Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [modal v] [verb] [be] [pos pn] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The two stars , Juliet Stevenson and Bill Paterson , were taken aback when the audience began muttering during their harrowing portrayals of a torture victim confronting the man who may have been her tormentor . |
| 2 | , Sir Frederick Augusta ( 1743–1830 ) , principal librarian to George III , was the son of John Barnard ( died 1773 ) , page of the back stairs to Frederick , Prince of Wales [ q.v. ] , and the prince 's wife Augusta ( after whom Frederick was named ) , who may have been his godparents . |
| 3 | He did n't remember much of the fighting in Orkney , even , when the man they called Rognvald , who must have been his cousin , was killed . |
| 4 | Those who should have been his supporters never did . |
| 5 | Theda paused , wondering who could have been her ladyship 's informant . |
| 6 | An old and old-fashioned gentleman — full heavy wig , long waistcoat , antique buckled shoes — was in the chaise with a girl who could have been his granddaughter . |
| 7 | Going down to the Royale Theater with his hands still lightly wrapped in gauze bandages , Dustin found out that Walter McGinn , who would have been his understudy , now had the role . |