Example sentences of "you [modal v] have been [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , like me , you have learned that a certain amount of filamentous algae is an inevitable fact of modern pondkeeping , you may have been tolerant of its growth during the summer months . |
| 2 | You may have been single-minded about racing , but I was also tied into my work . |
| 3 | If you have ever looked at the ingredients list on your bag of Koi pellets , you may have been puzzled by the high ash content . |
| 4 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 5 | Perhaps yeah I think you must have been airborne at that stage to be er , had such a enormous flame going up into the balloon . |
| 6 | Her cheeks were suffused with colour and Felix 's voice was very gentle as he said , ‘ Surely you must have been lonely at times ? |
| 7 | What a delightful reflection for you and your dear wife that you should have been instrumental in contributing to the loveliness of the celestial kingdom , and that your beloved infant should be an additional star in diadem of Jesus ! |
| 8 | On the other hand , can you see if coordination gets er deteriorates in any way you 're going to be cut off from an awful lot of things you now , you might have been marvellous at embroidery , it gave you a lot of satisfaction but if your co coordination starts to go then the quality of what you can do will satisfy you , will dissatisfy you , make you feel annoyed . |
| 9 | This publications audit will often turn up other interesting facts that you might have been unaware of like two departments doing exactly the same thing through different outside agencies or short runs being hammered out on page printers when they could have been more effectively produced on a photocopier or by a print shop . |
| 10 | In Miss Weeton 's Journal of a Governess , she writes on 15th September 1810 : ‘ I would have introduced you to Mr. Green , who keeps an exhibition of drawings ( all his own ) in that village where you might have been amused for two or three hours-for he has a great number , two rooms being kept open for the purpose . |
| 11 | ‘ You 'd have been great in silent movies ’ . |
| 12 | Con always knew where to stop , and he knew where you should stop as well , and if you did n't , he reminded you that you 'd have been better following his example . ’ |
| 13 | You could have been involved in it up to your neck . ’ |
| 14 | And I do n't believe for one moment that you could have been ignorant of the fact that she was wealthy . |
| 15 | You would have been proud of my driving test examiner . |
| 16 | If you had a ha'p'orth of brains you would have been married by now and living in Jesmond , the best end . |
| 17 | ‘ When I first knew you , you would have been full of despair and melancholy at the thought of clerical life , but now though there is a faint hint of it you are full of hope and joy . ’ |
| 18 | A jolly little incident in Kwiksave that you would have been amused at dear . |