Example sentences of "might have been [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He appealed for information from anyone who had witnessed the incident , particularly people who might have been leaving the nearby Greenstead social club at about the same time . |
| 2 | Three , he might have been taking the piss , provoking the crowd . |
| 3 | Lou Duva , co-trainer of Holyfield , might have been cranking the hype handle too far when he said that this evening 's fight might be a once in a lifetime affair . |
| 4 | Two , he might have been reclaiming the flag for non-racists . |
| 5 | It looked as though we might have been cooking the books . |
| 6 | Members of the local Asian community ran onto the pitch to congratulate their South African hero , when they might have been supporting the Indians from the land of their ancestors . |
| 7 | They might have been using the whole of the attendance allowance erm to pay for carers , outside of the care that we provided , erm or a member of the family might have given up work to look after another member of the family . |
| 8 | ‘ If we had been at home Rachel might have been spending the day with us instead . ’ |
| 9 | Said reprovingly because George looked as if he might have been following the lesson . |
| 10 | The suggestion was that his subordinates might have been running the illegal operation . |