Example sentences of "[adv] have be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mama was rehearsing , that was all ; but it should perhaps have been kept for some other time . |
| 2 | Having ignored her for forty minutes whilst they failed to answer questions about Amy to which she might know the answer , Theodora might perhaps have been forgiven for telling them nothing . |
| 3 | The government 's Countryside Commission argued that the licence should only have been renewed for a few years during a thorough review of military land requirements . |
| 4 | Such a performance can only have been intended for entertainment in a programme of venationes and gladiatorial combats . |
| 5 | Some of these diplomatic operations can only have been performed for the gratification of the Jews themselves . |
| 6 | Subject to planning permission , it could sensibly have been used for development and perhaps for a number of other purposes … |
| 7 | Where supervision orders to the probation service would normally have been made for the offence , we find that because of homelessness and unemployment , black youths tend to be remanded in custody , or given custodial sentences . |
| 8 | No data are available to show how long fluid persists in severe cases that would normally have been listed for surgery . |
| 9 | It is also guaranteeing mortgages at 1 per cent below the normal interest rate , for endowment or pension-linked policies , on several of the houses up for sale , an interesting and innovative service for would-be bidders ( mortgage surveys will already have been undertaken for these houses ) . |
| 10 | However , this is a direction in which we would already have been moving for other reasons , and the installation of a digital telephone exchange for the provision of extra lines to our new accommodation will greatly facilitate the process . |
| 11 | If it was , then the theatre score could just as easily have been copied for the first run as for the revival . |
| 12 | He was called out by an offended patriot of the town , but killed his opponent in the consequent duel , one of the few duels that can ever have been fought for the sake of a marginal note in a book . |
| 13 | It would therefore be incredibly naive to conclude from the PIMS data that it is erroneous for companies to increase capital intensity — when their snapshot was taken by PIMS they might still have been waiting for their day to come . |
| 14 | And — well , the music started and there was suddenly a great explosion of sound that no one could possibly have been prepared for . |
| 15 | Athelstan studied him carefully , rather concerned , for by now Sir John would usually have been shouting for more claret or sack . |
| 16 | I have discovered two new rooms in the tower ; the lower , immediately above the fan ceiling , has bell ropes dangling and is obviously still in use , whilst the upper is bare , dusty boards apart from a giant treadmill in the centre which might once have been used for hauling up stone but is clearly redundant now . |
| 17 | So laying its hands on that 8+ per cent may not be as straightforward as might once have been thought for W&M . |
| 18 | He recommended Richard Coppin [ q.v. ] as his successor and emigrated to Barbados in about 1655 , where he may later have been investigated for organizing conventicles . |
| 19 | We found that although up to 11 ( 17% ) patients admitted with liver disease to a district general hospital over a three year period might reasonably have been considered for liver transplantation , only three ( 5% ) were actually referred . |
| 20 | John would probably have been reprimanded for playing with something in lesson time . |
| 21 | The recently written Piano Concerto in C , K.503 , may also have been intended for performance there , but none is recorded . |
| 22 | Strictly singulares were members of governors ' personal bodyguards , drawn from auxiliary regiments , but they may also have been employed for other duties . |
| 23 | The Infirmary Sub-Committee might also have been commended for their diligence and attention to detail while building was in progress , as the following two consecutive minutes from the House Committee 's meeting in April 1916 show : |
| 24 | RIGHT : One of the most interesting buildings at Beards Mill is this early 19th century wool store , which may also have been used for weaving . |
| 25 | The beakers could also have been used for pouring libations on an altar in the act of making a vow . |
| 26 | Bristol had previously been heavily involved in the Iceland trade , but had been coming under pressure from increasing Hanse power there , and its merchants may well have been looking for alternative supplies of fish — it is worth stressing that the ships sent out in 1481 in search of the ‘ Isle of Brasil ’ were carrying a large quantity of salt ( 45 , pp.188–9 ; 94 , pp.177–82 ) . |
| 27 | On to the Poet Laureate , Lord Tennyson and Volume I only of his Works , a book which ordinarily , as an odd volume , might well have been sold for £1 or less had not the inscription on the title turned it into a desirable association item . |
| 28 | When the officer said , ‘ You will be charged with sedition , over and above the mobbing , but in certain circumstances that might not be pressed , ’ Cameron distressed himself by making a small , indefinite sound which could well have been taken for agreement . |
| 29 | Unfortunately , the educational background of many radio staff may well have been to blame for the overly formal tone of many programmes , which frequently caused them to sound stilted and unnatural . |
| 30 | He was making for a taxi , which might well have been waiting for him . |