Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] [vb mod] have been in " in BNC.
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| 1 | However amenable to overseas influence Boiotia may have been in the prehistoric period ( p. 83 ) , classical , fourth-century and hellenistic Boiotia was in many respects deeply conservative and introverted . |
| 2 | FUNNY TO reflect that , if the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame was n't a self-stroking shithole concept graveyard for Rolling Stone readers to drape their senile drool over , Vince Clarke would have been in it years ago . |
| 3 | On 14th February Rushdie will have been in hiding for 1,461 days . |
| 4 | ‘ I felt sure Mr Bryant would have been in touch when he heard about Jonathan . ’ |
| 5 | I am not sure what Harold Brodkey may have been in his last incarnation , but he has now reached that most enviable of all earthly states , that of the American cult writer . |
| 6 | The death of Robert Bowes must have been in mind when a warning was incorporated into the questionnaire : " … sundrie accidents may befall fitt for you to observe , and search out … " |
| 7 | ‘ I had expected Mr Beckenham would have been in contact with you at least , ma'am , ’ he said with a frown . |
| 8 | She estimated what the size of the labour force in the United States would have been in 1960 by making two assumptions : ( a ) if death rates had not declined since 1900 , the labour force would have been over 13 million less in 1960 ; ( b ) if death rates had declined from 1900–1920 but remained the same level after that , the labour force would have been 6 million smaller in 1960 . |
| 9 | Many of the floral designs for this china , whether taken from prints or fresh exotic blooms , were obtained from the nearby Physic Garden and Philip Miller must have been in touch with the factory . |
| 10 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
| 11 | Just outside Abermule Station on the 26th January 1921 , this train met another head-on , resulting in the deaths of fourteen passengers including Lord Herbert Vane Tempest and Capt. Harold Owen , both directors of the Cambrian Railway and in whose company Haydn Jones should have been in the tea car that morning , had he not been in bed with a chill ! |
| 12 | I could not help feeling that if we could have had him from the moment of the return of Civil Government Burma would have been in a happier and more disciplined condition , ready to see the real task which the nation would have to face as soon as its political future was decided . |
| 13 | That investigation had been initiated under rule 7.9(1) ( b ) of the Rules on the direction of the Chief Executive to the chief enforcement officer in the light of evidence that had come to Lautro 's attention suggesting that Norwich Union might have been in breach of various of the rules in failing adequately to monitor the business and operations of the Winchester Group and to ensure compliance with the Code of Conduct . |
| 14 | She had said it was her niece because the girl was young and had black hair and because who else but Nora Fanshawe could have been in that car with her parents ? |
| 15 | No , cos John Collier could have been in there , John , John played erm two matches when Chris was injured . |
| 16 | A COUPLE of Hail Marys might have been in order as the first-night audience left Dario Fo 's Vatican farce , The Pope and the Witch , which opened at the Comedy Theatre , London , on Monday . |
| 17 | Daeve Pope would have been in heavy metal heaven . |
| 18 | Little John Tomlins should have been in the same room . |