Example sentences of "[that] [subord] [pers pn] have been a " in BNC.

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1 I was eleven years old , and I honestly believe that I was too young to cope , that my father should never have taken me to the game , that if he had been a responsible parent he would have recognized the potential for trauma that the afternoon contained .
2 She had this thing that if it had been a Nigerian boy , the mother would be here saying " I 'm sorry my son has got your daughter pregnant .
3 He was a real old country doctor , of a type that is fast dying out , and she knew that if she had been a few years younger he would have patted her on the cheek .
4 Maybe people thought that since she 'd been a witch when alive , she 'd be a ghost once she was dead .
5 Maybe people thought that since she 'd been a witch when alive , she 'd be a ghost once she was dead .
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