Example sentences of "[Wh det] would have [verb] i " in BNC.

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1 Which would 've enabled me to rush , up there , but I did n't .
2 One horrible night I found myself crouched at the door , listening for sounds of pain which would have given me pleasure , sounds of pleasure that would have hurt .
3 Given its urgency , I am surprised that the hon. Gentleman did not write to me about such a detailed case , which would have enabled me to deal with it earlier .
4 During a week 's stay under the ranges I made daily visits to this rich arboretum , which would have served me to investigate until this time without exhausting its treasures ; but , alas ! our provisions failing , we were obliged to re-trace our steps . ’
5 These I was given , but , as I soon discovered , directions which would have taken me there in an almost straight line .
6 ‘ I had already tried in my youth to enlist in the Forces as an officer cadet , which would have allowed me to enter the arsenal and precede Lortie in a rampage .
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