Example sentences of "and [noun pl] [vb mod] [verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Limited supplies of fruit and vegetables must have been available , while an abundance of natural fruits and nuts could have been gathered in season , for either home consumption or for sale in the local market . |
| 2 | The huge growth of its towns and cities would have been impossible without the medical advances of these years and the action by governments , singly and in concert , which supplied new health and welfare services , and imposed new standards of health , sanitation and accommodation . |
| 3 | The effect of the drag reduction kit modifications on the aircraft 's pre- and post-stall behaviour could not be documented precisely but it is unlikely that their effect on the stall speed and characteristics would have been significant . |
| 4 | As to apparatus , saws were evidently effective enough to cut nephrite into the relatively thin sheets from which many archaic jades were made , and bow-drills must have been available from the beginning . |
| 5 | Mathematical ideas of space and shape and comparisons will have been involved in the making and the teacher may learn much from observation . |
| 6 | A glossary of technical terms and abbreviations would have been useful , as would also a general bibliography . |
| 7 | You did not understand then and things might have been awkward . ’ |
| 8 | Of course , it was a good toss to win and things might have been different if England had batted first . |
| 9 | It is easy to be alarmed by something which one imagines does not happen to other people and which one 's family and friends may suggest is pure imagination or , worse still , the first sign of madness ! |
| 10 | Someone with more experience of the rough and tumble of friendships , jealousies and animosities might have been able to dismiss Deana 's words as the unmotivated expressions of bitterness and jealousy that they were , but Belinda was inexperienced , and although she knew enough about Deana to be wary and distrustful she did not know enough to ignore her as fully as she should . |
| 11 | Major oceans would form the most long-lasting boundaries defining the provinces , but even these were not permanent , and migrations may have been possible in early geological periods when the distribution of land and sea was different . |
| 12 | Hips and elbows must have been X-rayed and have received excellent results , but further more , all dogs must participate in the Swedish mental test . |