Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] [modal v] [adv] have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are various other ways in which both magistrates and judges may contribute , either directly or indirectly , to the prison numbers crisis — for example , by imposing a fine without taking sufficient account of a defendant 's ability to pay , with the result that imprisonment is imposed for default ( see Moxon , 1993 ) ; or by imposing a suspended sentence in place of a fine or probation with the result that , in the event of a further offence , imprisonment is more likely to be imposed than might otherwise have been the case . |
| 2 | It was their own indolence which had landed them with a murder which could probably be explained and might even have been prevented , if they had taken a bit more trouble . |
| 3 | On the revenue side it meant such devices as changing the weighting of the staff mix so that a greater proportion of unqualified staff were employed than might ideally have been desired . |
| 4 | This was never well stocked and could hardly have been a goldmine . |
| 5 | re-examining and evaluating existing applications of the approach with a view to bringing out what has been achieved that could not have been derived by other methods |
| 6 | Many more Brothers had returned than might otherwise have been the case , had the Wolverine Squad not commandeered that Emperor Titan … |