Example sentences of "[det] might have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This might have been five knots , five miles an hour , |
| 2 | I liked to think it was because they thought he 'd failed , that our survival in the mountains had been his humiliation , but I would have to admit this might have been mere wishful thinking . |
| 3 | Modern medical thinking suggests this might have been due to what is commonly known as a ‘ bunch of grapes pregnancy ’ . |
| 4 | This might have been due to the support from the student management system . |
| 5 | ‘ God knows what a creature like this might have been capable of had it realized its ruse had been discovered . |
| 6 | This might have been appropriate , the Colonel reflected , but it was n't the case . |
| 7 | None of this might have been necessary ! |
| 8 | Once upon a time , this might have been 95 per cent . |
| 9 | Even this might have been bearable if the King had not been tainted with the vices of meanness and frugality . |
| 10 | The woman next to Mr pugh seemed to be in tears , but that might have been due to the compost . |
| 11 | That might have been forgivable while Maurice was alive . |
| 12 | I think possibly a long lens , just the having sort of , the two boats , again , that might have been better . |
| 13 | That might have been some deterrent of some description . |
| 14 | If I 'd had to play someone who was like ‘ Hey Mr Brando , where do you get off ? ’ that might have been harder . ’ |
| 15 | In an odd way , that might have been easier to bear . |
| 16 | That might have been fun . |
| 17 | Even then , all might have been well . |