Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] would have " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is where this fallacy about their squad would have been completely exposed . |
| 2 | I 'm inclined to believe that this probably happened after the guitar left the Hamer factory ; any quality control worth its salt would have picked it up , otherwise . |
| 3 | ‘ Human nature being what it is , my guess is that any maid worth her salt would have put a slightly imperfect dish in front of anyone but her master or mistress for the cook 's sake . ’ |
| 4 | Any astrologer worth her salt would have predicted this man 's presence and told her to steer clear . |
| 5 | Any journalist worth her salt would have got scads more out of the tall Czechoslovakian than she had , she thought glumly . |
| 6 | In a piece of fancy footwork of which Gekko would have been proud , America 's fat cats have capped a record year by undermining President-Elect Bill Clinton 's plans to soak the rich , before he has even set foot in the White House . |
| 7 | Other parsons of her acquaintance would have nothing but commination for Tom Horrocks 's head ; they would have demanded brusquely that all kneel and at least pay lip-service to their own self-righteousness ; but this man … |
| 8 | Mrs ze Schluderpacheru was doing the accounts on her musical wrist-calculator , working how out much of her take would have to go to the yaks this quarter . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , ’ he said , ‘ she has only come in to die , but I think that had she been removed before , much of her suffering would have been saved . ’ |
| 10 | One look inside her at the devastation of her soul would have told a very different story . |
| 11 | No coffin-maker or funeral furnisher worthy of his reputation would have failed to dress a corpse , no matter how lowly his subject might have been . |
| 12 | The chief effect of his Bill would have been the banning of almost all images of homosexuality from the small screen . |
| 13 | His antics and those of his wife would have the environmental health officer round at the drop of a hat . |
| 14 | ‘ Have we not all , ’ he heard himself saying from the pulpit , ‘ as we have gazed on the ruins of the mighty Colosseum … = ’ Well , a few more of his congregation would have done that by then . |
| 15 | There was logic in this distinction ; for if the duties of a vassal were such as Fulbert defined them , then in fulfilling them the fidelis whose estates were close to those of his lord would have to make many sacrifices , while for one who lived several days ' journey away , not making a nuisance of himself would be a relatively painless matter . |
| 16 | The news of his death would have quickly spread , and next morning it is probable that his body was conveyed by barge down river to Rochester , and then on to Canterbury . |
| 17 | Perhaps if he had worried less about them , and taken a less self-reproachful line , the outlines of his personality would have softened with the years . |
| 18 | In the Sandleford warren no rabbit of his age would have been asked to tell a story , except perhaps to a few friends alone . |
| 19 | Any list of the great industrial achievements of our time would have to include the Wilkinson double-edged blade . |
| 20 | Phyllisia too , rejected Edith , her only friend , like her father would have done if he saw that she dressed like a ‘ Ragamuffin ’ . |
| 21 | If Tim had not been with them Rain would have questioned Cobalt about that . |
| 22 | Stories of life before and during the 1939–1945 War paint a vivid picture of a market and railway town which will interest visitors and residents alike , although including more dates to put the stories into their context would have increased their value , particularly to new residents seeking to learn more about the area . |
| 23 | For some , the schizoid position with its pain would have to be considered in order to rediscover how to feel . |
| 24 | The wealth and power he clearly possesses by the time he is reunited with his brother would have been regarded by the writer and the first hearers of the story as clear signs of God 's blessing . |
| 25 | The consortium behind the $7bn management buyout , in which BA would have a 15 per cent stake , admitted yesterday that it had been unable to complete its part of the financing . |
| 26 | The village of Weston in which Leapor would have lived for some time was six miles north of Brackley . |
| 27 | A mystery man in her life would have explained a lot . |
| 28 | Certainly the industry must have encouraged the growth of local villas and houses exploiting the potential of their agricultural resources to the full , while the town in its turn would have provided a workforce and essential access to the necessary marketing facilities . |
| 29 | Normally , for an exchange to be arbitrary or capricious , it would have to behave in a way which no reasonable person in its position would have done . |
| 30 | It sets out to achieve its objective of protection by promoting the kind of policies and practices which it believes would enable the rural environment to be utilised and developed for the good of society without destroying aesthetic and spiritual beauty , and by opposing other policies and practices which in its view would have such an effect . |