Example sentences of "which [adv] [modal v] have been [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He concludes ( which once would have been controversial ) that human beings do think — and even creatively . |
| 2 | His tie was muddy green with flowers which once must have been yellow . |
| 3 | Rising levels of oxygen would benefit the slowly evolving vertebrates , with mutations involving stiffening through the growth of external coverings , which ordinarily would have been lethal since they would inhibit the diffusion of oxygen . |
| 4 | There is no doubt that the early growth of trade unionism was a major influence in establishing the possibility of a cohesive bond between undertakings which otherwise would have been difficult because of their commercial rivalry . |
| 5 | ‘ We always had a big crowd here in the old days , ’ said Father Anstruther , glancing round the hall , which certainly might have been fuller . |
| 6 | Which incidentally would have been enough to get the job . |