Example sentences of "she [modal v] have been [verb] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | She may have been born in Newnham , though much of her life seems to have been spent in or near St Stephen 's parish , near Canterbury . |
| 2 | Had there ever been a possibility that she may have been following in the footsteps of Linda Rooke and , ahem , disrobing ? |
| 3 | Birth dates are not given on marriage certificates , only ages , and his mother 's was there as twenty-five , which meant she must have been born in 1926 and have been twenty-seven when he was born . |
| 4 | She should have been treated in the same way that an older man would be dealt with for corrupting a young girl . |
| 5 | The Colonel had taken Sophia under his wing as a frail and dependent woman , who because of her son 's lack of responsibility must work , when she should have been maintained in comfort . |
| 6 | She might have been housed in Gloucester Castle for three years , but before that … |
| 7 | ‘ You are not suggesting that she might have been sacrificed in some demoniacal ritual , are you , Burney ? ’ |
| 8 | She was discussing problems in Lee 's living-room but she could have been standing in front of a giant black door in the middle of a forest . |
| 9 | ‘ She 's wonderful , ’ Edward said , his voice warm , ‘ looking as you did , she would have been justified in turning you in . |
| 10 | Oh yeah I mean she would have been born in the forties would n't she not seventies ! |
| 11 | If she was a boy , she says , she would have been put in a young offenders ' institution . |