Example sentences of "have been another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There must have been another timeslip . |
| 2 | There were times when Blackadder allowed himself to see clearly that he would end his working life , that was to say his conscious thinking life , in this task , that all his thoughts would have been another man 's thoughts , all his work another man 's work . |
| 3 | Stiff with pride — which she was now sick and tired of being told was a Leo trait — and buoyed up by the certain knowledge that it would have been morally indefensible for her to desert her father , Laura had taken some weeks to realise that there must surely have been another way for them to solve their problems . |
| 4 | Had we relied on public sector finance , it would have been another century before we had such an opportunity for British industry , with all the infrastructure back-up that will flow from it . |
| 5 | He might just have been another guitar player who ended up playing back-up for a lot of people , which was what he was doing in America . ’ |
| 6 | The unlawfulness was generally to be found in the offence of unlawful assembly , but it might also have been another offence such as nuisance caused by obstruction of the highway . |
| 7 | There may have been another factor that induced these creatures to leave the ground . |
| 8 | Then , wryly : ‘ There may have been another reason ; even as a young man I was a staid sort of chap and they were a bit wild at times . |
| 9 | It must have been another gift . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ If you had n't bumped that sodding Angel there 'd have been another murder this afternoon , ’ said Perdita sulkily . |
| 11 | Well obviously we want the incident to be brought to an end and until it 's brought to and end you always have that fear that there might have been another tragedy . |
| 12 | There could have been another car/coach/taxi coming the other way ! ’ |
| 13 | His coinage system seems to have been in good order for most of the reign , although its development and exploitation for the king 's benefit may have been another cause of popular unrest . |