Example sentences of "it would have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ministers of Health would have incurred little or no extra criticism if they had failed to provide the services which the £25 million yielded by the prescription charges have made possible ; what criticism there was , would have been diffused over a hundred objects and none of it would have made a distinct impression on the mind of the electorate . |
| 2 | If it did act , it would have made a jurisdictional error and its decision would be a nullity . |
| 3 | It would have made a compact little home except it was painted dark brown like the corridors . |
| 4 | Indeed , it would have done some good to have one when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer , as it would have made a significant difference to some of the measures that he took , which stoked the fires of inflation . |
| 5 | He was such a nice young man , we all agreed it would have made an ideal match … |
| 6 | It 's from the Bible , actually , and it would have formed a small part of what I wanted to say to you this morning ; ‘ Do n't make friends with people who have hot , violent tempers . |
| 7 | If earlier national and local links still existed it would have given a helpful criterion to governors to know whether their school was being managed well . |
| 8 | It would have given a similar sort of chance to the one he missed in the first minute . |
| 9 | A philadelphia intellectual , Benjamin Franklin , back in his native land after a prolonged and enjoyable period in England , put down a statement of the need for political union which the conference accepted , but the colonial assemblies then rejected this plan for common defence , probably because it would have involved a good deal of extra spending . |
| 10 | Hydro said it would have lost an estimated 195 million kroner in 1992 if accounting changes had not freed about two billion kroner of reserves put aside for future tax obligations under the old accounting system . |
| 11 | ‘ But without the special cover I 'd have had to pursue that claim on my own and it would have cost a great deal more . |
| 12 | The use of the scarce resource on one opportunity ( project ) may mean that another opportunity can not be undertaken even though it would have generated a positive contribution in cash-flow terms . |
| 13 | That is the use of the scarce resource on one project may mean that another project can not be undertaken although it would have generated a positive contribution to fixed costs and profits . |
| 14 | Television showed he was onside and under the revised law it would have stood a better chance of being allowed . |
| 15 | It would have ended a fantastic year on a bitter note and I did n't want that . ’ |
| 16 | Is the Minister aware that if the Wakefield district council social services department had to stick to its standard spending assessment it would have to save a further £3 million this year on services for the chronically sick and disabled ? |
| 17 | Another half-hour of it would have sealed a momentous victory . |
| 18 | It would have taken a considerable amount of time for any Government taking over their shambolic performance to improve the quality of just about everything in the environment , as we have been doing . |
| 19 | It would have taken a blind man , or a very naive one , not to spot some connection between their style of play and the kinds of responsibilities and decisions they have to make in the outside world . |
| 20 | It would have taken a bold investor to put 40% of a stock portfolio in the Tokyo market in the mid-1980s , even though that was what Japan 's share of global stockmarket capitalisation had become . |
| 21 | Four years ago it would have taken a whole day to set up a run of car doors at the plant . |
| 22 | As there is little work in the shipyards , it would have taken a special appeal to have convinced them to down tools . |
| 23 | If it did n't come off , the worst thing that could have happened is that it would have taken a few years to move him out . ’ |
| 24 | But , while this would have brought the Tory rebels back on board , it would have left a big question mark over whether Mr Major could continue . |
| 25 | Mrs Stych , however , nibbled appreciatively at one of the chocolate morsels , while Mrs Johnson , who had no real idea how to trace an author , outlined a plan of campaign so huge that it would have confused an entire army staff , never mind Mrs Stych . |
| 26 | Even when it was clear that this would n't happen and that it would have to accumulate a special fund , especially for the future cost of ‘ decommissioning ’ the stations , the Board 's accounts showed a relatively small amount being set aside . |
| 27 | This was far more than could be justified in the straitened circumstances of the time ( and indeed it would have produced a large margin of spare capacity on the actual early 1950s peak demand ) . |
| 28 | Had M1 been retained as a narrow measure of money supply , it would have shown a sudden increase as the sight deposits in the Abbey National would now have been included . |
| 29 | If the price had been £50 lower it would have earned a fourth star . |
| 30 | The Aquino government had resisted the return of the body on the grounds that it would have had a destabilizing effect on the country . |