Example sentences of "have [vb pp] [adj] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd been so certain that , as the years went by , she would at last have broken free of his spell . |
| 2 | The missing aircraft may possibly have fallen foul of Plt.Off . |
| 3 | However , this suggestion would have given the combined group a market share in excess of 50 per cent of the British market , which would have fallen foul of the MMC guidelines . |
| 4 | One interpretation of the rules suggests the ban applies to a class of drugs … and Andrew Saxton may have fallen foul of that . |
| 5 | But the same level of tolerance did not always extend to her staff , who may have fallen short of her high standards or overstepped the bounds of power . |
| 6 | Yes , yes , erm , he said they may well have done sufficient of them by Monday . |
| 7 | Going about their daily tasks , the people of these villages must have grown tired of the tramp of marching feet . |
| 8 | Nowadays I am inclined to compromise where as once I would have felt confident of victory in a dogs ' confrontation . |
| 9 | After last Sunday 's fifth Benson and Hedges Masters triumph , Hendry must have felt confident of continuing his winning ways in this week 's Humo European Open . |
| 10 | Stirling should have made sure of victory and further ease their own relegation worries after taking a 25th minute lead through Willie Watters . |
| 11 | Some expenditure would have occurred irrespective of designation , but almost three-quarters of total spending occurred as a result of enterprise-zone declarations . |
| 12 | Pugh suggested three ways in which Penn may have become aware of the Odiham Society 's initiative before he became a member of the society . |
| 13 | He nodded and there followed an awkward silence where Julie and Nina must have become aware of the tension , for they glanced at each other at the same moment as a patient arrived in the centre . |
| 14 | She must have become conscious of my appraisal , because she suddenly turned and glanced at me directly . |
| 15 | For down-filled sleeping bags Nikwax can also refill a sleeping bag 's baffles , which may have become short of down . |
| 16 | I could have become fond of the bearded man even though he was the clumsiest chap I knew . |
| 17 | Noting that the lens and pupil of the eye were ‘ so finely shaped and fitted for vision that no artist can mend them , ’ Newton asked whether blind chance could have known sufficient of light and its refraction to have effected the design . |
| 18 | This is not to say of course , that Christians might not have supported certain of these ideas : by choosing a particular profession of considerable sacrifice to themselves in economic terms , by supporting rent legislation because of the plight of deprived families , by welcoming the welfare state because of the inability of poor families to obtain appropriate medical treatment or by applauding deficit spending as a way of reducing unemployment . |
| 19 | It is also said that Moorcroft was shocked to find that his co-professor was wholly ignorant of all veterinary matters ; yet Moorcroft and Coleman had negotiated the terms of their joint appointment , and it is inconceivable that Moorcroft could have remained unaware of his future colleague 's lack of veterinary knowledge . |
| 20 | In captivity , he would have caused no pain , would have remained ignorant of his lot . |
| 21 | Many of the changes that helped to bring about in the 1970s a new , more fragmented and more intractable congress would have happened irrespective of the misdemeanours of the Nixon administration . |
| 22 | Unfortunately figures which can be derived as a result of this exercise are not free from influences upon trade which may have arisen irrespective of the process of integration . |