Example sentences of "have been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It could 've been a life , ’ I said .
2 I 'm coming up a hill near some kind of huge church or cathedral — there must 've been a service or a concert going on because people are pouring out — one of them 's singing a high trill and her boyfriend 's cross : ‘ Please , Miranda !
3 It would 've been a bit dodgy at Wellford Road let alone London Road .
4 Okay you covered all that okay yeah erm I think the objection bit you could 've been a bit better on that one erm cos that was quite a sort of bad one , well you 're not too sure about sort of giving his name or his telephone number out
5 you might 've er I mean you did it right , it could 've been a bit stronger though , a bit more punch to it , er punch is n't the right word erm , you know , well okay look what I 'm really asking for Dave is your help , you know , when people ask you to help what would you normally do , you 'd help would n't you ?
6 I thought it would 've been a bit better but I did enjoy it , I did enjoy it .
7 ‘ You should 've been a policeman .
8 He woke on top of her , she might 've been a beach , he might 've been abandoned there by waves .
9 No one would 've eaten anything and my party would 've been a flop . ’
10 Betinna said , ‘ I hear you 've been a hero . ’
11 They say I should 've been a member of Leith branch .
12 It must 've been a belt that 's come right through central London and completely missed the suburbs , or North London anyway suburbs
13 Re-released on its own it could 've been a winner , but a dodgy arcade section that feeds in dud results makes the game unplayable — what 's the point in managing a team that gets a goalless draw every week , whatever you do ?
14 Another footprint would 've been a shock , a threat .
15 She always always oh she she had a second sight like that , I think she should 've been a doctor if she 'd lived in these this day and age .
16 It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope .
17 You should 've been a lot through more than five .
18 ‘ Anyone can see you 've been a sergeant .
19 possible , it might 've been a joke and she had managed to convince him unclear
20 ‘ There would 've been a riot . ’
21 He would 've been an asset if he 's
22 It must 've been the pipe .
23 Of course if you are against it in principle , that is an end of it ( and there has been no beginning ) .
24 Tore Godal , the head of the Norwegian trials says that there has been no problem in finding altruistic Norwegians to volunteer .
25 Dr McLeish said : ‘ There has been no progress .
26 Given that there has been no consensus at the academic level about the superior way to model the macroeconomy , the best way forward , with regard to the role of fiscal variables in the macro world , is to review their significance in the context of different schools of thought .
27 ‘ It was voted on by the clubs but there has been no ratification of that by the management committee .
28 The Secretary of State er told me er that the has been no occasion where criticism from a companies auditors by my department 's inspectors in reports published since June nineteen seventy nine has led to an audit partner being excluded from membership of a professional accountancy body , er and no auditor criticised in D T I inspector 's reports has been debarred from auditing as a result of information er in that report .
29 Parents of children have a right to request a reassessment of their children ; the LEA must comply unless to do so would be ‘ unreasonable ’ ( in the case of children who are not statemented ) or ‘ inappropriate ’ and there has been no assessment in the previous six months ( in the case of statemented children ) .
30 Where the plaintiff has expressly or impliedly consented to the presence of the source of danger and there has been no negligence on the part of the defendant , the defendant is not liable .
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