Example sentences of "that might have been [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the twelfth floor , glimpsed through the lift doors when the girls had got out , the walls were covered with a pale lemon wash , unlike the twelfth they were hung with pictures , not Old Masters but not Boots the chemists either — prints of hunting scenes and ships and a beautiful soft sunset over a bay that might have been St Ives — pictures deemed suitable for the Executive floor of a great international company . |
| 2 | There was very little floorspace as every available area was covered with materials that might have been rubbish , or else discarded and half-completed instruments . |
| 3 | " O.K. " Adrian walked towards his classroom with a lump in his throat that might have been anger , or regret , or sorrow . |
| 4 | In the grey eyes regarding me through the steam of the coffee I saw a spark that might have been amusement . |
| 5 | And gradually , the King 's hand relaxed , and his bearing , and lastly his face , across which flickered indistinct and curious emotions : of relief and annoyance , of affection and something that might have been shame . |
| 6 | Yeah but it was n't done in a , in an enthusiastic manner it was like a sort of well who do you know like friend , family that sort of thing and at the beginning I thought you was a bit more positive but I thought when you were revisiting the , the planning the future that might have been nerves right at the beginning of the session , you then relaxed and your pace all slowed down , excellent at reminding er Jim picked up referrals mentioned earlier , handled the objection okay , do n't remember you asking Jim to contact them beforehand do n't think you did , Jim did he ? |