Example sentences of "[vb mod] have be that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a few brief moments Carnelian 's face might have been that of a Polymorphine shape-shifter viewed at fast-forward speed passing through absurdly accelerated transformations . |
| 2 | ‘ Corporal ’ — her voice was clear and could have been that of a schoolteacher reprimanding — ‘ I have n't much opinion of my legs , but I can assure you you are not the type of man I would allow within parade ground distance of them , let alone pull them . ’ |
| 3 | It is tempting to think that one of these robbed tombs may have been that of Imhotep , buried near to the king he had served . |
| 4 | The kind of company he would most have liked would have been that of a family , his own . |
| 5 | That , even with the loss of Paddington , ought to have been that on the tariff issue for some time . |