Example sentences of "[noun] could have been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Barbara Coleman had said Maurin was responsible for keeping her hidden , and therefore the men who attacked Edouard could have been acting for him . |
| 2 | It is a picture of the 1888 regatta , but the yachts could have been sailing in the Bay in the 30s . |
| 3 | Brian Inglis , a writer on the paranormal , said the spoof could have been damaging for those who had had ghostly experiences . |
| 4 | Villagers could have been sitting on a chemical poison with untold consequences to health . |
| 5 | Ellwood could have been talking to a simpleton . |