Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] been [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After recording a verdict of accidental death coroner Nicholas Gardiner said it was known that the seats should have been rear facing but he did n't think this would have affected the outcome . |
| 2 | There should have been real mountains , or no mountains at all . |
| 3 | Perhaps , as Cliff Bastin remarked , ‘ He should have been prime minister . ’ |
| 4 | There should have been major expenditure on affordable provision , this would be a major factor in getting people back to work . ’ |
| 5 | The bruises on her tender bottom should have been visual signs of her hatred of him . |
| 6 | Now that should have been front page news — a well-written piece I thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 7 | You think I should have been living life to the full , then , and not mourning your brother ? ’ |
| 8 | Your relationship with Petula should have been sufficient deterrent . |
| 9 | As an agency working in the field of community development , the past two years should have been optimistic ones for Falls Community Council , as new money pumped through BAT has been made available to us and the groups we work for and with . |
| 10 | This and similar observations indicate that the polymer can occupy less volume when surrounded by benzene molecules and that there must have been unused space in the glassy matrix to allow this increase in packing efficiency to occur . |
| 11 | It must have been dull touring around Britain after Broadway but she knew of no alternative . |
| 12 | It must , it must have been absolute arm and a leg . |
| 13 | Held , allowing the appeal , the judge had referred to Cavendish ( 1961 ) 45 Cr.App.R. 374 in ruling that it was open to a jury to infer from all the circumstances that there must have been prior arrangement with the occupier for such a large quantity of burglary proceeds to arrive so quickly at the premises . |
| 14 | No drinks were served before dinner , so some form of ice-breaking equipment in the way of elaborate and festive flower decorations which everybody could remark upon must have been invaluable weapons in the hands of a conscientious hostess . |
| 15 | Whatever they may have told the pollsters , there must have been countless voters who , as they finally confronted their choice , saw in their mind 's eye the image of a beaming Neil and Glenys standing at the door of Number 10 , and thought , dammit — prompting them to switch back to that decent , straightforward , reliable Mr Major . |
| 16 | Clearly , Harald was a highly-efficient organiser of labour and materials : the felling and transportation of the large quantities of timber used in the camps and at Ravning , for example , must have been major operations in themselves . |
| 17 | ‘ I do remember one weekend , during the flu outbreak , must have been early April — yes , a girl in prolonged labour , we were all getting worried about her , she nearly lost her baby . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you remember , ’ a typical conversation might begin , ‘ that time back in December of '59 when Waimea was unrideable and Greg Noll caught that wave that must have been thirty-foot plus ? ’ |
| 19 | We pass some strangely shaped mountains that must have been volcanic plugs poking up through vast panoramas . |
| 20 | The fact that Gorbachev sent the old Stalinist Andrei Gromyko to perform the pinning on of the award must have been scant compensation for what Ceauşescu probably saw as a badge of his growing servitude to Moscow . |
| 21 | For police warrants , normal methods of investigation must have been tried and failed and there must have been good reason to believe that interception would result in a conviction . |
| 22 | It seemed that the all-pervading light was weakening : it must have been late afternoon . |
| 23 | I admire them for being able to sit there in front of everybody and say they actually , what they 've been through because it must have been sheer hell er , trying to come off and withdrawal symptoms , I mean , I do n't know much about it cos I 've never taken well I smoke |
| 24 | ‘ There must have been other women , ’ Jenna began mournfully , but his lips silenced her at once and he kissed her possessively until she began to tremble all over again . |
| 25 | ‘ But there must have been other women during the past five years ? ’ she murmured anxiously . |
| 26 | There must have been other factors present to account for the size of deposits created by the credit multiplier effect described earlier . |
| 27 | Detectives say there must have been other people in the area around the time of this latest attack who could help their search . |
| 28 | ‘ Must have been flying glass . |
| 29 | Although the nature of the vagotomies surveyes in these reports is not stated , the follow up period is such that they must have been truncal vagotomies . |
| 30 | The walls covered with pictures , others on tables , and portfolios of different sizes all round the room , they must have been full shows . |