Example sentences of "[vb infin] be [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Possibly because some of them might 've been councillors and knew the ways that sort of er things went on and how to get things done officially and above board . |
| 2 | A sliver of white that must 've been teeth . |
| 3 | Er , I think really it must 've been thrift . |
| 4 | And I 've , I 've done that and it , there 's not one thing you can point to and say there 's no one in here because it 's several things , altogether , that indicate it , it might have been there 's no car on the drive , there might 've been , there might 've been milk still out . |
| 5 | It should 've been Concorde . |
| 6 | so it might 've been Rob that went out with her , but I du n no . |
| 7 | The tourist might 've been cake . |
| 8 | It would 've been cosine . |
| 9 | if it 's doing so well , oh and you would n't have been on that long under a Labour Government , of course , it would 've been jobs for the boys , they 'd 've slipped you in I 'm sure . |
| 10 | ‘ It must 've been Helga . |
| 11 | It would n't have mattered who , it could 've been family , friends , neighbourhood , anybody . |
| 12 | Other points that the intervention must stress are consistency and determination . |
| 13 | he 'll eat raw carrot and things like that but otherwise the only vegetables he 'll eat are potatoes he eats |
| 14 | The only ones who might qualify are Ian Woosnam and Sam Torrance , but he wears such baggy trousers that it is difficult to see . |
| 15 | ‘ Aye , weel , it 'll no' be Govan anyway , ’ replied Andy sagely . |
| 16 | Let the old school tie be rent |
| 17 | The only other places somebody who 'd joined the Army at sixteen would know were Army places . |
| 18 | Did you enjoy being Chairman ? |
| 19 | The purpose of this module is to provide the opportunity to explore questions of having and bringing up a family , to develop knowledge and skills in being a parent in areas selected on the basis of each individual 's needs and interests , and to help people enjoy being parents . |
| 20 | But then this leads to the idea that perhaps a number of women do not enjoy being part of a couple and that a single woman in their midst acts like a demented lighthouse : enticing hapless travellers , by its safe and steady beam , on to the rocks below . |
| 21 | Did you actually enjoy being Mayor ? |
| 22 | Did you actually enjoy being Mayor ? |
| 23 | Another item which a horse does need is shoes . |
| 24 | One thing you will need is patience . |
| 25 | Only thing we do n't need is 'possums . |
| 26 | Does n't she know 's number ? |
| 27 | The only thing we do n't know is motive . |
| 28 | So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ? |
| 29 | The only thing that Trolls can not survive is fire . |
| 30 | And we 're staying with football now , we 've got one more match report to give you ; the Oxfordshire Senior Cup third round , most of those matches were called off , but one which did survive was Headington against Thame , and a good result for Headington ; they won by two goals to nil . |