Example sentences of "[modal v] it have [be] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she had suffered a small fit after all , or could it have been a touch of fever ? |
| 2 | Could it have been a miscarriage ? |
| 3 | Could it have been a shot gun do you think ? |
| 4 | At that time would it have been a custom to have had the coffin in the house ? |
| 5 | Would it have been an advantage to use the ? |
| 6 | Ought it to have been a palace ? " |