Example sentences of "[adv] they [modal v] have be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so they must 've been fairly sure of their support to allow them to come into an area of villages . |
| 2 | And your sister 's ten years older than you so they must 've been there ten years plus , must n't they ? |
| 3 | So they must have been pretty good . |
| 4 | These are not actually recorded on police statistics but th nevertheless they could have been much more serious than in fact they were . |
| 5 | If Levitation dropped at least three songs from their set tonight they could have been dynamically interesting instead of sparsely tedious , but at least they would n't get invites to a House Of Love musical appreciation party . |
| 6 | Well they must have been just well they must have I did n't see them |
| 7 | ‘ Then they would have been here hours ago . |
| 8 | In real terms the average incomes of lone parents have fallen — if their incomes had gone up in line with the Retail Price Index then they would have been about £12 per week higher in 1989 . |
| 9 | ‘ Then they might have been more sympathetic . ’ |
| 10 | The rumours must have reached Richard 's ears — indeed they may have been primarily intended for him . |