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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It would have given a similar sort of chance to the one he missed in the first minute . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It would have ended a fantastic year on a bitter note and I did n't want that . ’ |
| 13 | Another half-hour of it would have sealed a momentous victory . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Four years ago it would have taken a whole day to set up a run of car doors at the plant . |
| 18 | As there is little work in the shipyards , it would have taken a special appeal to have convinced them to down tools . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 ) . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The Aquino government had resisted the return of the body on the grounds that it would have had a destabilizing effect on the country . |
| 24 | Had this proposal been implemented , it would have had a disastrous effect on the morale and effectiveness of L Detachment . |
| 25 | Had a piece of Lotharian history survived for these years , it would have told a different story . |
| 26 | It would have guaranteed a complete change in the way things were run at Westminster . |
| 27 | X/Open said it very much hopes Novell will join its menagerie , but hinted it would have to pay a significant amount for the pleasure . |
| 28 | If it did so , however , it would have to pay a heavy and incalculable price . |
| 29 | It would have introduced a little competition among Europe 's monopoly operators next January , by allowing large telephone users to lease circuits from cable-television operators and utilities . |