Example sentences of "not have [been] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Willis came out , England were 197 ahead with 151 minutes and twenty overs left and there can not have been many who doubted West Indies would win , but with Willis lunging his left leg forward and Willey protecting him from the strike as much as possible , they began to put together a remarkable stand . |
| 2 | IF ONE HAD been going to cast anyone in the title role of a movie called Little Big Man , there would not have been many actors in Hollywood one could have thought of besides Dustin Hoffman . |
| 3 | ‘ There would not have been many to mourn him . ’ |
| 4 | He was beginning to think it would not have been such a bad thing if he had had an affair with Eleanor . |
| 5 | But had it not been that actual set of people — Sam Phillips , the band , Elvis and The Jordanaires — the chemistry might not have been such that it worked . |
| 6 | This may imply that in cremating areas the vessels were made a certain size for the specific function of containing the ashes , whereas in areas practising inhumation there may not have been such specialised production , the vessels being drawn from the domestic stock . |
| 7 | ( 3 ) Subject to the following subsections , a person ( here referred to as ‘ the defendant ’ ) is answerable to the child if he was liable in tort to the parent or would , if sued in due time , have been so ; and it is no answer that there could not have been such liability because the parent suffered no actionable injury , if there was a breach of legal duty which , accompanied by injury , would have given rise to the liability . … |
| 8 | For the control practices , with their low rate of cross boundary referrals , this may not have been such a concern . |
| 9 | Without your hard work , the development of the new courses could not have been such a success . |
| 10 | ‘ He would not have been such a fool as to do it in front of witnesses . ’ |
| 11 | There was a great yearning among lay people to understand in terms of their own vernacular this inner experience of the faith , which , through the institutional influence of the Church , formally governed the structure of their lives , although their education may not have been such as to enable them to cope with the official language of the Church or highly intellectual theological exposition . |
| 12 | Had the police department , under former Chief Darryl Gates , carried out its duties properly last April there would not have been such a spread of violence , he said . |
| 13 | He may not have been much of a fancy cook , but Kunio had a very keen brain and a highly intelligent outlook on life . |
| 14 | Neath , the leading Welsh club side of the moment , were more or less ignored because although their forwards could get around better than anyone else 's there would not have been much point if they could not win the ball in the first place . |
| 15 | Ben may not have been much of a theatre-goer , but he would no doubt have been fascinated by one unexpected visit in the June of 1801 : |
| 16 | The preparation of the foundations and the timbers alone would have required considerable time and although C12 is the largest building excavated at the site , the effort required to build many of the others would not have been much less . |
| 17 | There would not have been much music , one is suddenly reminded or much singing and dancing where Anna came from . |
| 18 | Such an expedition takes time to mount , and there can not have been much of a gap between the Egyptian failure and the decision ( ? 453/2 ) to return to Cyprus . |
| 19 | However , this may not have been much of a choice . |
| 20 | Gary Kemp 's portrayal of the homosexual psychopath Ronnie is utterly chilling ; we are not shown what he does in bed , but it can not have been much fun for his boyfriend . |
| 21 | ‘ There could not have been much of a selection this time , then . |
| 22 | Do n't forget , I have lived here three months , and although I know the family to be close-fisted there can not have been much more than that . ’ |
| 23 | Whatever else she may have confided , it would not have been that . |
| 24 | There can not have been any English fans who had expected their team to win the series , but the manner in which they were just being steam-rollered seemly scarcely credible . |
| 25 | His unhappiness should not have been any great surprise , as St John 's was known as a high Anglican school , elitist and exclusive . |
| 26 | Sir Frank also acknowledges that British ships had not been adequately defended against Exocet , and that there could not have been any control over its sale to third parties as British firms supplied only components . |
| 27 | On the other hand , if he had n't been so keen on interfering there would not have been any tension because she would not have been here or even in France at all . |
| 28 | Physically she would not have been any match for Fen . |
| 29 | It seems little short of incredible now that such a talent should not have been any source of income for half a century after she left art school , but heartening that the lack of any fiscal reward and only intermittent recognition from her peers made no impact on her creative energies . |
| 30 | The previous evening , I could not have completed the last fifty yards without his help , but now if he had climbed on my back he could not have been more of a hindrance . |