Example sentences of "[modal v] have [been] [adj] at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Having him for a brother-in-law must have been embarrassing at times . ’ |
| 2 | Her cheeks were suffused with colour and Felix 's voice was very gentle as he said , ‘ Surely you must have been lonely at times ? |
| 3 | It might have been better at Vladimir for Holly than for the zeks herded into the communal cell blocks , but he had learned to eat what food was provided . |
| 4 | On the other hand , can you see if coordination gets er deteriorates in any way you 're going to be cut off from an awful lot of things you now , you might have been marvellous at embroidery , it gave you a lot of satisfaction but if your co coordination starts to go then the quality of what you can do will satisfy you , will dissatisfy you , make you feel annoyed . |
| 5 | It could have been 2-0 at half-time . |
| 6 | Dungannon may have been disjointed at times , and this is n't a performance they will remember , but even an off colour display was more than good enough to keep their Cup hopes alive . |
| 7 | They would have been close at hand my Lord erm I just do n't know , it may be that , I think they were probably in a vehicle also close at hand ready to . |
| 8 | A jolly little incident in Kwiksave that you would have been amused at dear . |
| 9 | If it had n't been for the capricious whim of her younger sister she would have been hard at work in London at this moment . |
| 10 | Ferguson will have been horrified at Jones ' claim , which might have been the after-match drinks talking rather than the pre-match ones , that Wimbledon 's players spent the days before their win over United drinking until six in the morning . |