Example sentences of "[vb infin] been [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 2 | It could have been Adam on your mind , I suppose , but I 'm beginning to think that there 's a little more to it than that . ’ |
| 3 | There will have been progress on the creation of a single European market , especially in financial services . |
| 4 | There may well have been others on other parts of the island , but unfortunately the heavy curtain of dust and fumes being carried by the wind prevented him getting right round . |
| 5 | Apart from the Stones ' fingerprints , there might have been others on the paper , but the forensic lab liked all their bits and pieces presented in nice , clean polythene bags . |
| 6 | Since a mother generally has a new baby every four and a half years , there may have been pressure on her to speed up each youngster 's training , to leave time to care for the latest addition to the family . |
| 7 | Some amendment of the 1947 Act was clearly desirable , but though there might have been agreement on this , there was no agreement on what the amendments should be . |
| 8 | ‘ In that case there 'd have been blood on the ground , ’ Melissa pointed out . |
| 9 | If he was shot sitting down there would probably have been blood on the back of his chair … |
| 10 | ‘ There must have been blood on their clothes or something . ’ |