Example sentences of "this [vb mod] have [been] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ We think this may have been a gag . ] |
| 2 | This may have been a factor , but the authorities dealing with licensing , aliens and discipline reflect much more a judicial conclusion that the substantive interests at stake were not worthy of procedural protection . |
| 3 | ‘ This may have been a mixture of excitement , curiosity and immaturity — and the payment of money by the accused may have had an influence , ’ he said . |
| 4 | At one time , this may have been a mill chase with a waterwheel turning . |
| 5 | Interestingly , Hardy thinks this may have been a set-up by a protective Burton to put his new posh friend off acting altogether : for Philip discouraged Hardy . |
| 6 | Some speculated that this may have been a product of trying to create a hypertext and converting that into text . |
| 7 | Songs My Mother Taught Me , by Martin Dalby , opened the concert and this may have been a planning mistake , for its moony , relaxed idiom with little rhythmic excitement might have fared better later on . |
| 8 | And er , but this must have been a leet that came haf , from higher you see ? |
| 9 | I had to drive , of course , and I think this must have been a bit of a trial for Michael , for like most men , he 'd rather drive than be driven — especially by his wife ! |
| 10 | This must have been a joke , as he laughed , or perhaps any mention of marriage was a joke to Gordon , who walked past Nenna and settled himself between them in a small chair , actually a nursing chair , surviving from some earlier larger family home and much too low for him , so that he had to try crossing his legs in several positions . |
| 11 | This might have been a drawback of such accounts but for the fact that linguistic accounts understood in accord with the current consensus among analytic philosophers either are not possible or lack any philosophical interest . |
| 12 | This might have been a mistake , he now reflected , as he seemed to have indigestion . |
| 13 | If a difference in SMR had been found , then one of the explanations for this might have been a difference in performance between the two ICUs . |
| 14 | 730 onwards , this could have been a factor in the aggressive policies of Aethelbald in southern England at this time . |
| 15 | He lost the protracted litigation with the Queen and this could have been a factor amongst those which persuaded him into treasonable activity later which cost the worthy earl his head ! |
| 16 | It 's known whether this could have been a factor here in the accident . |
| 17 | And although this could have been a problem with Platinum , Mr Nabakov feels he has found an acceptable way around it . |
| 18 | This could have been a winner if the quality of the keyboard was up to that of the casing . |
| 19 | This could have been a vengeance slaying for the killing of Peada forty years before , allegedly by the treachery of his wife , Ealhflaed , the sister of Osthryth ( HE 111 , 21 , 24 ) , but no further details are known . |
| 20 | Roger Kelly is convinced that there are enough people to invest in the centre : ‘ Five years ago this would have been a pipe-dream , but with the rise of the ethical investment movement it 's become a real possibility . |
| 21 | This would have been a correlate of the impact value of the thesis , since it would have indicated the level of acknowledgement of the content of the thesis by the same or other authors . |
| 22 | I now realise this would have been a mistake . |
| 23 | This would have been a tragedy to many club professionals but to Waites , who had lived and breathed the game ever since he was a youngster , it was quite unthinkable . |
| 24 | Not so many years ago , this would have been a non-question : Christians believed that the Star was one of God 's miracles , while scientists , by and large , believed that the whole story was a myth . |
| 25 | This would have been a stage towards the best-remembered dance sequence in the film , prominently featured in That 's Entertainment ! ( 1974 ) , when they go ‘ Dancing In The Dark ’ in a fantasy Central Park , she in a pleated white skirt and flat shoes , he in a light sport jacket and slacks , just as they 've come from rehearsal . |
| 26 | For campaigners for the abolition of corporal punishment this will have been a setback . |