Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] have been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Although destroyed in 1789 , the French crosses bore figures of kings , just as the Eleanor crosses contained a figure of the queen , and the Montjoies of St Louis must have been a formative influence on Edward 's decision to act as he did . |
| 32 | But a rugged tight-head like Peter Clohessy might have been a better choice . |
| 33 | Yeah I suppose in the country too there Kirkwall would have been the first Kirkwall or Stromness probably Kirkwall would have been the first place where the accents would have been going to go . |
| 34 | Yeah I suppose in the country too there Kirkwall would have been the first Kirkwall or Stromness probably Kirkwall would have been the first place where the accents would have been going to go . |
| 35 | The preceding section ( as Tolkien would have been the first to declare ) probably falls into the perennial academic vice of neatness , over-valuing system and ‘ invention ’ instead of ‘ inspiration ’ . |
| 36 | As a boy Lancaster would have been the natural victim of bullies — punched , thumped and insulted . |
| 37 | Shares were expected to plummet , and with Aerospace ripe for takeover , Rover would have been the first to be sold off . |
| 38 | As solid as a rock and a very tough competitor , Clohessy would have been a perfect choice , particularly after going through the pre-Tour fitness regime . |
| 39 | ‘ Jesus may have been the first man who understood the power of some actions . |
| 40 | It was certainly the case that in the first centuries the example of Jesus must have been a tremendous model for living and for dying . |
| 41 | Inglewood must have been a perfect foil for the grand civic buildings of Liverpool , with its open timber balcony on the south side overlooking terraced and formal gardens laid out in the ‘ Old English ’ style . |
| 42 | Day one in Delhi should have been a gentle , relaxed affair lounging around the hotel pool recovering from jetlag after a 5am arrival from London . |
| 43 | On the evidence of the many religious interpolations reported by Boswell , Johnson could have been a divine , a mystic . |
| 44 | He added that Mr Kinnock would have been the better orator , but that he would have won on detail and facts . |
| 45 | Do you think Ruddock would have been a good buy ? |
| 46 | If Audrey Barrie Brown had had her way , Fresden Manor near Swindon would have been a Roman history study centre . |
| 47 | Blossom would have been a suitable name for the large oilman who arrived in a huge lorry to deliver the central heating oil . |
| 48 | Perhaps Italy would have been a fairer example for Mr Major to have picked . |
| 49 | From what we know of him , Simon Peter would have been a typical ‘ adherent of the message ’ . |
| 50 | As usual , pace dominated the bowling , both in the Cup and in the A team series , and it was only fitting that Kenneth Benjamin should have been the latest addition to the Test attack . |
| 51 | Blacksmithing must have been a common occupation with one , or probably more , smith in each town and settlement , though it has to be remembered that some of the larger country estates , such as Chedworth , were virtually self-sufficient with their own resident smiths . |
| 52 | Zephandra Butolphi must have been a civil servant in a previous incarnation : no one ever made a decision alone . |
| 53 | Hastings senior , with only four games as Scotland captain under his belt , agreed that his knowledge of New Zealand must have been a positive asset . |
| 54 | That is because , even though Maine might have been a better guide than Morgan concerning the evolution of kinship , Morgan was a much better guide than Maine concerning the evolution of property . |
| 55 | It may even be that in Kent for about a year after Ecgberht 's death , ‘ Wulfhere could have been the effective ruler ’ . |
| 56 | ‘ Obviously the inclusion of British assets in the new Dutch Trucks NV would have been a fast-track solution . ’ |
| 57 | James Pegg should have been a happy man , for he was with Alfred and unaccompanied by Alice . |
| 58 | He has been struggling to find form all season , and maybe Terry Kingston would have been a better bet . |
| 59 | Three times world champion Thorpe would have been a major attraction at the Lisburn meeting , but in his absence they have signed up world championship rivals Mervyn Anstie and Gared Smith for the Toyota trophy meeting which takes place at Larchfield Estate close to Legacurry , Lisburn . |
| 60 | Finland would have been an ideal landing site . |