Example sentences of "[conj] would have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Having arrived at some form of equilibrium , Bukharin was concerned that this should not be equilibrium with ‘ negative indications ’ , but one that would have mobile growth without cataclysmic consequences .
2 Finally , they suggest the establishment of a Standing Royal Commission on Citizenship , or a chartered institution or charitable trust that would have specific responsibility for research into citizenship and to stimulate public discussion of it .
3 ’ Sergeant Bramble made as if to speak , but the foreign person silenced him with a glance that would have iced coffee .
4 To a combustible internal situation in August 1945 was added the beginnings of great power rivalry and animosity , which would ensure that the deadly hatreds within Korean society would be resolved amid a framework of hostility between superpowers that would have profound repercussions for Korea .
5 Owing to his involvement with Darwin and other staff in the Senior Common Room , he may have wished to avoid any liaison with a student that would have embarrassed College authorities .
6 But it is in many ways an odd , unbalanced discography , one that would have puzzled Byrd himself , and which puzzles those who know the true length and breadth of Byrd 's achievement .
7 Health care of superior quality can vitiate the influence of factors that would have dire effects in the context of poor health and medical standards .
8 Economic arguments appeared conclusive : Britain had a special position as banker to the sterling area , and would have great difficulty in adjusting its food production and Commonwealth food imports to Common Market structures .
9 They did not deny that the fundamental cure of the trade cycle was to stabilise demand , but they felt that the remedies suggested by the economists would be difficult to implement and would have undesirable side effects .
10 Property developers welcomed the decision , arguing that had the register gone ahead , it would have blighted land values across the country , particularly in the ( once heavily-industrialized ) Midlands , and would have depressed efforts for regeneration of run-down urban areas .
11 ‘ The continuation of the conflict would mean a spread of war throughout Bosnia and would have unforeseeable consequences for the army you command , ’ he said .
12 It was a favourite thing to hire journalists for they presumably knew how to write good press releases and would have excellent contacts in the media world .
13 These high temperatures would have meant that the particles in the universe would be moving very fast and would have high energies .
14 The premature rusting of reinforcing bars in the lining segments could be prevented ‘ but would have massive cost implications for either Eurotunnel or the UK and French governments ’ depending on whether linings outlast Eurotunnel 's 50-year concession period .
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