Example sentences of "[adv] have [been] [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , it could still have been Tutilo who finished what Jerome had begun . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It could n't possibly have been Eddie who impersonated Delia and anyway there 'd have been no point when she lives in the same house as Angy . ’ |
| 3 | There must also have been readers who were led to reflect on Othello 's self-righteous murder of Desdemona , and to reflect that Shakespeare 's play expresses a view of mixed marriages which is both encouraging and discouraging . |
| 4 | No French nation was waiting in 1500 to emerge in the concept of France ; and it could just as well have been Burgundy which assumed that role . |
| 5 | ‘ Could n't have been Erdle she saw , ’ replied Iris . |
| 6 | It may actually have been Gandhi who was responsible for his optimism about this . |