Example sentences of "have [be] [vb pp] [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | This categorisation could have been carried out in other ways , and other purposes seen here as secondary could have been given greater prominence . |
2 | Besides , she thought , if Finn came back and she found him not repellent he would have been rendered kinder by his infidelity . |
3 | Shotwell ( 1955 ) attempted to distinguish between bones from different sources by devising an index of completeness of preservation , by which species represented by most complete remains must have been transported shorter distances and therefore have come from communities close by , while species with less well preserved remains must have come from more distant communities . |
4 | Yet had the assessment panel system not existed in most cases equal amounts of time would have been occupied later but in the negative cycle of suspensions , parental interviews , referral procedures and the preparation of reports . |
5 | The ‘ rope ’ binding around the front and headstock is very tasty , as are the snowflake fingerboard inlays ( although they could have been installed straighter ) but I 'm not at all sure about the classical-style rosette complete with touches of green and fluorescent pink . |
6 | To Shorehead , Huddersfield , from Margaret Shaw who suffered temporary loss of vision during a migraine attack on a shopping trip : ‘ I could not possibly have been offered greater kindness — which went beyond mere service . ’ |
7 | I should have been discharged earlier but I had developed a cold and they insisted I stay until it had completely cleared up . |