Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] have be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely an animal of this bulk , it was argued , must be partly supported by water , and their relatively inconsequential teeth must have been adapted for chewing on the kind of soft , luxuriant vegetation that flourishes in and around swamps . |
| 2 | To meet the conditions , solicitors should have been qualified for at least three years , have been given suitable training and have a record of advocacy in the lower courts . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It is important to note , however , that the categories used in the Rolfe and Will lists may have been assigned for reasons of literary expediency , rather than as the result of rigorous classification . |
| 5 | These settings must have been intended for private use since Calvin objected to polyphony in church , but when the Lutherans adopted them , using Ambrosius Lobwasser 's translation of Marot-de Beze ( Leipzig , 1573 ) , their congregations undoubtedly sang the tunes . |
| 6 | Without his influence , the vast energy expended on Wissenschaft over the centuries might have been used for purposes of individual or national aggrandizement . |
| 7 | Frankly , I 'd only have needed to brush my hand against my trouser zip before security guards would have been called for . |
| 8 | Subjects will have been infected for varying lengths of time , which may affect these findings . |
| 9 | Some fifty successful local wage claims apart , and despite Wilson 's optimism in his Presidential Address at the Annual Conference of the union in September 1916 , seamen might have been forgiven for concluding that patriotism had done very little for their cause . |
| 10 | The keys must have been lost for some time . |
| 11 | Quinn gave him the car , a Volvo saloon , and its registration number ; both men surmised , rightly , that the plates would have been changed for that meeting , then changed back again . |
| 12 | It is difficult to understand why Mark 's action was not brought to the attention of the authorities then , because his action as the captain of the aircraft dwells within many heroic and desperate actions that under normal circumstances would have been considered for high award . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll try , but I do n't think I 'll have much luck — the best models will have been booked for months . ’ |
| 14 | The money spent on these products could have been used for something else . |
| 15 | On several occasions the ‘ correct ’ response was not the obvious one , so perhaps a wider variety of inputs could 've been catered for . |
| 16 | ‘ Doreen Banks may have been murdered for what she had recorded on this , ’ he began . |
| 17 | At a victory rally Thorne stated that all four seats could have been won for Labour if they had fought as pro-ally candidates ( SE 1 January 19 ) . |
| 18 | Many ordinary everyday objects and buildings could have been used for religious purposes , but this would not be detectable from archaeological evidence alone . |
| 19 | It is doubtful whether these palls would have been considered for outdoor use , their materials being too precious to risk inclement weather and inconsiderate birds . |
| 20 | It is neither composed of VC holders or aspirants nor of those who in earlier days would have been shot for cowardice . |
| 21 | This was a case for which a substantial punishment was called for , and in the absence of a plea of guilty , a sentence of detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , S.53(2) of at least two years would have been called for . |
| 22 | In some cases doctor 's dentist 's or other appointments will have been made for the Thursdays when the bus failed to arrive . |
| 23 | Their locations might suggest that the former developed before the frontages were completely built up ( though structures may have been cleared for it ) while the latter had to use land behind them . |
| 24 | Although the game against the All Blacks was entertaining , the flaws in the Boks line-up were evident to see and changes should have been made for the following encounter with the World Champions . |
| 25 | ‘ The trenches might have been dug for anything , water pipes or sewers or something . ’ |
| 26 | These directives could have been intended for the landscape gardeners , whose services were much in demand at this time and who used roses in their extensive planting schemes to provide unanticipated colour and fragrance for those taking a walk in wilderness greenery . |
| 27 | In many cases the major clients of the merging firms will have been asked for their views on the merger at the outset of negotiations . |
| 28 | It is conceivable that if an agreement had been signed and if henceforth Anglo-American relations had been bathed in sweetness and light , arrangements might have been made for pooling atomic weapons production . |
| 29 | Racegoers could have been forgiven for steering well clear of Britain 's first Sunday jump meeting . |
| 30 | Thus if the 1976 Bill had gone through as introduced , railway and airline employees would have been treated as receiving benefits in kind from concessionary travel equal to the open market cost of tickets and schoolmasters would have been taxed for concessionary education on the amount of the normal school fees . |