Example sentences of "[pron] might have been [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wilkinson , who might have been sporting a more cheerful expression this morning but for a number of glaring misses by Eric Cantona , said : ‘ Whipping the people responsible is not the answer . |
| 2 | She might have been wearing a sign like those you see in car windows : GIVE MY CHILD A CHANCE — DO N'T PULL BACK . |
| 3 | In the morning , I slept through the pigeons , but around 8.30 a loud banging started down in the nave like they might have been building a scaffold or something . |
| 4 | For instance , domestic violence is now seen as unacceptable , whereas until recently it might have been considered a ‘ private ’ affair . |
| 5 | Had he been there earlier he might have been asked a less direct question . |
| 6 | But he might have been speaking a foreign language . |
| 7 | He might have been planning a Cooks ' Tour . |
| 8 | He might have been giving an apple to a horse . |