Example sentences of "[adv] have been [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the pins and needles in his legs could perhaps have been from loss of blood . |
| 2 | But bedtime was at the usual time and , though Francie returned very late , he was slightly drunk so he could not have been to church . |
| 3 | It could not have been for lack of qualifications , for Moira had served seven years on the BBC 's General Advisory Council and four years as a director of Border Television ; so one can only assume it was because of my Liberal Party connections . |
| 4 | Plainly national security can not have been at stake since that had already been damaged . |
| 5 | A target of 128 should not have been beyond England , but four wickets went down for 15 and it was left to Gower and Botham to make a game of it . |
| 6 | Tidal experts agreed that the body could not have been off Pilsey Island for more than 24 hours . |
| 7 | The dwarf had been a mutant , and as such should not have been in Kinsai at all . |
| 8 | It would have been so much easier if he had remained hostile towards her , but she could sense that that simply would not have been in keeping with his personality . |
| 9 | A child will not have been in school many days before he is made aware of individual differences among his classmates . |
| 10 | The cost of restricting emissions in a country struggling with inefficient smokestack industries may not have been in Budyko 's mind , but it is an obvious factor in the Soviet attitude , as it is elsewhere . |
| 11 | In certain cases the insured or members of his household may not have been in residence for a considerable period but has relied upon friends or neighbours to perform an occasional check of the property . |
| 12 | Even if he added some new music for the revival , all the rest must already have been on paper for the premiere . |
| 13 | Reluctantly , Charlotte agreed , even though she was sure he would already have been in touch with them in such an event . |
| 14 | He hurried back to the Limousin and completed a piece of business , negotiations for which must already have been in train . |
| 15 | It was in fact the visitors who could easily have been in front , but for some brilliant tackling by Jason Miller , who on four occasions , kept out both Terry Patterson and Chris Loud . |
| 16 | Could he ever have been in love with her ? |
| 17 | If I had been of the view , which I am not , that it was open to the rule making authority , whether by accident or design , in any way to remove powers which the Act has given to the court , I should still have been of opinion that the judge had the powers which he clearly wished to have . |
| 18 | If I had been a marquis , I felt , I would still have been in bed or perhaps just parting the curtains and peering out to see what kind of day it was But Lord Hulton worked all the time , just about as hard as any of his men . |
| 19 | Would he still have been in collusion with his master ? |
| 20 | He had been moving slowly , and the street was dark … but he should still have been in view … should n't he ? |
| 21 | It can hardly have been on account of the unanimous beliefs of the many Home Secretaries who passed through the department during the period — though it has to be said that only one , Roy Jenkins , showed any real interest in the issue and he did what he could to achieve action . |
| 22 | Guilt that the family member himself or herself may possibly have been in part a cause of the problem in the primary sufferer either by something done or not done . |
| 23 | But he could n't possibly have been in love with her ! ’ |
| 24 | But how could she possibly have been in danger ? |
| 25 | Both seem to have attracted around 30 people ; Hague , named last year as the fittest man in the House , would probably have been at home in either . |
| 26 | His fantasy would more probably have been of Robyn as the first female , naked centre-forward for Birmingham City . |
| 27 | ‘ But , however it came across , I do n't think I was feeling very hostile — how could I be when , since I knew which hotel you were in , I would probably have been in contact had you not arrived at my home . ’ |
| 28 | Other factors may also have been at work . |
| 29 | Gloucester 's influence may also have been at work in the selection of a duchy of Lancaster lawyer as the new recorder of London in June 1483 , although the man concerned ( Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe , Lincs. ) preserved a studied neutrality when , only days after his appointment , he found himself in the middle of the deposition crisis . |
| 30 | Gloucester 's influence may also have been at work in the selection of a duchy of Lancaster lawyer as the new recorder of London in June 1483 , although the man concerned ( Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe , Lincs. ) preserved a studied neutrality when , only days after his appointment , he found himself in the middle of the deposition crisis . |