Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun prp] [modal v] have [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsey asked the pointed question whether William Temple would have been able to write if he had been Bishop of London and not Archbishop of York . |
| 2 | The Scarlet Pimpernel would have been proud of us . |
| 3 | The van Goghs must have been relieved as well as saddened when their rumbling volcano of a son departed . |
| 4 | If it had not been for Agnes 's willingness to help , poor Miss Watson would have been unaided in her weakness . |
| 5 | We did n't have ‘ team spirit ’ any more , ( Miss Brodie would have been proud of us ! ) . |
| 6 | However , even though Richard Baxter may have been poor as a theologian and controversialist , he was undoubtedly one of the most outstanding pastors of all time . |
| 7 | Sir Edward Elgar would have been delighted . |
| 8 | The man for the crisis proved to be Downton , who stayed with Gower till the end , which came when Botham declared on 302 for 6 ; they were helped by Marshall not being able to bowl , but it was still a fine piece of concentration of which Ken Barrington would have been proud . |
| 9 | Allan Wells would have been proud . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I see Dr Nichols would have been due to cover this evening 's surgery anyway . ’ |
| 11 | It 's a truck the Beverley Hillbillies would have been proud of . |
| 12 | Alan Prentice must have been impressed . |
| 13 | The late Ray Petri would have been proud of this issue . |
| 14 | ‘ Two Dr Naylors would have been impossible . ’ |
| 15 | Whoever it was , he and Kieran Goss would have been kindred souls . |
| 16 | Had she been asked to account for her day Elisabeth Danziger would have been unable to do so . |
| 17 | Dr Dichter would have been proud of that piece of depth thinking . |
| 18 | They believe Mr MacDonald may have been involved in some kind of argument shortly before his death . |
| 19 | Mr Museveni would have been unable to stay in power were it not for the economic success unfolding around him . |
| 20 | He claims that Mr Maitland should have been able to rely on the references and should be compensated for the full amount plus lost interest . |
| 21 | Mr Hyde would have been proud of the shambles that let through Watford 's Paul Furlong . |
| 22 | King Sabata Dalindyebo would have been pleased . |
| 23 | Mr Bond was deemed to be insolvent at the time the bankruptcy judgment was entered against him and the bankruptcy notice was served — ‘ about three weeks ago ’ — but Mr Bond may have been insolvent before that time . |
| 24 | Of course , Mr McGibbon would have been delighted if his son had turned into another Stephen Roche . |
| 25 | Robert Naish must have been disappointed at the members ' Extraordinary General Meeting on June 5th when his three-part motion failed to get the necessary 2:1 majority ( For 125 , Against 103 ) . |
| 26 | Lt Ferris may have been caught-out by the P-51 's undesirable characteristic that in a tight turn , will a full fuselage tank , the aircraft tended to tighten into the turn and stall out before the pilot could regain control . |
| 27 | Her late Grandma Gittel-plus-seven would have been proud . |
| 28 | Mr Ashdown said Mr Major should have been aware of a Government paper detailing the extent of the trade when , in December 1990 , he flatly denied any illicit trading . |
| 29 | Now that Party Politics has been sold — reportedly for an offer Mr Stoddart would have been insane to refuse — Brown Windsor and Auntie Dot are the only two runners bred by their owners . |
| 30 | PRINCESS Diana would have been proud of them . |