Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] have [been] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it could so easily have been a suicidal career move . |
| 2 | A dumb Brummie , a tough-nut Geordie , a light-fingered Scouser , a cheeky Cockernee — it could so easily have been a clichéd mess . |
| 3 | This could so easily have been a recommendable mid-price set of Mozart 's mature Piano and Violin Sonatas , but it is arguably put out of court by the early digital recording ( made between 1975 and 1978 ) which gives the violin an unpleasant rough edgy tone . |
| 4 | Each stage of the selection process so far had been a complete surprise : the waiting tended to heighten the anticipation and sense of cowed nervousness we all felt . |
| 5 | The main sufferers from the air ban so far have been the Asian and African workers , many of whom have little more in their pockets than their return air tickets — now useless . |
| 6 | His career so far has been a lengthy dues-paying climb which has taken him from his Arkansas birthplace to Los Angeles , San Francisco , the US military in Germany and finally London . |
| 7 | It could just as easily have been a refused request to come home late or stay the night at a friend 's house . |
| 8 | This was an unreasonable wish since it was not clear that such a leader would be available and the effect of defeat might as easily have been an undesirable fudging of economic issues and a gerrymandering of constitutional issues . |
| 9 | And there certainly had been a great deal of stress and tension — almost from the first few weeks following their wedding : Lady Nancy Wyndham 's total opposition to their marriage ; her own mother 's sudden untimely death , followed by her father 's long-drawn-out and eventually terminal illness ; the total immersion of Ross in his business affairs , and — the final catalyst — the affair between Ross and his personal assistant , Marissa Kenton . |