Example sentences of "might have [be] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It might have been that a long time ago , when people believed in prayer . |
| 2 | When passing the 1976 act , it might have been that no particular attention had been paid to a situation in which injuries were sustained before birth , but parliament had clearly stated that a person had to sustain injuries and die from them before relatives could claim damages . |
| 3 | Moreover , if bad management is perceived by the stock market , share prices will be lower than they might have been and a takeover raider may see an opportunity to buy up the company , install a better management , improve profits , and hence make capital gains when share prices subsequently rise . |
| 4 | Charlie 's departure is the first of several , and this event is succeeded by the announcement of a further theme when the rabbi 's thunderings pass over the heads of his congregation and the writer notes : ‘ in later years I would wonder how different my life might have been if a few people , those closest to me , had been frightened — just a little . ’ |
| 5 | We wo n't ever know what might have been if the two had met . |
| 6 | By now , the Amsterdam was heaving much as it might have been when the quays were lined with ships , although probably it was not half so fetid . |