Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] have [be] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without him so many Christmases would have been just another day . |
| 2 | The map gives some prominence to Lincoln and also names Lindsey ( meaning either the later Lindsey or possibly the county of Lincoln ) , and the map 's patron must have been just such a well-educated man with Lincolnshire connections as Richard de Bello , who was an MA . |
| 3 | If the original figures totalled 120,000 men of military age , together with 100 professional soldiers , the entire population would have been nearly half a million , which again tallies well with other indications in the text . |
| 4 | Very often in therapeutic groups they do claim not to , but in fact er the leader does play a very dominant role er and even when the attention shifts to members of course , the fact that all the other members are watching them means that their reactions and what they say and think and do in a group would have been very much constrained by their actions and expectations o of the other members . |
| 5 | Possibly monastic writers may have been slightly less chauvinist in outlook ; the St Albans chronicler at least is less effusive about Agincourt , although he too notes the triumphant reception which the King received on his return ( 16 , p.111 ; 22 , p.70 ; 39 , pp.xviii , 98–9 ) . |
| 6 | The ‘ next step ’ of setting up a public authority-the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members-to assist actively in enforcing such individual rights could have been too much to swallow for the unions . |
| 7 | Going into another troupe after being a Tiller would have been too much of a comedown . |
| 8 | Emily must have been there some time . |
| 9 | Appearing in Ackerley 's books pages might , you feel , have been a privilege but an afternoon of Joe and Joe 's dog would have been too much . |
| 10 | A week ago six hours would have been too much . |
| 11 | As instability of h is extremely common , it is remarkable that careful scholars could have been so much aware of this type of evidence , but could nevertheless have rejected it . |
| 12 | The ordeal of suffering his ogling eyes on her at mealtimes would have been too much , even for someone with Beth 's strong constitution . |
| 13 | All that good food might have been too much of an assault on his stomach . |
| 14 | Most railways printed a range of tickets for servants entitled ‘ to privilege third class travel ’ , which had quite heavy usage , but servants in higher grades without ‘ All Stations ’ passes and entitled to First Class travel must have been very few . |
| 15 | But as Brown Owl pinned my Promise Badge on me , and said , ‘ I trust you to keep the Promise ’ , the excitement must have been too much for Natalie ! |
| 16 | The strain of prolonged interviews might have been too much for her . ’ |