Example sentences of "[noun sg] would have [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result would have been a Californian bank second in size only to New York 's Citicorp . |
| 2 | The old lady would have been a lissome girl , like the girls now coming through the main entrance of the boma , carrying large plastic containers of water on their heads , keeping them in place by a casual touch of the hand . |
| 3 | No doubt the return would have been a high one and I have to take account of that . ’ |
| 4 | For any kind of prolonged activity , warm-bloodedness would have been a distinct advantage . |
| 5 | I had gone so far that to blow it at that point would have been a big disappointment for me , ’ he said . |
| 6 | Inevitably the industry came under some pressure from the Government to control this burgeoning demand from domestic consumers , without which the capacity crisis would have been a good deal less serious . |
| 7 | Town 's first Easter delight came on saturday against Luton at the County Ground … they were given a tough time in this one … a draw would have been a good result … a fair one too … but thanks to Paul Bodin the full-back with a golden boot they went and snatched a win … |
| 8 | Forest , who knocked Spurs out of the Coca-Cola Cup , have not lost at White Hart Lane for seven years and perhaps a draw would have been a fair result . |
| 9 | A draw would have been a fairer outcome . |
| 10 | A draw would have been a fairer result . |
| 11 | A solution , of course , is to program the patches in a logical order , but a bank ‘ Down ’ pedal would have been a better idea , especially as the A4 can be used to send MIDI commands to external MIDI devices , such as another processor . |
| 12 | But for parallel development in relation to the parliamentary franchise , the position thus brought about might have resembled too closely that which prevailed under the Stuarts , save only that the pretended despot would have been a Prime Minister , able to influence the composition of Parliament to an excessive degree , rather than a monarch claiming Divine Right . |
| 13 | ‘ Maybe working on water would have been a better description , ’ says Wimpey marketing manager Phil Cusack . |
| 14 | Higher taxes and higher inflation would have been a lethal combination both for the country and the Government , given that there was no prospect of improvements in employment either . |
| 15 | But the police made no attempt to contact any of them , for the obvious reason that such evidence would have been a severe embarrassment to their preconceived ideas . |
| 16 | Given the performance a truer reflection of the game would have been a 6–0 win to Leeds . |
| 17 | up till the age of , about sixteen , after my birthday , the baby would have been a few weeks old , I thought well , if you 're under sixteen , do n't think about the Pill , they 're not going to give it to you . |
| 18 | Nowak would have been a likely target in such circumstances . |
| 19 | A hairless chest would have been a great advantage for a bisexual like myself . |
| 20 | To have won either award would have been a major achievement ; to have won both Environmental and Export Awards in the same year is remarkable and gives us great satisfaction . |
| 21 | However , physically to move the records in line with this boundary reorganisation would have been a formidable and costly task , so enquiries continue to be dealt with under the old district boundaries . |
| 22 | Terence Rigby and his pals were eyeing him and Mallachy with clear intent , and Rosie 's presence would have been a great embarrassment . |
| 23 | Indeed , some tattle of Cambridge life would have been a pleasurable relief . |
| 24 | Each territory would have been a complete business organisation in its own area , but because no territory would have been large enough to run a complete main line a great deal more co-operation would have been necessary than existed between the regions , and on a much more formal basis . |
| 25 | ‘ My grandmother would have been a hundred and forty this Christmas , ’ Doris began again and then lapsed into silence . |
| 26 | He bought a magic set for Sebastian ( although his ideal present for the kid would have been a brand-new name ) and a marionette for Louise . |
| 27 | If the team had stopped , the effort would have been a total loss — confirming , in a circular way , the critics . |
| 28 | Amazingly , perversely , and rather to her regret ( a flat battery would have been a cast-iron excuse to abort the visit ) the engine fired . |
| 29 | In the past , the publication of such a book would have been a major professional event . |
| 30 | Folly did n't say anything , but she could n't help thinking that the Post Office Tower would have been a better vantage-point , as well as being one of the ‘ sights ’ of London in its own right . |