Example sentences of "you [modal v] have been [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Oh , but you must have been a little girl once , Headmistress . |
2 | ‘ You should have been a big game hunter , Maggie . ’ |
3 | For example , you might have been a mere , much more happy about making a sacrifice for your brother , giving him a sweet , if you knew that on other occasions , he would give one to you , and because you are related to each other . |
4 | You could 've been a real trendsetter , you could 've put Ghostbuster stripes on it |
5 | There 's nobody in this world more sorry for you at times than I am , for you could have been a real good-lookin' , strappin' fella . |
6 | ‘ You could have been a great cabinet maker , ’ she told him . |
7 | ‘ You could have been a well-brought-up sex-mad pervert . ’ |
8 | You could have been a British Champion by now — why did you give it up ? ’ |
9 | You could have been the next player |
10 | In medieval times you would have been a Sanguine , Melancholy , Choleric or Phlegmatic type . |
11 | You would have been a brave man to accuse them of it . |
12 | ‘ And you would have been a ready-made rich lady , and not have to marry a gentleman . ’ |