Example sentences of "[vb mod] have been [vb pp] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It leaves me wondering why you should have been chosen for this very tame assignment . |
| 2 | The programme should have been broadcast for most of last month as well . |
| 3 | Well he must have been transferred for some reason or other . |
| 4 | The keys must have been lost for some time . |
| 5 | Annoyed that his cover might have been jeopardized for such a trivial reason , Coleman left Sasser 's office with the intention of coding an immediate complaint to Donleavy — only to run into Micheal T. Hurley on the stairway . |
| 6 | His eyes gleamed with what might have been taken for some inner illumination . |
| 7 | She could have been kidnapped for all I know . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Otherwise , if place could have been found for these minor poets and playwrights , not to mention jumped-up journalists who also figured all too prominently , surely a few sentences could have been spared for the man he himself had described as the one working-class writer who remained working-class — the man whom the Sentinel had called ‘ the poet of work ’ . |
| 10 | Another possibility is that the gas density may have been overestimated for some reason . |
| 11 | In any case , lest anyone think the Royal Society of Chemistry had pandered to Elena Ceauşescu 's vanity , he assured the public that ‘ the fellowship was presented at a ceremony no grander than would have been arranged for any other spouse of a head of state . ’ |
| 12 | Piggy is short-sighted ; and the spectacles he would have been prescribed for this condition could not possibly have been used as burning glasses . |
| 13 | The two ladies in attendance on the Queen had been banished to a corner of the solar , where they sat talking quietly , half hidden by a carved wooden screen , but only the slightest effort would have been needed for either of them to overhear the interrogation going on by the fireplace . |
| 14 | These would have been used for both flavouring and for medicinal purposes . |
| 15 | The deceased loved one would have been left for all to come and see , and grieve over , and most importantly to say goodbye to . |
| 16 | When they gave the measure their final approval , ministers arbitrarily changed the legal basis of the legislation in such a way that unanimous voting would have been required for any further tightening of pollution standards . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In less than five minutes , many hopes of success will have been dashed for another year . |