Example sentences of "would have [verb] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as the Community moved towards the goal of political union the European Parliament would have to give greater co-legislating powers to the Council of Ministers . |
| 2 | Some Slovenian bankers pointed out that it would have made better sense to have carried out a ‘ consolidation ’ , which would have preserved more of the assets of the firm than the policy of attacking it from all sides ( Politika , 1 October 1987 ) . |
| 3 | He would have preferred greater child provision , too . |
| 4 | The feasible political choices confronting Labour could doubtless have been handled in a way which would have produced greater benefit for working people , and lost Labour less active support . |
| 5 | This meant that on average a girl would have to obtain higher examination marks than a boy to secure a place at such a school . |
| 6 | A Gallup survey for The Daily Telegraph suggests that if he had been leader , the party would have had greater success last Thursday . |
| 7 | One would have had greater confidence if the selection were from a longer list nominated by other bodies unconnected with the government of the day . |
| 8 | The rate at which Sunday schools sprang up nevertheless strengthened the authorities ' conviction that they would have to make better provision for the education of the masses . |
| 9 | To succeed , the book would have required greater impartiality , a more critical appraisal of the work described and more attention to the balance between topics . |
| 10 | Pupils at the new schools would have to expect longer working days and longer terms than at maintained schools . |