Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] been [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although the pins and needles in his legs could perhaps have been from loss of blood . |
| 2 | Even if he added some new music for the revival , all the rest must already have been on paper for the premiere . |
| 3 | Reluctantly , Charlotte agreed , even though she was sure he would already have been in touch with them in such an event . |
| 4 | He hurried back to the Limousin and completed a piece of business , negotiations for which must already have been in train . |
| 5 | It was in fact the visitors who could easily have been in front , but for some brilliant tackling by Jason Miller , who on four occasions , kept out both Terry Patterson and Chris Loud . |
| 6 | Could he ever have been in love with her ? |
| 7 | If I had been of the view , which I am not , that it was open to the rule making authority , whether by accident or design , in any way to remove powers which the Act has given to the court , I should still have been of opinion that the judge had the powers which he clearly wished to have . |
| 8 | If I had been a marquis , I felt , I would still have been in bed or perhaps just parting the curtains and peering out to see what kind of day it was But Lord Hulton worked all the time , just about as hard as any of his men . |
| 9 | Would he still have been in collusion with his master ? |
| 10 | He had been moving slowly , and the street was dark … but he should still have been in view … should n't he ? |
| 11 | It can hardly have been on account of the unanimous beliefs of the many Home Secretaries who passed through the department during the period — though it has to be said that only one , Roy Jenkins , showed any real interest in the issue and he did what he could to achieve action . |
| 12 | Guilt that the family member himself or herself may possibly have been in part a cause of the problem in the primary sufferer either by something done or not done . |
| 13 | But he could n't possibly have been in love with her ! ’ |
| 14 | But how could she possibly have been in danger ? |
| 15 | Both seem to have attracted around 30 people ; Hague , named last year as the fittest man in the House , would probably have been at home in either . |
| 16 | ‘ But , however it came across , I do n't think I was feeling very hostile — how could I be when , since I knew which hotel you were in , I would probably have been in contact had you not arrived at my home . ’ |
| 17 | Other factors may also have been at work . |
| 18 | Gloucester 's influence may also have been at work in the selection of a duchy of Lancaster lawyer as the new recorder of London in June 1483 , although the man concerned ( Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe , Lincs. ) preserved a studied neutrality when , only days after his appointment , he found himself in the middle of the deposition crisis . |
| 19 | Gloucester 's influence may also have been at work in the selection of a duchy of Lancaster lawyer as the new recorder of London in June 1483 , although the man concerned ( Thomas Fitzwilliam of Mablethorpe , Lincs. ) preserved a studied neutrality when , only days after his appointment , he found himself in the middle of the deposition crisis . |
| 20 | Similar selective pressures associated with foods from the second trophic level may also have been of importance in the later development of the hominids themselves |
| 21 | Ecgfrith 's half-brother , may also have been in alliance . |
| 22 | Yeah That 's the only bit I hated I 'd rather have been at work all week and I did n't |
| 23 | This may well have been of benefit to individuals , but school board members were very conscious of their role as representatives of parents and the local community . |
| 24 | Although the conference was just up the road in Edinburgh this time , it might as well have been in Timbuktu for all the relevance it held for must of us . |
| 25 | You could even have a personalised château holiday , enjoying the hospitality of a family who may well have been in residence for generations . |
| 26 | Ceausescu 's visit this week to Iran may well have been in connection with a possible sale of arms . |
| 27 | If I have really understood Dr de Pomiane aright , 1 fancy that while an extravaganza such as Maitre Guérard 's Ali Baba would not have met with his unqualified acclaim , with many of the nouvelle cuisine innovations he would surely have been in sympathy . |
| 28 | Dad shook his head so violently , he might almost have been in pain . |
| 29 | The way forward in the community has to be with more specialists and specialties , to provide effective care for the patients receiving care in the community who would previously have been in hospital . |
| 30 | You should previously have been in charge of a small cruiser for at least two weeks ( perhaps on a two week flotilla ) , and you should be confident reefing your mainsail or paddling your rubber dinghy in strong winds . |