Example sentences of "he [vb mod] have been an " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may have been an outstanding goalkeeper but he was hardly a product of the Harvard Business School . |
| 2 | He must have been an eligible enough bachelor : the son of a fairly prosperous artisan family , trained as a craftsman , and quite a handsome chap into the bargain . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , yes , please ! ’ returned Sally-Anne , and then caught her breath again , when he turned his head , presenting her with his beautiful , undamaged profile — he must have been an absolute stunner before he was disfigured . |
| 4 | Mind you the title was a bit funny because it did n't Almost an Angel but if he died and he went to heaven , then he must have been an angel but came back down , he 's still an angel . |
| 5 | To Constance 's English eyes , his skin was so brown he might have been an Indian . |
| 6 | With his pointed chin , he might have been an elf out of story-land . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'd have been an interesting man , ’ he said to Florence Ames . |
| 8 | He 's had a lot of fuss made of him in Britain , but if he 'd have been an American , his win would probably have rated one line in their papers . ’ |
| 9 | He would 've been an asset if he 's |
| 10 | If B. Hunslett had been born 50 years ago , he would have been an ideal candidate for the Hitler Youth Movement . |
| 11 | Freud told the old Man that had he not become an analyst , he would have been an economist , which conjures up all sorts of hilarious possibilities . |
| 12 | But it was shrewd of Joseph to go temporarily AWOL , absent-without-leave , for he would have been an undoubted target for the flak being hurled by an angry Kinnear . |
| 13 | It was not just that his career had suffered : he would have been an errand boy if it would have done her any good . |