Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] [verb] been [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without him so many Christmases would have been just another day . |
| 2 | Possibly monastic writers may have been slightly less chauvinist in outlook ; the St Albans chronicler at least is less effusive about Agincourt , although he too notes the triumphant reception which the King received on his return ( 16 , p.111 ; 22 , p.70 ; 39 , pp.xviii , 98–9 ) . |
| 3 | The ‘ next step ’ of setting up a public authority-the Commissioner for the Rights of Trade Union Members-to assist actively in enforcing such individual rights could have been too much to swallow for the unions . |
| 4 | A week ago six hours would have been too much . |
| 5 | As instability of h is extremely common , it is remarkable that careful scholars could have been so much aware of this type of evidence , but could nevertheless have rejected it . |
| 6 | The ordeal of suffering his ogling eyes on her at mealtimes would have been too much , even for someone with Beth 's strong constitution . |
| 7 | The strain of prolonged interviews might have been too much for her . ’ |