Example sentences of "it [modal v] [vb infin] be [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | it should 've been something like this . |
| 2 | It should have been something that the Royal Shakespeare did and not Tennents trying to turn it into a West End night out . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It should have been something superb , he had the site for it . |
| 4 | ‘ It must 've been someone walking home from the pub . ’ |
| 5 | It must have been something out of the ordinary because even a player of his vast experience was affected by it . |
| 6 | ‘ It must have been something awful , ’ she said . |
| 7 | It must have been something he 'd seen his mother do . |
| 8 | ‘ I knew it must have been something like that . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ It must have been something important to break a friendship over . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps not a Jacobite Guinea ; but it must have been something worth having . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't put an empty box in a safe ; there must have been something in it when it was put there and the lavender sachet makes me think it must have been something of sentimental value . ’ |
| 12 | It must have been something of a shock to her system . |
| 13 | It must have been something like that ; Charles was beginning to understand the way Paul Lexington worked . |
| 14 | I seemed to recall that in the past when we 'd met we 'd got on reasonably well , so I assumed that it must have been something that Jennifer had told you that had turned you against me , or , failing that , that you were just embarrassed at having to work with your sister 's ex-fiancé . ’ |
| 15 | But it must have been something connected to the the French when the they said it was French polishing . |
| 16 | It must have been something I was doing . |
| 17 | Somebody who knew us must have given a list of our names to the Germans , and it must have been somebody from Fontanellato . |
| 18 | It must have been somebody from the village . |
| 19 | well , somebody found it down by the river just at the back of where they live so it must have been somebody round about |
| 20 | Who the other call was to Jihan has never revealed , but it is certain that it must have been someone of the highest importance , and that her purpose was to obtain from the most authoritative source possible some outside indication of what was happening in Egypt . |
| 21 | It must have been someone who Marius — who Marius — ’ she sobbed . |
| 22 | It must have been someone from the village , Rose said : who else would be walking in the woods at that hour ? |
| 23 | Some people swore it must have been someone in the Martin family . |
| 24 | it might 've been someone from cafe phoning up |
| 25 | So suddenly , David had wanted something — I do n't know what it was — it might have been something like a synthesizer or some extraordinary thing for the show , but the money was n't there . |
| 26 | Many observers noticed the force and weight of his presence ; it might be called dedication , or ambition , or it might have been something below the level of consciousness which propelled him forward . |
| 27 | Then we thought it might have been something criminal — but Joe is clever enough to steer clear of anything illegal , the last think he needs is investigation by the police . |
| 28 | Chris said it might have been somebody that knew you like , was banging on the door . |
| 29 | It might have been anyone in Russia — or indeed , the world . |
| 30 | It might have been anyone . ’ |