Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] have been [verb] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is strange , however , that Garrick did not subscribe for Leapor 's volumes , since at almost the same time he subscribed for the Irish bricklayer poet , Henry Jones , though this may have been done to please Chesterfield . |
| 2 | I imagined that this might have been done to obliterate a directional ‘ fix ’ to throw treasure hunters off the scent . |
| 3 | This might have been expected to mitigate fear of death ; unfortunately , with the general decay of faith towards the end of the century , it was not only terror of hell that was declining , but also hope of immortality . |
| 4 | If you had n't come round that night , none of this would have been allowed to happen — ’ |
| 5 | It believes more should have been done to ease the severity of the jobless situation . |
| 6 | Neighbours , who reported the man as missing to the local council , say more should have been done to see if he was in need of help . |
| 7 | More could have been done to allay Japanese fears regarding the survival of the imperial institution in a new constitutional form ; this was not achieved because Truman and his Secretary of State , James F. Byrnes , wished to permit the Japanese no room to cause difficulty over the surrender terms . |
| 8 | Both migrants and non-enrollers believed more could have been done to help . |