Example sentences of "[pron] might have been [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Any one of them might have been used for an unlawful occasion , but , if so , the most diligent inquiries failed to bring it to light . |
| 2 | In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street |
| 3 | You might have been driving for years by going over the top of the wheel as a lot of lorry drivers do . |
| 4 | It was n't a four-letter word , although when one uttered it , one might have been forgiven for thinking that it was . |
| 5 | While ELT publishing was still in its youth — in the days when both toes and fingers were needed to count the number of UK ELT publishers — one might have been forgiven for believing there was just a trace of the treasure hunt in its approach to the stern commercial discipline of market development . |
| 6 | One might have been forgiven for believing that the answer was to be determined by the label adopted by Parliament in creating the body in question . |
| 7 | With so much good will in the air one might have been forgiven for thinking that there were no differences worth talking about . |
| 8 | I mean , they might have been stolen for him . ’ |
| 9 | The vast foyer was carpeted in the softest green imaginable , the walls were even paler , so that at first glance they might have been taken for white , and the venetian blinds were a perfectly blended shade of moss . |
| 10 | If not twins , they might have been taken for brother and sister . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , yes , madam — it might have been made for you . |
| 12 | The infant Labour Party was just building its strength , but it was not yet capable of winning seats on its own , and it might have been checkmated for a generation by a positive social policy financed from tariffs . |
| 13 | His stillness made them hesitate ; he might have been watching for fish but the stream was hardly large enough for trout , only minnows or sticklebacks Libby pressed close to George , they stayed on the path watching . |
| 14 | He might have been picked for his sullenness . |
| 15 | He might have been waiting for someone . |
| 16 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |