Example sentences of "[vb mod] have been [noun] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | His rounds took him to most parts of the building and Rain was eagerly accepting that it must have been Stan on the second floor making her jumpy when he mentioned that since the murder he did not go into MacQuillan 's room or those next to it because the police were usually there . |
| 2 | ‘ There must have been blood on their clothes or something . ’ |
| 3 | Apart from the Stones ' fingerprints , there might have been others on the paper , but the forensic lab liked all their bits and pieces presented in nice , clean polythene bags . |
| 4 | Some amendment of the 1947 Act was clearly desirable , but though there might have been agreement on this , there was no agreement on what the amendments should be . |
| 5 | It could have been Adam on your mind , I suppose , but I 'm beginning to think that there 's a little more to it than that . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ In that case there 'd have been blood on the ground , ’ Melissa pointed out . |
| 7 | Since a mother generally has a new baby every four and a half years , there may have been pressure on her to speed up each youngster 's training , to leave time to care for the latest addition to the family . |
| 8 | There will have been progress on the creation of a single European market , especially in financial services . |