Example sentences of "that [det] [modal v] have been [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each case there were criticisms that each could have been prevented by better safety measures and checking . |
| 2 | The locations of the recent Kalimantan outbreaks suggest that some may have been rekindled from underground smoulderings dating from at least the mid-80s . |
| 3 | Outline some of the evidence from which it is believed that water has not been lost in large quantities from Venus , and the evidence which indicates that some may have been lost . |
| 4 | I imagined that this might have been done to obliterate a directional ‘ fix ’ to throw treasure hunters off the scent . |
| 5 | In Beck v Szymonowski [ 1924 ] AC 43 a clause which provided that " the goods delivered shall be deemed to be in all respects in accordance with the contract " unless the buyer notified the seller of complaints within a stated period was held not to apply where the seller contracted to sell reels of cotton 200 yards in length but actually supplied reels of only 188 yards : the claim was " not in respect of goods delivered but in respect of goods which are not delivered " ( despite the fact that this might have been regarded as a claim that the goods did not comply with their description ) . |
| 6 | Some panel members felt that time spent in discussion of the documentation led to a tight schedule and that this might have been avoided by an additional private meeting on the evening or day before the event . |
| 7 | ‘ Aurigny ’ is the old French name for the island of Alderney , and it is fitting that this should have been chosen as the airline 's title , since in many ways that rocky islet is the heart of the organisation . |
| 8 | So what we know is that this must have been blocked up before this doorway was inserted , okay ? |
| 9 | In the absence of any concrete evidence of an agreement it is unlikely that this could have been done . |
| 10 | In many places the film opened to boycotts and demonstrations but several distributors suggested that these could have been avoided by the use of a more innocent title along the lines of It Happened in Mexico . |
| 11 | 40 escalators out of service over the 270 stations , but fret not ; it 's estimated that all will have been repaired by 1996 . |
| 12 | The folly was in failing to realise that more could have been achieved for the nation , within the EEC , by protecting regional interests , than could possibly be achieved for the regions by protecting national interests . |
| 13 | In neither case does a clear picture emerge of the true value of any improvements in relation to the the organisation as a whole , and often the analyst is left with an uncomfortable feeling that more could have been achieved if the situation had been approached more methodically . |
| 14 | Gorbachev , at a press conference on 1 June , expressed the view that more could have been achieved , including a joint statement of political principle and some advance in the discussions on conventional arms , and complained of a certain ‘ contradictoriness ’ in the American position . |
| 15 | Opposition leaders believe that more could have been done in Geneva to find an international solution . |