Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] have [be] in [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Although he had many substantial patrons , Evesham may have been in financial straits in the mid-1620s . |
2 | She had said it was her niece because the girl was young and had black hair and because who else but Nora Fanshawe could have been in that car with her parents ? |
3 | She estimated what the size of the labour force in the United States would have been in 1960 by making two assumptions : ( a ) if death rates had not declined since 1900 , the labour force would have been over 13 million less in 1960 ; ( b ) if death rates had declined from 1900–1920 but remained the same level after that , the labour force would have been 6 million smaller in 1960 . |
4 | Yet he got off to a good start against New Zealand , and no one in England could have been in any doubt that even without Lloyd around their heroes were in for a tough time . |
5 | Daeve Pope would have been in heavy metal heaven . |