Example sentences of "that [vb mod] have been [adj] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Money and effort that should have been devoted to supporting the ordinary people in Highfields has been wasted on power politics and I agree that it 's time surely to put an end to that disgrace now there is a certain logic in Mr amendment , it basically says let us put the implementation of council policy in the hands of the director of education , let him take executive control and let us take politics out of it and if I thought that that would do what both Mr and myself want to happen I would support . |
| 2 | This was a messianic fervour that must have been similar to that possessed by the ancient zealots who died defending Masada against the Romans 2,000 years ago . |
| 3 | We got our second goal too late to run up the score that might have been available to us , ’ said the national coach . |
| 4 | The situation was brought about by a combination of factors , with two in particular causing us the greatest damage : the postponement of the Registers of Land that might have been subject to contaminative use , and the fall in construction activity . |
| 5 | I enjoyed my tea and glimpse into a way of life that would have been familiar to JTR . |
| 6 | The amounts as well as qualifying ages have been altered several times since 1986/87 , so any rebate would only apply to allowances that would have been due to you at the time . |
| 7 | His photographs from this time succeeded in capturing the real China in a way that would have been impossible to a foreigner . |
| 8 | There is sometimes a hidden symbolism that would have been apparent to people at that time . |
| 9 | By day their sunken , listless eyes reflected the depth of an inner misery that would have been unthinkable to the exuberant youths of 1925 . |