Example sentences of "there [modal v] have be more [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But there must have been more than that , surely ? ’ |
| 2 | There must have been more than twenty farms , plus the school , the chapel and the Strathmore Arms . |
| 3 | In the end , there must have been more than twenty small windows all around where Little Billy was sitting , and from each window these amazing little faces were peering out . |
| 4 | There must have been more than twenty curriers Nowadays there are no tanneries and there are only three curriers So the answer to your question is yes , many , many more . |
| 5 | And when Kennedy was shot , the ‘ psycho ’ Hoover botched the FBI investigation personally , ignoring evidence that there might have been more than a single gunman involved , sending agents to question the background of the Warren Commission 's staff , punishing his own agents for failing to spot Oswald 's violent nature . |
| 6 | The argument , although thought-provoking , was not watertight ; panegyrics are not noted for their chronological reliability — and besides there could have been more than one battle against the Alamans . |