Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [verb] be the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The press release the editors sent me was acceptable , but I may have been the only person to get it . |
| 2 | I ought to I ought to 've been the bloody brainiest in country me |
| 3 | I must have been the greatest bore ever , and it 's a wonder that those I inflicted my views upon did n't rebel . |
| 4 | ‘ Do n't think you 've heard the last of this matter , ’ he said through his teeth , ‘ you wo n't get away with it , taking from me my home and my birthright , I should have been the eldest son , I am more worthy of the position . |
| 5 | In the circumstances I should have been the good daughter , studious and uninterested in boyfriends . |
| 6 | So what , what I 'll shall do it was fourteen pounds no what I 'll do is the whole amount and if she says any thing I say . |
| 7 | When all I could reply were the two forlorn words , ‘ No English , ’ he asked me if I knew French . |
| 8 | ‘ I could have been the only Irishman to play for both Billy Bingham and Jack Charlton , ’ he said . |
| 9 | I mean that does have a lot of resonance for all of us. feel that erm I could have been the same person erm with lots of different changes to my body . |
| 10 | All I could see was the blue sky and miles of undulating grit scored by tyre-tracks . |
| 11 | At first all I could see was the hazy black outline of a jagged peak , little more than a shadow on the pallor of a dead calm sea , and then , as the air shimmered and danced and drew nearer , I could make out colours , mostly green . |
| 12 | I remember lying in bed and the only thing I could see was the dim glow of the light bulb on the ceiling . |
| 13 | I 'd have been the proudest father in the history of the game . ’ |
| 14 | philosophical side of Marxism which is very interesting and there 's a lot of very deep thoughts but what we 've been given your definition , is what I 'd say is the political strategy that Marx said er was necessary to achieve the philosophical ends . |
| 15 | I therefore do not regard those authorities as affecting what I would conclude was the clear language of section 2(1) ( a ) of the Act of 1977 , that a statutory tenant remains a statutory tenant so long as he occupies the dwelling house as his residence . |
| 16 | Erm wh what I would suggest is the three that are on the group and if John 's going to be off maybe somebody else from NALGO would , would er step in to the group , get together over the next two weeks or so and er try to jointly produce a Northumberland newsletter ? |
| 17 | The main points of the explanation that I would suggest are the following . |
| 18 | What 's more , I would have been the first to complain . |
| 19 | I would have been the first to know . ’ |
| 20 | Perhaps if I had n't been a fool I would have been the dead girl in the road . ’ |
| 21 | The other moments I will treasure were the near-perfect serving of Michael Stich in his first Wimbledon final against Boris Becker , which puts a new and totally unexpected name on that historic trophy ; the charmless street-fighter qualities of Monica Seles which nevertheless took her to the number one spot in the world while showing total contempt for most of the accepted standards of behaviour that should belong to a champion ; and finally the conversion of Andre Agassi from teenage rebel to near-establishment idol at Wimbledon , where he appeared in shining white and won the hearts not only of his adoring army of fans , but also of most of the middle-age traditionalists . |
| 22 | If you are unfortunate enough to be faced with such a situation then the only responsible advice I can suggest is the same as that offered to nursing students . |
| 23 | All I can say is the longer you mess me about the worse it will get . |
| 24 | So again there are n't many things that do complete , swimming I think I far as I can see is the only one that does , but then again that depends on how you use the swimming , it , it just , just cos you bathes every week does n't necessarily mean that it does do it for you , it depends what you do , okay ? |
| 25 | This project , we 're very pleased , is directed by Doctor Eric Briot , you may remember was the Chief Education Officer in London until he retired and came to lead this project , and a man of very great standing in education field , and what he 's looking at is the effect of the falling school populations , which is already hitting primary schools , on these large comprehensives that we 've created . |
| 26 | A teenager has told police she may have been the first victim of a man who 's attacked two women in recent months . |
| 27 | ‘ She must have been the only woman Paheri ever liked . |
| 28 | She should have been the original ‘ It ’ girl , Clara Bow , but the staff , not for the last time , got it wrong , and put the more vampish Theda Bara on the cover instead . |
| 29 | She might have been the Abyssinian maid , playing a dulcimer and singing of Mount Abora . |
| 30 | She wondered whether to ask Mrs Baggley if she realised that she might have been the last person to see or hear of Paul Gray alive . |