Example sentences of "[modal v] have been [vb pp] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was held that there was a clear infringement of the Compaq trade mark , although it was accepted that it was arguable whether it should have been accepted for registration because of its phonetic similarity with " Compact " , an everyday word . |
| 2 | And topped up again to pay for the repair of the flat roof over the kitchen , and the man who had done the work should have been prosecuted for fraud . |
| 3 | By rights , as Dorothy Hardisty pointed out , these young people should have been destined for college or university . |
| 4 | He should have been done for murder . |
| 5 | ‘ He should have been banned for life for the disgraceful tackle that effectively ended the career of Gary Stevens at Spurs . |
| 6 | The RSPCA says it was an act of mindless cruelty , he should have been banned for life . |
| 7 | He should have been banned for life . |
| 8 | Her parents say the man who did it should have been gaoled for life . |
| 9 | As a source of information , the return collates much that should have been delivered for registration when the relevant transactions occurred , so that a searcher may find it unnecessary to search back beyond the latest annual return on the file . |
| 10 | Could n't see why Speed was substituted but he was n't playing well ( see previous matches ) ; the West ham ground is looking quite impressive with the building of the new Bobby Moore stand ; and Beaney should have been booked for time-wasting ( blatant ) but the ref let him off . |
| 11 | But as we walked further the noise we had heard , which at first might have been taken for wind and rain , began to break up into shouts , cries , calls , over a ground-bass which I can only call a sigh : a deep sigh , repeated over and over , as if the wide world itself were sighing . |
| 12 | If not twins , they might have been taken for brother and sister . |
| 13 | He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time . |
| 14 | Something similar could have been said for Davout . |
| 15 | It has no cellars in which material could have been stored for safety , and it is not known how much had been removed elsewhere . |
| 16 | Paradoxically , more could have been achieved for crofting in Lewis , on a permanent basis , by a regional policy for fisheries than by all the money being spent on agriculture through the IDP . |
| 17 | It was a monumental folly , which could have been made for horror films . |
| 18 | However , no finds of this type are known from Chedworth , although a number of agricultural implements were found in the excavations , including a plough-tip ; some other tools such as the spade-iron and mattock could have been used for gardening . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It is possible that the ‘ villa ’ may have been planned for viticulture , with the use of steep valley sides for vine terraces ; however , no traces have been found . |
| 21 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 22 | She may have been scarred for life , ’ she said . |
| 23 | It has a long , narrow plan , the northern end of which may have been used for stabling horses or housing the cattle . |
| 24 | Vessels may have been used for eating , drinking , containing and carrying liquids , but each type may have had a specific function such as the use of open bowls as lamps . |
| 25 | As Graham Crowe said ‘ If all the 710 technicians sold as well as Brian Miller , then £34.5 million extra business would have been generated for Pest Control ’ . |
| 26 | Pigs may have spent some time with the swineherd in the distant woodland , but part of the wood would have been cropped for fuel , poles , wood for repairs to buildings , fences , implements and so on , while a few trees may have been cut down for constructional work on the bridge over the Yeo or to build a new house . |
| 27 | There is simply no way he would have been accepted for training in our Church — and that is perhaps a tragedy . |
| 28 | Whatever the merits of these reasons , and not all of them carry complete conviction , it must surely be true that no government , given that the enormous and growing cost of higher education was coming very largely out of public funds , would have been prepared for provision to have been largely concentrated in the ‘ autonomous ’ university sector ? |
| 29 | It is neither composed of VC holders or aspirants nor of those who in earlier days would have been shot for cowardice . |
| 30 | Much of this would have been intended for re-export , rather than directly for consumption , but as half of England 's total exports by this time were re-exports rather than domestic products the commercial community suffered enough of a loss to show why the English had to be far more concerned about command of the sea than any other country except the Netherlands , and also how fragile that command was before 1700 . |