Example sentences of "we [modal v] have a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may have a head filled with reasons why we do not . |
| 2 | The only world tournament we may have a chance of winning |
| 3 | Seems we may have a chance of finding out : In America , 12-year-old Gregory Kingsley has already ‘ divorced ’ his real parents in a successful legal action . |
| 4 | But now that Royal Ballerina is in , we may have a race of truly Classic proportions . |
| 5 | But now that Royal Ballerina is in , we may have a race of truly Classic proportions . |
| 6 | ‘ I think we may have a bit of a problem on our hands … ’ |
| 7 | Thus we may have a close-up of a character weeping , viewed from a position in which , if the viewer were actually there , he would be coshed for intrusion of privacy . |
| 8 | On Tuesdays we may have a school football match but we usually do not have one . |
| 9 | We may have a system of " one person one vote " , but Liberals and Social Democrats point out that we do not yet have a system of " one person one vote one value " since some votes are more equal than others . |
| 10 | ‘ I think we may have a breakthrough . |
| 11 | We may have a glimpse of sympathetic magic in ‘ when we came back , late , from the hyacinth garden , / Your arms full , and your hair wet … |
| 12 | Here we may have a glimpse of the future shape of organisation and management theory and practice which is worth on-going consideration in relation to schools . |
| 13 | Bush acknowledged at the concluding press conference that " we may have a difference " on the use of military force if Iraq refused to accept UN demands . |
| 14 | We may have a football match planned but not always . |
| 15 | Were all here , are n't we let's have a glass of sherry , " he said to Dada . |
| 16 | Just be very brief , chair , erm could I ask that we have a report before council on this , and I know it will be an extra two hours on the poor council debate , but I think this is so important , and it does affect the planet for hundreds of years to come , and I think if we ca n't have a discussion on this in full council , well , it 's the most important thing we 've had for years probably , and I think we should have a discussion before council sit . |
| 17 | May we have a debate next week or as soon as possible to consider whether we should have a referendum at any stage and in what circumstances ? |
| 18 | There are difficulties in working out whether the animal is wild or not , but I think we should have a law of that kind . |
| 19 | We should have a law which prevents deliberate cruelty to animals even if those animals are wild . |
| 20 | ‘ I vote , sire , instead of your casting vote , we should have a re-vote when Mrs Figgis-Hewett arrives , our remaining committee member . |
| 21 | We should have a play-back in four years time . |
| 22 | If this layer of new material were put down each summer free from mechanical stresses the beam or branch would droop until the new material took up the strain and we should have a tree like a weeping willow . |
| 23 | we should have a core a of people who 've handled records of achievement and done records of achievement and they should you know not everybody has but we should what staff are capable of in terms of doing this has has has moved dramatic and there 's some still who struggle but everybody 's getting more and |
| 24 | ‘ We should have a rehearsal — you know , go up for a couple of days ahead of everyone else so we wo n't look like eejits . ’ |
| 25 | This last comment does n't mean that we can strap on our sixshooters and holsters , but rather the guns of the artillery are on call if we should have a chance to use them . |
| 26 | There was one moment when someone proposed ‘ I think we should have a facilitator for this bit , ’ and we just listened and passed it by , on with our own journey into the delicious unknown . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Polidori decided that we should have a competition , and each write a macabre tale . |
| 28 | As a result we all feel we should have a say in its appearance , but as yet we have no right to be heard . |
| 29 | There is no serious dissent from the general proposition that we should have a system which combines a thorough examination of all individual claims , a clear exposition of the criteria against which they are being assessed , all proper speed and then a clear decision , whether positive or negative , and an effective right of appeal before removal for those whose claims have been rejected . |
| 30 | Maybe we should have a look . ’ |