Example sentences of "of what [modal v] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herbs are cast into the fire by the Lady of the Flowers in lieu of what may have been gory sacrifices by our sun-worshipping ancestors . |
| 2 | Although , as we shall see , many varied and lengthy accounts of what may have been the distinguishing characteristics of the fabliaux have been produced , the short definition given by Bédier in 1893 still attracts support : the fabliaux , he declared , are " " contes à rire en vers " " . |
| 3 | Since this policy was never implemented , the question of what would have happened if the resources for new hostels had not been forthcoming remains hypothetical . |
| 4 | While smaller ticket ( or lease deal value ) items suffered , some major big ticket deals helped ease the blow of what would have been an even more difficult year . |
| 5 | Campese 's decision robbed 60,000 in the stadium , and countless millions around the world , of what would have been one of the most intense and fascinating finales to the World Cup , with England only three points behind , their heads up and winning score in sight . |
| 6 | ‘ Because of what would have happened to us . |
| 7 | In the event there was no test of what would have happened in Bonar Law 's absence . |
| 8 | The case would be more useful as a guide to sentencers in similar cases if the extent of the discount were more precisely stated and a clear indication given of the court 's view of what would have been the correct sentence at first instance . |
| 9 | The dinosaurs were the highest form of reptile , but in Owen 's time they were the earliest known members of the class — exactly the reverse of what would have been predicted by a theory of continuous development . |
| 10 | The indefinite postponement , of what would have been the country 's first direct election of mayors and provincial governors since 1961 , had led to opposition charges of dictatorship against the DLP . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not a question of what would have happened if , it 's what will happen . |
| 12 | I ca n't bear to think of what would have happened if I had n't told you . |
| 13 | According to the charge , they sold almost two million shares on behalf of clients at prices which realised £1,378,892 in excess of what would have been obtained had the shares been sold after the issuing of the profits warning . |
| 14 | They are said to have sold almost two million shares on behalf of clients at prices which realised £1,378,892 in excess of what would have been obtained had the shares been sold after the warning . |
| 15 | There seems no reason , and the very business of raising such questions is itself part of a widespread collusive conjuring of absences and of whole worlds of what might have been . |
| 16 | Sir Arthur Evans bought the hill of ruins in 1900 and ‘ reconstructed ’ part of it according to his idea of what might have been . |
| 17 | Her mind kept flicking back to the python smile of the assassin , conjuring images of what might have been : death , blood , pain . |
| 18 | As it is , Manea ( pronounced Mainy ) remains a tiny hamlet in the Ouse washes , haunted by the ghost of what might have been . |
| 19 | Then , quickly she opened the door and went out and left them standing in a half circle , silent , no laughter on their faces now , just memories of what might have been if they had had a child like the little girl who used to run into them , and a daughter as she was now . |
| 20 | The year 1982 was , perhaps , a matter of what might have been . |
| 21 | The ceremony will be a bitter-sweet reminder of what might have been for Princess Margaret , forbidden from marrying her divorced sweetheart Peter Townsend . |
| 22 | Still the reality he so urgently wanted to communicate seemed to escape him , as if he was distracted by a voice whispering in his ear of what might have been , if only Kee had said yes . |
| 23 | But the awareness of what might have been had not some stalwart Cornishman come along the beach in the nick of time and the thought of the possible after-effects on both Celia and Liza haunted him . |
| 24 | As lavish as always with his hospitality Victor began dispensing free cognac and coffee in celebration of what might have been a prodigal son 's return , introducing his regulars to D'Arcy and he to them . |
| 25 | Still the sadness weighed heavily in her heart ; she wondered if those precious dreams of what might have been would ever leave her alone . |
| 26 | She took to drinking more than she should , and most nights she would cry herself to sleep , thinking of what might have been . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've never felt pressure like that , not even during the World Cup two years ago , because of what might have happened had we lost . |
| 28 | He accomplished much while director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art , but today is apparently content to sit out the art world harbouring bitter memories of what might have been . |
| 29 | Theorists who reflect about the ways in which things might have been different are bound to consider the question of what might have made events take another course . |
| 30 | If they are not involved , resourced and committed to the change , the reality of practice at the grass roots is likely to be a pale shadow of what might have been . |