Example sentences of "[noun prp] [modal v] [verb] been [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The forces of Theuderic which Gregory thought were present at Vézeronce may have been those of Theodoric , angered by the murder of his grandson . |
| 2 | McIllvanney had offered to let her stay on board Wavebreaker , so long as the boat 's air conditioners were disconnected , but his offer was not as generous as it seemed for Ellen would have been little more than an unpaid security guard and also subject to Bellybutton 's endlessly tedious suggestions , and she far preferred her small hot room in the busy crowded apartment block that smelt of cooking all day and marijuana all night . |
| 3 | And he says Taylor 's public criticism of him after he had missed a penalty against Brazil would have been enough to get the manager the sack on the Continent . |
| 4 | But Panamanain exiles in the US complained that a small show of force by the US might have been enough to tip the balance in the rebels ' favour . |
| 5 | She too had been struck by the similarity between the kitten 's fur and her own hair , and Raphael would have been another subtle reminder for the future of Fen . |
| 6 | Rachaela could imagine Emma would have been all congratulations and the joys of womanhood . |