Example sentences of "[modal v] have be [vb pp] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | It should have been played by some very good supporting character actress . ’ |
| 2 | Many programmers realized that they had been programming things that should never have been taught at all , or that should have been taught by some other method or combination of methods . |
| 3 | At the time I thought little more about it , but later I realized that it must have been caused by some powerful pain-killing drug . |
| 4 | But it was open , I mean it must have been fenced in some way later on . |
| 5 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 6 | must have been threaded by some child . |
| 7 | The keys must have been lost for some time . |
| 8 | It must have been written by some exasperated editor receiving streams of verbose articles from amateur authors . |
| 9 | Many colonnades , staircases , doorways and corridors open on to the Central Courts and , if the bull dance really did take place there , they must have been protected in some way from the rampaging bulls . |
| 10 | The child 's corpse must have been loaded onto some form of transport that had been waiting beyond the yard . |
| 11 | Rolle also hints that he might have been damaged in some way . |
| 12 | What might have been anticipated by some as a passage of tedious monotony was welcomed by Gould as an opportunity lull of excitement and discovery . |
| 13 | ‘ You are not suggesting that she might have been sacrificed in some demoniacal ritual , are you , Burney ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well sir , we figured that the beer mats might have been stolen by some rival bar-owner . |
| 15 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |
| 16 | ‘ It could have been caused by some sort of disaster or accident . |
| 17 | Leek and potato soup ( £1.55 ) came with excellent bread but would have been less bland with a few spices thrown around ; conversely a fresh off the bone chicken curry ( £3.50 ) could have been enhanced by some fruit . |
| 18 | The Prince was sitting quietly there , his hands clasped , staring down at the table , so silent he could have been taken for some studious monk ; his robes , however , were splendid , his fingers covered in precious rings , and his hair and golden beard carefully combed and oiled . |
| 19 | In the first place , as must already be evident , it shows some striking parallels with the Formalists ' views on literature and literary studies — views which were developed for the greater part quite independently of it , for although later Formalist theory may have been influenced to some degree by Saussure , the beginnings of the movement predate the publication of his Cours . |
| 20 | Another possibility is that the gas density may have been overestimated for some reason . |
| 21 | Spectacles or low vision aids may have been prescribed in some cases , and teachers should be informed about this . |
| 22 | Again on Bruno Zanardi 's restoration of Antelami 's ‘ Months ’ , Fiorella Minervino wrote that the marble had lost its characteristic surface veining ; in her opinion , this was probably due to the use of a chemical solvent to extract the metallic salts which had appeared on the surface , or it may have been caused by some kind of abrasive treatment . |
| 23 | A substantial amount of prospecting may have been undertaken in some of the areas , but not necessarily for the deposit styles mentioned above . |
| 24 | Since the seal carvers needed both hands free for their work , the lenses may have been mounted in some way , either on stands on the work-bench or on something like spectacle frames . |
| 25 | Any resulting sense of insecurity among the foreign communities may have been equalled in some of the upper reaches of the Iraqi establishment . |
| 26 | Butler-Sloss LJ said that the meaning of the words " trade secrets " had developed since Herbert Morris v Saxelby and was now interpreted in the wider context of " highly confidential information of a non-technical or non-scientific nature … " . 1.4 The employee 's skill and knowledge Although the courts are anxious to uphold the employer 's right to have his business secrets protected they have ensured that the employee is not prevented from using , once he has left his employer , the general skill and knowledge which he has acquired during employment even though this may have been acquired at some cost to the employer . |
| 27 | The answer to this puzzle may have been provided by some research carried out by American engineers on another large white mammal of very cold regions , the polar bear . |
| 28 | The larger part at the front often opens directly onto the street , but may have been protected by some form of veranda . |
| 29 | The handler hurts the horse either deliberately or unknowingly : ‘ Small Brain ’ may favour an ear twitch ; ‘ Cold Heart ’ the whip , the ignorant or callous ill-fitting equipment ; and ‘ Hard Hands ’ the horse 's bit ; or the horse may have been hurt in some other way . |
| 30 | Surely , then , word would have been heard of some of them . |