Example sentences of "[conj] might have been a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sound , the barest whisper of something that might have been a moan , rose in her throat . |
| 2 | Zervos had a huge dense beard that might have been a cutting from the grotto 's undergrowth . |
| 3 | Erm you had friends everywh , in all sorts of places , you did n't dally , shall we say , in some of them that might have been a bit smelly . |
| 4 | She stared , and said something that might have been a question or a rejection . |
| 5 | The maid fled to her room but could still hear Mrs Putt 's shrill voice until there was a brief , muffled scream , followed by a whole series of sounds that might have been a fight . |
| 6 | He made a noise that might have been a giggle in happier circumstances ‘ … made me ill . |