Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [art] " in BNC.

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1 I ought to I ought to 've been the bloody brainiest in country me
2 Countries whose changing financial structure examined are the US , Canada , UK , West Germany , Switzerland , France and Japan .
3 So , those are the sorts of things I take it that , that er we do think are a more interesting way of individuating people than their bodily .
4 What do you think are the most important differences between men and women ?
5 What do you think are the reasons for the problems facing George and Marie , and what advice would you give them ?
6 What do you think are the common causes of fire in the home situation ?
7 What do you think Are they ke What do you think are the major problems they should be concentrating on ?
8 Yeah what kind of things should the police What are the most i What do you think are the major problems the major crimes in the flats ?
9 Tony , what do you think are the main trends in education today ?
10 The limitation is easy to spot : the unspoken assumption that the industrial and economic wealth of his country belongs by right to the whites ; and that any discomforts the blacks suffer are an unfortunate legacy of history .
11 ‘ The only people who suffer are the fans .
12 Betinna said , ‘ I hear you 've been a hero . ’
13 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 !
14 He woke on top of her , she might 've been a beach , he might 've been abandoned there by waves .
15 Another footprint would 've been a shock , a threat .
16 ‘ It would 've been a bad time for t'road between t'two farms ti be blocked wi' snow . ’
17 Personally , I think she could 've been a little cleverer , lyrically .
18 ‘ Anyone can see you 've been a sergeant .
19 ‘ You should 've been a policeman .
20 ‘ There would 've been a riot . ’
21 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 ?
22 Shallow , samey gameplay ruins what should 've been a really rad game .
23 In particular Donal Lunny 's assured production allows for moments of rain-washed clarity in what could 've been a groggy hotchpotch .
24 And that would 've been a little unwieldy , would n't it ?
25 In other words , if the bloke had n't have got back there would 've been a f a total impact .
26 ‘ It could 've been a life , ’ I said .
27 Er where would with er would 've been a front room that was another house .
28 No one would 've eaten anything and my party would 've been a flop . ’
29 It could 've been any doctor , and it might not 've been a stethoscope .
30 ‘ It must 've been a pretty powerful bloke who did that ; father was no weakling . ’
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