Example sentences of "one [modal v] have be [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't a four-letter word , although when one uttered it , one might have been forgiven for thinking that it was . |
| 2 | While ELT publishing was still in its youth — in the days when both toes and fingers were needed to count the number of UK ELT publishers — one might have been forgiven for believing there was just a trace of the treasure hunt in its approach to the stern commercial discipline of market development . |
| 3 | One might have been forgiven for believing that the answer was to be determined by the label adopted by Parliament in creating the body in question . |
| 4 | With so much good will in the air one might have been forgiven for thinking that there were no differences worth talking about . |
| 5 | The deceased loved one would have been left for all to come and see , and grieve over , and most importantly to say goodbye to . |