Example sentences of "would [adv] have been [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Knives would obviously have been the most common tool in everyday life , being useful for numerous functions . |
| 2 | He says : ‘ I do n't know if I would have been slightly criminal , but would not have been a very nice human being . |
| 3 | This would normally have been a fairly good sign . |
| 4 | You know , even if we had lost the Cup , it would still have been a very good year for French players . |
| 5 | THE FIRST meeting between President Bill Clinton of the United States and the Prime Minister , John Major , in Washington on Wednesday would probably have been a rather strained encounter a week or two ago . |
| 6 | It would n't have been a downright lie either , she thought wretchedly . |
| 7 | The experience is like entering the catacombs and I would n't have been the least surprised to have come across the odd skull or two in this formidable kind of Davey Jones ' locker . |