Example sentences of "he [modal v] have been [adv] [det] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Charles the Cheesemonger was not averse to using the parish church to record the existence of his children , but on this occasion he may have been under more pressure than usual from the Anglican minister to arrange this triple baptism . |
2 | He may have been there all night . ’ |
3 | Well at least he 'll have been here this weekend to find |
4 | The young man — perhaps not quite so young after all , he might have been as much as thirty — came forward into the room , closing the door behind him . |
5 | Dr. Favor was older than she was , at least fifteen years older , which put her about thirty , and he could have been just another man sitting there . |