Example sentences of "[det] [vb mod] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Uncle was much more the happy-go-lucky extrovert whereas Daddy was shy and reserved , but that may have been due in part , at least , to the burdens he carried . |
| 2 | That may have been true , but for the moment it 's irrelevant . ’ |
| 3 | A few years ago that may have been true , but over the past couple of years , we have reduced the commission charge by 10–20 per cent . |
| 4 | That may have been true until the current recession , but the hon. Gentleman is entirely wrong about the present circumstances . |
| 5 | Napoleon Bonaparte , Metternich , Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II all visited the house , and each must have been impressed by the colossal Ionic columns that hold up the façade and hem in the doorway . |
| 6 | ‘ That must have been awful ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ That must have been awful for him because he loves his food . |
| 8 | That must have been awful . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ That must have been awful , ’ said Basil — Cherry again , now that he could talk about Men and the problems with them , dear ! |
| 10 | More recently I understand that Chris has had er had a very interesting , made a very interesting study of the French trade union movement , that must have been fascinating . |
| 11 | ‘ Goodness , that must have been exciting . |
| 12 | Yeah , because he was in , paper , waste paper , and the fire insurance on that must have been colossal . |
| 13 | Well it 's just that dad said he passed a great big piece of wood , I said that must have been painful ! |
| 14 | ‘ That must have been old Mrs Rogers . |
| 15 | That must have been fun for her . |
| 16 | ‘ That must have been fun , ’ said Rincewind absently . |
| 17 | ‘ That must have been interesting , ’ said Julia and then , because it was obvious that Felicity did not want to talk about her war experiences , began to swap anodyne reminiscences with her . |
| 18 | says Clare about his native Helpston in the years after its enclosure , and that must have been true of most parishes that underwent the great transformation . |
| 19 | That should 've been automatic , ni November ninety three . |
| 20 | A strong creature and determined in his denials , but that should have been short-lived . |
| 21 | Now that should have been front page news — a well-written piece I thoroughly enjoyed . |
| 22 | And as for the drinking , that should have been obvious to anyone . |
| 23 | Well I , I think that should have been sufficient myself . |
| 24 | That should have been welcome . |
| 25 | This may have been due to a reluctance to suck more money out of a generous population , or to the usual delays in carrying out orders from Moscow . |
| 26 | This may have been due partly to prudence . |
| 27 | This may have been due to an accident , but two Ju88s of 5/LG 1 were badly damaged over Malta , presumably hit by A.A. fire and force-landed at Catania on their return . |
| 28 | This may have been due to the tendency of the former to attract in young people , leading to net gains by migration among 15–24-year-olds ( Chapter 10 ) . |
| 29 | To some extent this may have been due to the Stanleys ' own efforts , since they had the firmer territorial base in the region , but it must also reflect the king 's wishes . |
| 30 | This may have been due to the support of Steel-Maitland who was a founder member before he became Party Chairman and who later served on its committee on mental health . |