Example sentences of "[modal v] n't have been [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She swung round to him , grinding out in a low voice , ‘ She must n't have been any beginner , not goin , by the uncles the child 's had . |
| 2 | Perhaps his initial success should n't have been all that surprising for he comes of good rugby stock . |
| 3 | Defending solicitor Bob Booker told the court : ‘ If the grating which surrounds the washing area had been clear there should n't have been any problems . |
| 4 | Perhaps it was the way the horizon curved upwards on all sides , like a bowl , or the way gravity worked when there should n't have been any . |
| 5 | The irrational thought almost occurs that Shakespeare could n't have been that smart if he did n't realise that he had here a performer who can turn sows ' ears into silk purses , and silk purses into live butterflies . |
| 6 | The dog had n't barked so it could n't have been that , because he did n't miss any strange sound . |
| 7 | He could n't have been that old , could he ? ’ |
| 8 | Sean , you could n't have been that shit-faced that you could n't go upto the Roger and ask him whether he was Roger or not ? |
| 9 | And , remembering the way the wretched man had kept his finger on the bell , ‘ He could n't have been that lucky — to pick on the one flat you were in out of all the others — purely by chance . ’ |
| 10 | It could n't have been that . |
| 11 | What a shame it could n't have been more of a humdinger . |
| 12 | ‘ Sorry I could n't have been more help . ’ |
| 13 | In this regard I could n't have been more fortunate . |
| 14 | The match could n't have been more of a thriller if it had been written in Hollywood . |
| 15 | I was propositioned by this absolutely stunning girl who could n't have been any more than seventeen . |
| 16 | THERE could n't have been any doubt of ’ innovative thinking after managing director presented this packet of breakfast cereal at the Financial Times Food & Drink Conference in March . |
| 17 | If she had been rational enough to tell him something it certainly would n't have been that . |
| 18 | As some people have pointed out , in the mid-eighties that time would n't have been much to write home about . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ There would n't have been much point in fusing only half the lighting system , would there ? ’ |
| 20 | ‘ It would n't have been much use if she had . |
| 21 | Well , I do n't know , probably would n't have been much good anyway — ’ |
| 22 | I would n't have been much competition by the side of sexy George , but still , a man has his pride . |
| 23 | There would n't have been many on the island then was there ? |
| 24 | There would n't have been many at that time in the morning . |
| 25 | If he had been able to speak to Jo each morning before he left for the Embassy , he probably would n't have been such a pain in the outer office . |
| 26 | If he 'd been an ordinary man , there would n't have been any problem . ’ |
| 27 | There would n't have been any planets or stars then . |
| 28 | There would n't have been any point anyway . |
| 29 | We shafted Connelly when we took his shipment of coke but a gang war would n't have been any use to either of us . |
| 30 | You 'd be stupid to go across the stepping stones if you did n't have the power to jump from one to the other , pretty big , but the , so are the distances between them and at that time of the year the river was pretty high too and r rather boisterous , so it would n't be very pleasant if you had fallen in , but you 've got to have that but you 've also got to have stamina as you said , but it would n't have been any fun if you 'd got halfway across and your stamina had run out , then fire brigade called out , the fire brigade or something . |