Example sentences of "[subord] [det] [modal v] have been " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not be easy for him to justify dismissing you because of any lack of capability on your part where that could have been anticipated when you were originally offered the job . |
| 2 | The stationery cupboard had not provided paper similar to that used for the note and when Richard Beales left a systematic search was still going on of shelves and desks where some might have been overlooked . |
| 3 | Certainly , prices of fuel doubled in the later sixteenth century although this may have been only part of the general inflation . |
| 4 | As a secular leader , the king may have had charge of the army , although this may have been only a ceremonial role , since the tablets seem to tell us that there were generals . |
| 5 | In passing it may be observed that journeymen and apprentices were seldom specified , although this must have been the status of many of the servants that were listed . |
| 6 | And although this could have been a problem with Platinum , Mr Nabakov feels he has found an acceptable way around it . |
| 7 | In principle the integration of primary and secondary care should also be enhanced ( although this could have been speeded up if the government had integrated FHSAs with DHAs from the beginning ) . |
| 8 | If one remembers that the rebels had sympathizers in London , although these may have been partly alienated from them by the disorders , it is all the more remarkable how quickly the city authorities reasserted their control and obtained substantial support . |
| 9 | Furniture and furnishings in Parma show a strong French influence , too , being Parmesan adaptations of the Empire style ; and the local dialect has numerous words which are purely French ( although these must have been imported at an earlier time , perhaps under the Bourbons in the eighteenth century ) — armoir for armadio ( a wardrobe ) , vin for vino , boucho for tappo ( a cork ) , artichaut for carciofo ( an artichoke ) , and so on . |
| 10 | It might have been difficult to prove that librarians themselves took the initiative for the censorship , although many would have been pleased to make that claim . |
| 11 | To have had more public spending rather than less would have been disastrous . |
| 12 | Cos that would have been a bit quick really would n't it ? |
| 13 | So she married quite young then , cos that 'd have been |
| 14 | But I think in seconding this motion I think it 's a way forward and I think it 's better late than never I think what it talks about that we would not be here today Mr Chairman if this would have been agreed by what was put by the officers two and half years ago . |
| 15 | I wondered if this might have been from surprise over the fact that I could write , but it was just one of a fair catalogue of mannerisms he had to offer . |
| 16 | The refusal to raise National Insurance rates is very good because that would have been a tax increase . |
| 17 | It was not made public because that would have been to give warning to the culprit . ’ |
| 18 | Alyssia heard herself whisper , wishing that there were a white slave-trade in operation , because that would have been infinitely preferable to being confronted by him . |
| 19 | For years she had turned a calm , expressionless face on the world — quiet , distant , not even blatantly cold , because that would have been a challenge to some men . |
| 20 | We were gon na go this we , coming weekend actually erm an , because that would have been easier to put everybo , move everybody this week but are coming , is coming next weekend ! |
| 21 | The aqueous micelles comprising droplets of 1-octanol stabilised by octanoate ( surfactant is generated upon addition of sodium permanganate , which oxidises the alcohol to give the salt ) , could have biological relevance , because these may have been among the first prebiotic structures able to self-replicate . |
| 22 | He did not go so far as to offer to guide them onward to Gilsland , by night , since that would have been to insult the Armstrongs , Jardines and Johnstones . |
| 23 | In his memoirs , which are monuments to his own consistency , he answered this question in the negative : while admitting that he had no pre-established plan ( naturally since that would have been the kind of dogmatic thinking that he abhorred ) , he insisted that " the broad outlines were fixed in my mind … |
| 24 | These S.S.S.I.s are constantly under review , and while some may have been dropped , others may have been extended and new sites added . |
| 25 | While this may have been the assumption in 1903 , it is not necessarily the case today that such treaties can be modified or suspended by the parties . |
| 26 | While this might have been expected , neither did it explore alternative ways of allowing mineworkers to use its educational resources . |
| 27 | This would not necessarily occur for the risk ratings since these may have been initially quite high because of the drivers ’ unfamiliarity with the car when giving the first ratings . |
| 28 | Four , five , even six or seven reversioners might be appointed for a single place ; and , while all might have been appointed by the King initially , this queue of hopefuls stretching into the future certainly deprived him of choice when the office became vacant . |
| 29 | Whilst this may have been entered initially , this is not certain as the writing is not the same as some other entries such as that of Miss T. 's name and the name of the consultant . |
| 30 | Whilst this may have been commonplace in the old days as vendors moved from technology to technology there is little need for it now , as Monotype are adequately demonstrating . |