |
| 12 | In the first place it is noticeable that the great theme of his two Councils was the same as that of the Roman Council of 1059 , when the first effective legislation on clerical celibacy was initiated : it almost seems as if this subject had matured in his mind since that date ; certainly his early Deploratio virginitatis male amissae suggests that he may have had cause for thought on this subject . |
| 13 | He may have shown indifference with his remark that Christians need not be ashamed if they knew nothing of the number and properties of the elements . |
| 14 | It is believed he may have left home of his own choice as he did take some of his clothes , but there have been no reports of him trying to leave the country . |
| 15 | Just as compelling production of incriminating Reports in the hand of the insured may lead to a climate for settlement on the part of the defender , so a Specification properly directed to the pursuer or those to whom he may have entrusted information ( other than his solicitors ) may assist in compelling him to be more realistic . |
| 16 | Again , new users should ask the LIFESPAN Manager in the first instance about the charge codes , although he may have allocated responsibility for groups of codes to project leaders . |
| 17 | He may have found service under the Protectorate more congenial than that of the Commonwealth ; in 1653–4 he moved from the navy to the central executive , becoming assistant secretary and then clerk of Oliver Cromwell 's council and treasurer of the protector 's contingencies . |
| 18 | Harry knew he should have felt indignation at this crude evidence of Charlie and Roy Mallender pulling strings , not to mention a certain satisfaction that they thought they needed to pull them , but all he could detect within himself was a sickening clutch of fear . |
| 19 | Though Diplock LJ said in Mowatt , above , that the accused was guilty when he should have foreseen harm , the foresight must be that of the accused , not of a reasonable person : Grimshaw [ 1984 ] Crim LR 108 , Parmenter , above ( CA ) and Savage ( HL ) . |
| 20 | He should have stayed calm , he should n't have panicked . |
| 21 | He should have made birdie ; he had the greatest opportunity to win the Open . |
| 22 | He should have increased capital expenditure by £6 billion . |
| 23 | Charles felt he must have heard Steen being interviewed at some stage on radio or television , because it was very familiar . |
| 24 | She turned slowly to give him a long , searching look and decided he must have become expert at keeping his emotions on a tight rein . |
| 25 | It would therefore follow that unless Molla Yegan were using the title though in fact an ex-kadi , he must have become kadi again in the years alter returning with Molla Gurani . |
| 26 | For the Latin that the adult Charles read , and presumably wrote , so fluently , he must have owed Walahfrid a large debt . |
| 27 | He must have needed money badly for that … |
| 28 | Irina 's brother was a member of the Navy Board , and he must have taken pleasure in sowing any seed which was likely to grow into a further barrier between father and son . |
| 29 | He must have had charm , nevertheless , not to mention a broad Somerset accent which may have added to his own special brand of eloquence . |
| 30 | Where 's he making it , he must have had money he did n't just buy those fields and make money and have a big house like that . |