Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] have be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should have been prepared for the lack of change on this front . |
| 2 | Reading this , I could have been forgiven for conjuring up a picture of the Queen Mother settling down comfortably by a television set at Sandringham , perhaps a daughter at her side , a corgi at feet and refreshment to hand , basking in the glow of my birthday tribute to her , and making a mental note to instruct the Private secretary in the morning to send a line of thanks to those concerned . |
| 3 | said if I would have sold that car next to nothing I would have been done for it |
| 4 | He said : ‘ I assumed I would have been picked for the final . |
| 5 | Any one of them might have been used for an unlawful occasion , but , if so , the most diligent inquiries failed to bring it to light . |
| 6 | That this is the case stands , quite independently of the reasons which may have been given for not doing so in the past , reasons which may or may not appear cogent today . |
| 7 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 8 | Outside the tomb entrance was a larger , rectangular altar which may have been used for sacrificial offerings . |
| 9 | There are also Roman siegeworks which may have been used for exercises by troops from nearby temporary camps still visible around Pennymuir . |
| 10 | They are distributed along the shorelines in innumerable enclaves ( sensu Crisp , 1 978 ) * many of which must have been isolated for long enough ( since the sea level rose to its present height after the retreat of the last ice sheet ) for them to have evolved local forms to suit the particular selective influences of their habitats . |
| 11 | It was a monumental folly , which could have been made for horror films . |
| 12 | Some well-made metal fish-hooks were found at Gournia ( Figure 36B ) , together with a lead sinker for a fishing line and some stones which could have been used for weighing nets . |
| 13 | Dr Hughes , who said UKOOA would urgently seek views of members on the detailed impact of the moves , pointed out that the changes could mean the industry as a whole losing from £300 million to £400 million in cash flow which could have been used for reinvestment over each of the next two years . |
| 14 | The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example . |
| 15 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 16 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 17 | ‘ It leaves me wondering why you should have been chosen for this very tame assignment . |
| 18 | In relation to the concept of a new settlement the Department very firmly has an open mind at a time , we 've heard many statements drawing on the various P P G s , and from some of them you might have been excused for thinking that the Department had indeed turned it turned its back on the idea of a n new settlements , knowing that sort of situation we felt it appropriate before the start of this examination to sound out the residents of two Marscham Street |
| 19 | It was such a shock to feel his animosity directed so unwaveringly towards her ; even though , after last night , she could have been prepared for something , she could only gape down at him . |
| 20 | She could have been kidnapped for all I know . |
| 21 | If her eyes had not been so bright and alert , she could have been mistaken for a corpse . |
| 22 | Her eyes were nearer black than brown and she wore woollen knee stockings ; from a distance she could have been mistaken for a child , of either sex . |
| 23 | It altered her appearance considerably , making her look older and quite severe , and in her new black working dress she could have been taken for a widow . |
| 24 | Dropped in , blindfolded , you could have been forgiven for thinking you were in Surrey were it not for the unmistakable twang of the Ulster accent . |
| 25 | Listening to the debate and the old-fashioned ideas of male supremacy it unearthed , you could have been forgiven for thinking that we were still in the 16th Century . |
| 26 | You could have been forgiven for imagining , that Peter Nicholson had undergone surgery to replace his vocal chords with a megaphone . |
| 27 | Not long ago you could have been prosecuted for owning gold . |
| 28 | You could have been excused for believing that Maradonna had made a come back . |
| 29 | You would have been forgiven for a knowing smile then , but now acid rain is no laughing matter . |
| 30 | It was n't a four-letter word , although when one uttered it , one might have been forgiven for thinking that it was . |