Example sentences of "[adj] he [modal v] [verb] been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been English he might have been described as a typical eccentric . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure he 'll have been provided for , ’ Dora had said in disapproval . |
| 3 | He felt sure he 'd have been told of it at literary do 's if she was really ill . |
| 4 | Trevor was so tired he must have been sleeping , because all sports reporters and TV rightly said Ards deserved a better result . |
| 5 | In Imperial Gothic he should have been praying to the God-Emperor for help . |
| 6 | It had nothing to do with the fact that Ace Barton 's hard-won road to the top just proved to her how ruthless he must have been to have attained his ultimate goal . |
| 7 | Besides , she thought , if Finn came back and she found him not repellent he would have been rendered kinder by his infidelity . |
| 8 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |