Example sentences of "but it [modal v] [adv] have [been] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The unlawfulness was generally to be found in the offence of unlawful assembly , but it might also have been another offence such as nuisance caused by obstruction of the highway . |
| 2 | But it might just have been anxiety . |
| 3 | Mm I had to go back it suddenly occurred to me I 've got the back door key but it might still have been bolted . |
| 4 | But it would hardly have been so to the ‘ vulgar ’ . |
| 5 | Mama was rehearsing , that was all ; but it should perhaps have been kept for some other time . |
| 6 | I have no exact idea how many times he hit me , but it must surely have been six or more . |
| 7 | The thought of risk and high danger was exciting but it must also have been distorting . |
| 8 | Jos had said there was a window , but it must since have been curtained . |
| 9 | In the event it was Alaska which became the 49th State of the Union ( in 1959 ) but it could easily have been Coca-Colonial Britain . |
| 10 | No donor 's name is even hinted at but it could easily have been Lance Henly . |
| 11 | Not only was it the first death , but it could easily have been little Enoch , or Jane . |
| 12 | It surprised me but it could easily have been tiredness from being out so long . |
| 13 | you could see it like , er but it could easily have been filled in with some wood and nobody would know it was there , yeah |
| 14 | He sounded nervous , but it could just have been his telephone manner . |
| 15 | But it could also have been just an ordinary large cloud , ’ said Markku Konttinen of the Finnish Meteorological Institute . |
| 16 | Such a copious supply of pure water would have been beneficial to the occupants , but it could also have been the centre of a water cult . |
| 17 | He says it could be an accident , but it could also have been caused by another person . |
| 18 | It might seem unfair to pursue the Morse comparison , but it could hardly have been more strongly invited in this BBC1 thriller . |
| 19 | If only there remained some sort of plan of the former layout ; but it could hardly have been anticipated when the conversion was begun that a modern miller would be the buyer , who proposed to grind not corn but electricity . |
| 20 | Allott , also 35 , was recalled from holiday in Wales to discover his fate , but it could hardly have been a surprise as he has not regularly figured in Lancashire 's games this season . |
| 21 | Now , I do n't think we know what was the exact Sterling equivalent of the fall in our reserves during the last financial year , but it can only have been a minority of that total of £1and1/2 ; billion of public expenditure which was met neither by the product of taxation nor by borrowing from the public . |