Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government 's motive in attacking enclosures was not simply disinterested concern for justice for the poor , although Wolsey may have been anxious about their welfare . |
| 2 | At Hamilton Terrace Minton may have been relieved , after the turmoil of Bedford Gardens , to find himself sharing with someone who came from a similar background . |
| 3 | They believe Mr MacDonald may have been involved in some kind of argument shortly before his death . |
| 4 | Moscow may have been concerned in particular about the global and regional repercussions of a prolonged Iran-Iraq war and the opportunities this provided the West . |
| 5 | ON the day Forest not only climbed from their sick bed but announced their imminent discharge from the ward , Brian Clough may have been amused to note Arsenal 's third successive defeat . |
| 6 | That Atlantis was discussed in the Timaeus may have been significant , but it was not crucial . |
| 7 | In other words designers at DEC may have been able to make some process concessions to achieve a record clock rate that might not be appropriate for other architectures . |
| 8 | Outside Cabinet Leon Brittan argued in a speech that the Government must have the right to look at new ideas , although I suspect that both Leon and Geoffrey Howe must have been appalled at the way the issue had been handled . |
| 9 | Ben must have been wide-eyed . |
| 10 | UNITED STATES officials are still investigating the possibility that Iran and Syria may have been involved in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing , along with Libya , a senior US counter-terrorism specialist said on yesterday . |
| 11 | Ken may have been well into his thirties now , but he still saw things very much as he did as a youngster , as though the editor he had played in The Buccaneer had been reincarnated into the Kenneth Williams starring — and now there was no other word for it ; that was precisely what he was doing — in Share My Lettuce . |
| 12 | He claims that Mr Maitland should have been able to rely on the references and should be compensated for the full amount plus lost interest . |
| 13 | For example , we have the form of expression ‘ when I said ‘ Napoleon was crowned in 1804 ’ I meant the man who won the battle of Austerlitz' and we are inclined to interpret the use of the past tense ‘ meant ’ as meaning that the idea of Napoleon having won the battle of Austerlitz must have been present in the speaker 's mind when he said that Napoleon was crowned in 1804 . |
| 14 | It made her feel that he did n't mind everyone knowing she was his girlfriend , and he was really sweet to her in bed , told her she had lovely hair and said she must never , ever cut it , it was so beautiful , and then he began to talk about Therese , saying how cruel it was that he had carried the company all these years and now , just because she was the Direktor 's favourite — he snorted at this point and said he really did believe Therese must have been old Franz 's mistress years ago in Vienna — he was being treated like a pariah , no consideration , everyone being rude and unkind to him , Therese allowed to do just what she liked on the stage even though she 'd been no-one before she came to Hochhauser . |
| 15 | Hill must have been typical of many mid-Victorian medics who reorientated their social and political allegiances as a result of a shift in class and professional status . |
| 16 | The premiums charged by Outhwaite should have been sufficient to cover future claims , but in fact were not because of a heavy spate of asbestos and professional liability claims after 1982 . |
| 17 | The van Goghs must have been relieved as well as saddened when their rumbling volcano of a son departed . |
| 18 | Perhaps Mahoney might have been able to point out something to her , tell her more about the site . |
| 19 | Anything Richard could suggest was irresistible and Tory nodded . |
| 20 | Slater sent Ward away on the left and his cross was met by Allen who unleashed a stunning volley into the net of which Marco van Basten would hve been proud . |
| 21 | The immediate costs to the United States would have been political , the main gainers being the major gold producers — South Africa and the USSR and those who had previously speculated against the dollar by demanding gold . |
| 22 | Eleanor would have been broad-minded enough to laugh at the whole tale . |
| 23 | Lady Eleanor would have been comfortable but securely kept , and I would have been happy . ’ |
| 24 | It 's a truck the Beverley Hillbillies would have been proud of . |
| 25 | AMV would have been involved with a company losing clients rapidly . |
| 26 | Richard would have been furious . |
| 27 | ‘ I see Dr Nichols would have been due to cover this evening 's surgery anyway . ’ |
| 28 | The cat followed her , ‘ Now I shall be late , ’ she told him , ‘ and Eleanor will have been alone . |
| 29 | But Rain and Shildon might have been alone , there was no one to see or overhear them . |
| 30 | The loud tugging and pulling that followed — the instructions from the Colonel , instructions from the landlord , banging of levers , banging of latches — eclipsed any small performance Mrs Crump might have been inclined to give and when the company was finally re-seated she was wise enough to let it pass . |