Example sentences of "would [adv] have [be] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As this met the requirements of the hotel , serving customers would merely have been a needless waste of effort and resources which could be profitably siphoned off elsewhere . |
| 2 | A decade ago there would scarcely have been a single one . |
| 3 | Nothing in Swannell 's direction of his play persuades you that this would not have been a better home for Marrakech . |
| 4 | Both Fanny and Henry enjoy literature so therefore we can predict that a marriage between them would not have been a total disaster . |
| 5 | Although obvious , this would not have been a fruitful question to ask , because there was no way in which it could be answered . |
| 6 | Certainly it would not have been a respectable person , such as Hilbert 's gardener or cleaner , but most likely some unemployed derelict Adam had met in a pub . |
| 7 | ‘ From a planning point of view it would not have been a major worry , although only the force staging the original tie could police the second replay because all the liaison work for the first match would have been done . |
| 8 | ON THE eve of polling day the Prime Minister was asked whether , on reflection , it would not have been a good idea for him to have debated with Mr Kinnock on television . |
| 9 | ‘ But it would not have been a good cosmetic result . |
| 10 | ‘ But it would not have been a good cosmetic result . |
| 11 | By this time Long would not have been a possible leader , and so the third contender of 1911 alone remained : Austen Chamberlain . |
| 12 | Certainly it would not have been a viable proposition if it had run into serious trouble within a year or so of its launch . |
| 13 | The main room or ‘ house ’ , where the family gathered and worked and where the fire never went out , would not have been a suitable place for storage . |
| 14 | With a more interfering Prime Minister and a more suspicious Foreign Secretary it would not have been a happy arrangement . |
| 15 | Some might think a little delayed public spending on roads would not have been a bad idea at that time . |
| 16 | On the other hand , if ATP wanted to demonstrate that they really are interested in the welfare of more than just the top 75 , as some of their lower-ranked members have recently suggested , then helping Birmingham through its current difficulties , which one hopes are only temporary , would not have been a bad thing . |
| 17 | I would n't say there was much between the two teams apart from the first half here this afternoon when United , I have n't seen United dominate a side so much for a very long time , and really , I mean you were here Peter , three or four nil at half time would not have been a bad reflection on United 's performance in any way at all . |
| 18 | Thus , it conflates the Nemean Lion with the capture of the Keryneian Hind , on which this stance is used , and would not have been a reliable guide for any copyist . |
| 19 | The ‘ impressive and general ’ wording of Article 23 was seen as demonstrating that the Convention would not have been a proper vehicle for a treaty which would have done the barely conceivable by giving other countries control over American litigation . |
| 20 | The court assumes that , if the ground-rent was ‘ a burden incident to the taking of the lease ’ or ( Lord Denman C.J. ) ‘ a necessary burden on the premises , ’ the plaintiff 's promise to pay it would not have been a sufficient consideration : a promise to make a gift of onerous property is still a mere promise to make a gift , though the promisee agrees to assume the burden . |
| 21 | Driving through London in a strange car , even on a Sunday evening , would normally have been a terrifying prospect . |
| 22 | Their progress was hampered by the vast crowds and the cars that thronged what would normally have been a clear area but people soon scattered from their path as with lights flashing and sirens wailing they forged ahead . |
| 23 | He would hardly have been a natural companion for the Prime Minister , Mrs Baldwin and Tom Jones during a quiet evening of patience in the Long Gallery at Chequers . |
| 24 | Near to large rivers and lakes , fishing would always have been a major activity , particularly for salmon and the ubiquitous eels . |
| 25 | There would always have been a few men who had been dancing barechested all the evening , dancing with the fierce attention of the tango , or the apache ; these were the ones who stayed on late . |
| 26 | If the wage rate had fallen , say , by 10% and the total employment had increased , as a result , by 5% , there would still have been a net 5% loss in total labor income . |
| 27 | According to the singularity theorems of classical general relativity , there would still have been a big bang singularity . |
| 28 | This hypothesis does not seem to have a lot going for it because , at the time Matthew — or whoever — was writing , there would still have been a few people around who could say something like I do n't remember any star ! ' ) |
| 29 | His former club , who grabbed their place in the Premier League via a 4–3 play-off final victory over Leicester City , would probably have been a prime candidate for relegation in any event . |
| 30 | For foot traffic , a distance of some 10–12 km ( 6–7 miles ) would probably have been a more-than-adequate day 's journey , especially if burdened with goods and needing to leave enough time for their disposal at the destination . |