Example sentences of "well [vb infin] been [v-ing] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Edward may well have been thinking of exploiting his Gascon possessions militarily , as well as financially , and the frequent references to military service in the Recogniciones were to be put to good use . |
| 2 | Bristol had previously been heavily involved in the Iceland trade , but had been coming under pressure from increasing Hanse power there , and its merchants may well have been looking for alternative supplies of fish — it is worth stressing that the ships sent out in 1481 in search of the ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ were carrying a large quantity of salt ( 45 , pp.188–9 ; 94 , pp.177–82 ) . |
| 3 | In 1822 Elizabeth 's son Robert was baptised at the Mile End Old Town Zion Chapel on Union Street , built by devotees of Lady Huntingdon 's Connexion ; the young boy , then 13 , may well have been staying with his uncle Samuel at the time , the latter having married three years previously . |
| 4 | If greed were his motivation , Wilco Zeelenberg could well have been racing in Rothmans Honda or Lucky Strike Suzuki colours this season . |
| 5 | He was making for a taxi , which might well have been waiting for him . |
| 6 | But he might just as well have been talking to himself . |