Example sentences of "[vb mod] it have [be] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps she had suffered a small fit after all , or could it have been a touch of fever ? |
| 2 | Could it have been a stranded salmon ? |
| 3 | Could it have been a miscarriage ? |
| 4 | Could it have been a roundabout reference to that old scandal ? |
| 5 | Could it have been a shot gun do you think ? |
| 6 | Not only would it have been a ridiculous example of ‘ overkill ’ . |
| 7 | Would it have been a good tactic to try and exploit adult hostility towards this group on account of their delinquent activities , rather than highlight their racist involvements which clearly did have a measure of adult support ? |
| 8 | If it be said that such an accident is an involuntary mischief , would it have been a binding promise if the testator had said , ‘ I will give you £100 a year while you continue in your present chambers ’ ? |
| 9 | At that time would it have been a custom to have had the coffin in the house ? |
| 10 | Would it have been a horse-drawn hearse ? |
| 11 | Ought it to have been a palace ? " |