Example sentences of "[modal v] have been [prep] one " in BNC.
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| 1 | He must have been on one or other of them every night , in weather much like this , all through that last summer of his life . |
| 2 | He saw a vast patch of blood and guessed that the ship must have been in one of the many petty skirmishes which took place at sea , for ships of various nations , Norway , Denmark , England , Scotland and France used these waters for fishing , trade and piracy . |
| 3 | She must have been in one of those baskets in the back of the car , Ruth supposed . |
| 4 | Well it would have been at one time . |
| 5 | Most of the people who were in the street at that time would have been in one or other of the pubs , but do n't forget that the harbour is full of craft of all sorts and there are sure to have been people aboard some of them . ’ |