Example sentences of "they would have [vb pp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were bound to have things in common , even if the difference in age made it unlikely that they 'd have overlapped at university . |
| 2 | They would 've looked at the lights , I know . |
| 3 | When they are grafted to a foreign site , they continue to develop as they would have done at the site of origin . |
| 4 | he had instead been cultivating his acquaintanceship with Mercer , a game plan that would have come to an abrupt end if the Lorrimores had deserted the trip , which they would have done at once if the Canadian had ploughed into their home-from-home . |
| 5 | They too tend to work very hard , harder than they would have done at school , and get good results . |
| 6 | Listening to her talk about the make of corset she wore and the neckline shape that best suited her , speaking on these matters with the kind of solemnity they would only have brought to bear on the country 's economic situation or the future of the United Nations , they regarded her with the polite incomprehension with which they would have looked at a Martian . |
| 7 | If they had dominated I expect they would have had at least a few more ( in 20 mins ) . |
| 8 | I sometimes like to think it was my eloquence , but the fact of the matter is that if I had got up on my hind legs and suggested a bit of Karaoke instead of the morning service , they would have leaped at it . |