Example sentences of "be [adv] they [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I think maybe if the girls had been in they might have been a bit shier and felt you know , oh we have to act you know , the lads . |
| 2 | It was not the quantity of stars that was so impressive , though if there had been more they would have blended into a whitewash , nor was it their brilliance , though they were a dazzling variation of colour and size , but that they seemed alive . |
| 3 | So it might be then they might have taped it ? |
| 4 | These early nautiloids were probably predators also , and if this were so they may have been the first rapidly moving , efficient hunters in the sea . |
| 5 | Here is an extract from the minutes of January 10 : ‘ J Peeke brought to the attention of the committee that she only had one set of keys , not two like stated at the Christmas Party when a councillor asked where the Space Invaders keys were so they could have a few free games . ’ |
| 6 | The Greeks have a very large problem because there are so many important sites , but I think there is more they could have done , and could be doing now . |
| 7 | What 's more they might have done him an injury if he had n't pulled off his cassock pretty smartish and turned back into Matt , which calmed them down . |
| 8 | Bernal took one look at it : ‘ Of course , ’ he said , ‘ of course that 's how they must have done it . ’ |
| 9 | I do n't think you should be allowed to tinker around with the with things like this say within six months of a general election and that 's why they should have fixed term appointments . |
| 10 | If anyone was going to make the connection , that was when they 'd have done it — when all the muck-rakers were going full blast . |