Example sentences of "[verb] be [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Countries whose changing financial structure examined are the US , Canada , UK , West Germany , Switzerland , France and Japan . |
| 2 | What do you think are the reasons for the problems facing George and Marie , and what advice would you give them ? |
| 3 | ‘ The only people who suffer are the fans . |
| 4 | ‘ It could 've been a life , ’ I said . |
| 5 | I 'm coming up a hill near some kind of huge church or cathedral — there must 've been a service or a concert going on because people are pouring out — one of them 's singing a high trill and her boyfriend 's cross : ‘ Please , Miranda ! |
| 6 | It would 've been a bit dodgy at Wellford Road let alone London Road . |
| 7 | Okay you covered all that okay yeah erm I think the objection bit you could 've been a bit better on that one erm cos that was quite a sort of bad one , well you 're not too sure about sort of giving his name or his telephone number out |
| 8 | you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ? |
| 9 | I thought it would 've been a bit better but I did enjoy it , I did enjoy it . |
| 10 | ‘ You should 've been a policeman . |
| 11 | He woke on top of her , she might 've been a beach , he might 've been abandoned there by waves . |
| 12 | No one would 've eaten anything and my party would 've been a flop . ’ |
| 13 | Betinna said , ‘ I hear you 've been a hero . ’ |
| 14 | They say I should 've been a member of Leith branch . |
| 15 | It must 've been a belt that 's come right through central London and completely missed the suburbs , or North London anyway suburbs |
| 16 | Re-released on its own it could 've been a winner , but a dodgy arcade section that feeds in dud results makes the game unplayable — what 's the point in managing a team that gets a goalless draw every week , whatever you do ? |
| 17 | Another footprint would 've been a shock , a threat . |
| 18 | She always always oh she she had a second sight like that , I think she should 've been a doctor if she 'd lived in these this day and age . |
| 19 | It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope . |
| 20 | You should 've been a lot through more than five . |
| 21 | ‘ Anyone can see you 've been a sergeant . |
| 22 | possible , it might 've been a joke and she had managed to convince him unclear |
| 23 | ‘ There would 've been a riot . ’ |
| 24 | He would 've been an asset if he 's |
| 25 | So it could 've been the feathers . |
| 26 | It must 've been the pipe . |
| 27 | But the other one I would 've er suggested would 've been the schools . |
| 28 | To headline that , mate , would 've been the tops . |
| 29 | So if if the cadres had taken the law and 's speech there should n't 've been the sorts of problems that , that we came up against . |
| 30 | At that time , of course , unemployment was not the major issue it is today , neither did we have the burden of AIDS , but I still maintain that the most important changes we can make are the ones inside our own heads . |