Example sentences of "think [pers pn] [modal v] have been [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it made me think you must have been a friend of Hugh 's . |
| 2 | You 've Radio York all week , they must have been over er over overwhelmed for callers I imagine this week , I would have thought you would have been a boon to anybody 's talk show . |
| 3 | I would have thought it should have been a national effort . |
| 4 | Later I learned that the wedding had nearly been postponed , as the two families thought I might have been a terrorist uttering a veiled warning against the nuptials . |
| 5 | I thought she might have been the subject of a newspaper article or something like that , but it was n't until later that I found out just how famous she was . |
| 6 | I thought she could have been a little more original than that ; I mean , she was a journalist . |
| 7 | He thought she should have been a little quieter under the circumstances . |
| 8 | Charlton thought it may have been a kind of store-yard where goods for the abbey were landed and deposited . |
| 9 | Finally , we thought it might have been a lovers ' quarrel , but now I 'm not sure … " |
| 10 | My sister thought it must have been a mistake , and kept the pound notes in case he came back for them . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought it must have been a road block because one said to the other : ‘ Go for it ’ and they speeded up . |
| 12 | I thought he would have been a real deep brown actually . |
| 13 | ( You 'd think he might have been a bit more careful — after all , this was n't happening in the Dark Ages before birth control was invented . ) |
| 14 | The band could probably have signed to IRS but Hallin does not think it would have been the right move . |
| 15 | ‘ Even if I had , do you think it would have been the same with them as it was with you ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Do n't you think it might have been a jealous woman ? |
| 17 | ‘ But , given your aunt 's absent-mindedness , do n't you think it might have been a little premature to call in the police ? ’ |
| 18 | You do n't think it could have been the lady of the house 's dress shortened for a maid |
| 19 | You do n't think it could have been an accident , reversing into you like that ? ’ |
| 20 | " Sometimes I think I must have been a horse in a previous incarnation . " |
| 21 | Spencer said easily , ‘ I think you might have been a little more enthusiastic about such lovely slippers , they are a work of art , you must be very pleased to find someone with the talent to work as well as the best London shoemakers and at a fraction of the price , if I 'm any judge . ’ |
| 22 | I think he might have been a security man of some kind , although I could n't prove it to you . |
| 23 | I think he might have been the first black player in England but I know Celtic fielded jazz and rap pioneer Gil Scott Heron 's Dad in the 30s — a great success there apparently . |
| 24 | I think , when I think it since , I think he must have been a remarkable man to work and slave like that . |
| 25 | I remember one funeral when I was a little girl at the school , was an old man who died , Benji he was I think he must have been the best the last in Orkney . |
| 26 | I think he should have been a monk or a professor . |
| 27 | I think it would have been a disaster and a recipe for disaster because practically if you know what the situation is in the Moat Centre and the Highfields youth and community centre then people would have never resisted to that change . |
| 28 | I think it would have been the Zetland , and — who knows — Mrs Field may have been riding with them that day . |
| 29 | I do n't think he 's right in what he says but I think it might have been a bit tongue in cheek as well . |
| 30 | But he added : ‘ I think it might have been a little bit too early . |