Example sentences of "[noun] would have been [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without him so many Christmases would have been just another day . |
| 2 | If the original figures totalled 120,000 men of military age , together with 100 professional soldiers , the entire population would have been nearly half a million , which again tallies well with other indications in the text . |
| 3 | Very often in therapeutic groups they do claim not to , but in fact er the leader does play a very dominant role er and even when the attention shifts to members of course , the fact that all the other members are watching them means that their reactions and what they say and think and do in a group would have been very much constrained by their actions and expectations o of the other members . |
| 4 | Going into another troupe after being a Tiller would have been too much of a comedown . |
| 5 | Appearing in Ackerley 's books pages might , you feel , have been a privilege but an afternoon of Joe and Joe 's dog would have been too much . |
| 6 | A week ago six hours would have been too much . |
| 7 | The ordeal of suffering his ogling eyes on her at mealtimes would have been too much , even for someone with Beth 's strong constitution . |