Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I honestly thought she loved me so much that she 'd been prepared to get herself pregnant to trick me into marriage . |
| 2 | For the sake of the argument we must assume that the space covered by the arch is proportional to the benefits , so that there has been some purpose in making the arch as broad as possible . |
| 3 | Perhaps if I had been more of an expert the differences would have been more apparent , but experts always tend to obscure the obvious . |
| 4 | Nor was he helped by being up against the mighty deeds of the West Indies in his first two series , and perhaps if he had been able to cut his teeth on something less difficult the story might have had a happier turn to it . |
| 5 | Joe would have liked it better if they 'd been level . |
| 6 | In fact it seems more likely that Picasso felt that the Demoiselles as he decided to accept or leave it represented a truly astonishing challenge with which he himself must come to terms ; obviously if he had been dissatisfied with the look of the painting he would not have left it as it is , and it has been argued that the stylistic discrepancies within the painting are essential to its iconography , to the message which it is intended to convey . |
| 7 | Perhaps the Indians would have done so if they had been conscious of any pressure of numbers on the land , but North America was not crowded and the Indians assisted the new settlers and showed them how to grow the local crops . |
| 8 | They would not have done so if they had been loose on their mountings . |
| 9 | You would n't have spoken so if he 'd been alive , ’ Miss Phoebe protested . |
| 10 | Certainly with lower ability children doing oral work and class work that was true , Whether it would be so if there had been practical tasks associated with the French language is another question . |
| 11 | ‘ So if I 'd been queer , what happened this morning would n't have ? ’ |
| 12 | Oh yes very much so and we 've been these er lots secretaries and presidents and all miners and that they 've been coming up you know and er you had a chat with them and they put us do n't let this happen , do n't let that happen , and make sure that erm you know people do n't suffer and er oh it 's been quite a vast experience for us yeah . |
| 13 | On occasions , especially if they have been sick repeatedly , some dogs may be reluctant to enter a car . |
| 14 | If you are concerned that you might have been exposed to sources of infection , especially if you have been unwell for some time , you can discuss your concerns with your family doctor or antenatal clinic . |
| 15 | So unless you have been self-employed or have had other money , not connected with your job , you may never really have needed to give the question very much thought . |
| 16 | Otherwise , there may be good reasons why he has not advanced , perhaps because he has been ill or over-tired . |
| 17 | These types of criticism have led some to reject the functionalist framework altogether , especially since there have been parallel criticisms of functionalist explanation in other areas of sociology . |
| 18 | But even some admirers were puzzled by the aggressively public way he has pursued it , the more so since he has been careful to acknowledge that there may not be enough rebels to defeat the Government 's legislation with — ‘ a sad day for me ’ — Labour 's help . |
| 19 | Anselm acquiesced in this explanation and waited for peace , but then , long after it had been apparent to others , it dawned on him that he must either do the job or give it up — preferably , so far as he was concerned , the latter . |
| 20 | Such a technique can be a useful way of bringing two or more parties together when there have been serious misunderstandings which have led to conflict . |
| 21 | For as long as I have been conscious she has been out there in front of me , dodging arrows , triggering ambushes ; doubling back to brief me on the safest and fastest route forward . |
| 22 | And much as we can love our children , friends or pets , it can not be compared to sharing intimacy with a lover , especially when you have been used to the sounds , smells and physical qualities that brings . |
| 23 | ‘ Especially when he 's been cagey enough to tie the showing to a charity affair , ’ Caroline had added with a sigh . |
| 24 | I shall seek to show clearly where the hon. Gentleman went wrong on public expenditure and how other nations , which are much more balanced , have been able to develop their real economies , their manufacturing bases and their wealth-creating processes so much more effectively than we have been able to do in the United Kingdom . |
| 25 | It was thus that I had been able to gain some sense of the sort of place Miss Kenton had gone to live her married life . |
| 26 | I mean it 's not a major issue I mean it is an issue it 's not a major issue it 's just that there have been one or two occasions like where we have cross purposes but considering you know they are a relatively minor tour operator I would n't want that to muddy the water because that was just just erm a misunderstanding . |
| 27 | I 've seen I 've seen it been down sub zeros outside and it 's been eighty degrees in our house . |
| 28 | He was able to express his own upset at his mother 's absence and said that he thought she had gone away because he had been naughty . |
| 29 | After all , just because she had been unaccompanied at Emma 's house , just because she had accepted his invitation to dinner , did not mean that she was unattached . |
| 30 | People are unlikely to pay much more attention to his decisions just because there has been some fiddling with the constitution . |