Example sentences of "there [modal v] have be [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose there must have been but I ca n't remember . |
| 2 | He did not find Lawrence and Morris easy to reconcile but since " the House in R v Morris considered that there had plainly been an appropriation in Lawrence 's case , there must have been because [ the victim ] , although he had permitted or allowed his money to be taken , had not in truth consented to the [ accused ] taking anything in excess of [ what was agreed ] . |
| 3 | There has been some confusion — I do not know why there should have been because it was made clear last night by the Secretary of State for Wales — about the position of students . |
| 4 | Yet there should have been if he had walked across that floor without his boots on . |
| 5 | Well there might have been that nobody knew about , I do n't know . |
| 6 | Only 30 people were injured and the resultant fires did n't last for long , so speculation about how many injuries or how much damage there would have been if people had been up and about is pointless . |
| 7 | Profit commented : ‘ The desire to reach the summit , the anguish there would have been if we 'd come close but misses it , pushed us forward , despite our exhaustion . |
| 8 | At least there were no lights on Kernick Head , which there would have been if the operation was still in progress . |