Example sentences of "it [vb mod] have been [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furious Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson argued it should have been called an incomplete pass and made his point forcibly after the Redskins ' 20-17 victory . |
| 2 | In reply , Greenidge and Richards hammered 88 in even time , but then only Murray made a substantial score , his 64 being joint top with Richards and 41 more than it should have been had a catch been accepted ; 308 all out . |
| 3 | It must have been chasing a squirrel or something and fell into the hollow and could not get out again . ’ |
| 4 | It must have been said a thousand times in angling literature that location is the key to success and in zander fishing this was never more so . |
| 5 | It must have been mailed a few days ago , with a second class stamp . |
| 6 | For instance , domestic violence is now seen as unacceptable , whereas until recently it might have been considered a ‘ private ’ affair . |
| 7 | But I mean it could 've been made a bit bigger than that could n't it , for the seat |
| 8 | Cessation of hostilities reduced its political weight , but so effective had it been in the 1918 election and so important was the ex-servicemen 's vote , that it could have been played a while longer . |
| 9 | To Paykel , it would have been considered a positive event or ‘ entrance ’ event which he would therefore not expect to correlate with depression . |
| 10 | He had his widowed mother living with him and two sisters who had to get husbands ; both Mr James and Constanza say that it would have been considered an almost monstrous act of selfishness if the prince had insisted on marrying one of the Montecativi or Roccarosa girls for their beaux yeux . |
| 11 | Indeed , their hire was taken for granted , and it would have been deemed a curious request had a client expressed a view to buy them . |
| 12 | Immediately I saw that if Edward had mentioned that name it would have been deemed a great betrayal . |
| 13 | ‘ I think you deserve more than a certain amount of punishment for making me wet and nearly giving me a heart-attack — Do you know how difficult it would have been to get an ambulance out here to you ? ’ |