Example sentences of "but it would [vb infin] [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been suggested that the rhetoric is Type II , whilst the proposals are Type I. This may be considered an oversimplistic observation , but it would appear to contain some element of the truth . |
| 2 | Every broken marriage , every wrecked career must have one , in some form or another , and doubtless career and marriage might have drifted aimlessly on together for a few more years if the sea had been clear of Carlas , but it would have ended some time or other , and possibly with a lot more pain than there was now . |
| 3 | ‘ But it would have made all the difference to Project Eden , ’ Cheryl muttered . |
| 4 | She said another member of the family would have been able to help after the theft but it would have caused more inconvenience . |
| 5 | I think what I imagined erm Miss Whittaker and Chairman is that erm if you get the criteria right then this exceptions policy would also be an exception to I eleven , but it would have to pass this criteria . |
| 6 | That approach was also rejected , because it was getting too close to a rating system , but it would have had some logic , a factor that is entirely outwith the system with which we are now confronted . |
| 7 | But it would have taken more courage than I could muster . |