Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] be proud of [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old USSR would have been proud of such central control . |
| 2 | Dr Dichter would have been proud of that piece of depth thinking . |
| 3 | The proud possessor of a fragment of the Infant Jesus 's vest , a toy he had once played with ( Benjamin would have been proud of that ) , and a hair from St Peter 's beard which could cure the ague or a sore throat . |
| 4 | A West Point cadet would have been proud of those shoes already . |
| 5 | The late Ray Petri would have been proud of this issue . |
| 6 | Big Daddy would have been proud of this tackle on Dave Mitchell , but the ref waved play on . |