Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I honestly thought she loved me so much that she 'd been prepared to get herself pregnant to trick me into marriage . |
| 2 | For the sake of the argument we must assume that the space covered by the arch is proportional to the benefits , so that there has been some purpose in making the arch as broad as possible . |
| 3 | Perhaps if I had been more of an expert the differences would have been more apparent , but experts always tend to obscure the obvious . |
| 4 | Nor was he helped by being up against the mighty deeds of the West Indies in his first two series , and perhaps if he had been able to cut his teeth on something less difficult the story might have had a happier turn to it . |
| 5 | Joe would have liked it better if they 'd been level . |
| 6 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 7 | Perhaps the Indians would have done so if they had been conscious of any pressure of numbers on the land , but North America was not crowded and the Indians assisted the new settlers and showed them how to grow the local crops . |
| 8 | They would not have done so if they had been loose on their mountings . |
| 9 | You would n't have spoken so if he 'd been alive , ’ Miss Phoebe protested . |
| 10 | Certainly with lower ability children doing oral work and class work that was true , Whether it would be so if there had been practical tasks associated with the French language is another question . |
| 11 | ‘ So if I 'd been queer , what happened this morning would n't have ? ’ |
| 12 | Oh yes very much so and we 've been these er lots secretaries and presidents and all miners and that they 've been coming up you know and er you had a chat with them and they put us do n't let this happen , do n't let that happen , and make sure that erm you know people do n't suffer and er oh it 's been quite a vast experience for us yeah . |
| 13 | On occasions , especially if they have been sick repeatedly , some dogs may be reluctant to enter a car . |
| 14 | If you are concerned that you might have been exposed to sources of infection , especially if you have been unwell for some time , you can discuss your concerns with your family doctor or antenatal clinic . |
| 15 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |
| 16 | Otherwise , there may be good reasons why he has not advanced , perhaps because he has been ill or over-tired . |
| 17 | These types of criticism have led some to reject the functionalist framework altogether , especially since there have been parallel criticisms of functionalist explanation in other areas of sociology . |
| 18 | But even some admirers were puzzled by the aggressively public way he has pursued it , the more so since he has been careful to acknowledge that there may not be enough rebels to defeat the Government 's legislation with — ‘ a sad day for me ’ — Labour 's help . |
| 19 | Anselm acquiesced in this explanation and waited for peace , but then , long after it had been apparent to others , it dawned on him that he must either do the job or give it up — preferably , so far as he was concerned , the latter . |
| 20 | Such a technique can be a useful way of bringing two or more parties together when there have been serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict . |
| 21 | For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward . |
| 22 | And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings . |
| 23 | ‘ Especially when he 's been cagey enough to tie the showing to a charity affair , ’ Caroline had added with a sigh . |
| 24 | How many times had she come to tuck Lizzy in when she had been small ? |
| 25 | I shall seek to show clearly where the hon. Gentleman went wrong on public expenditure and how other nations , which are much more balanced , have been able to develop their real economies , their manufacturing bases and their wealth-creating processes so much more effectively than we have been able to do in the United Kingdom . |
| 26 | It was thus that I had been able to gain some sense of the sort of place Miss Kenton had gone to live her married life . |
| 27 | I mean it 's not a major issue I mean it is an issue it 's not a major issue it 's just that there have been one or two occasions like where we have cross purposes but considering you know they are a relatively minor tour operator I would n't want that to muddy the water because that was just just erm a misunderstanding . |
| 28 | but when we 've read those we 've got to look up what else Jesus said , remember a few months ago the passage we read from Luke thirteen and they will come from the East and the West and from the North and the South and will recline at the table in the Kingdom of God , they will come he says from all directions , we work and hold and these two scriptures intention , we 've got ta compare one with the other , then we 'll read also John in that tremendous vision in the book of revelation he would he says what he saw there , in chapter seven verse nine after these things I looked and behold a great multitude which no one could count from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues standing before the throne and before the lamb , clothe in white robes and palm branches were in their hands and they cried out with a loud voice saying salvation to our God who sits on the throne and to the lamb , a handful of people , tiny minority , John says it was a great number , a multitude which no one could count from every nation , from every ethnic group , from every tribe and , and , and , and race on the face of the earth there in God 's heaven how grateful you and I should be , if we are among that number , it 's God 's grace , it 's not that we 've deserved it , it 's not that we have been privileged by some genetic er process to have been born in a so called a nominally Christian country , it is all of God 's grace , it 's not what we have done or what we are , but we have been saved by his grace and just for a few moments this morning , I 'd like us to from this question that was put to Jesus to follow on and if you like get five propositions from it , it sounds complicated but it 's not . |
| 29 | Not that it had been difficult , he thought disgustedly . |
| 30 | It was not that he had been dilatory in his duty of interviewing all those sent to the camp who were in any way , minor or major , special . |