Example sentences of "would have [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In its original form , it would have involved a cost to the British taxpayer , to the Government and to employers of up to £500 million . |
| 2 | The judge said , the men 's defence would have involved a re-examination of the events of nineteen seventy four . |
| 3 | More than that , it would have constituted a breach of rules of respect for elders , a denial of social hierarchy inculcated throughout infancy , boyhood , schooldays . |
| 4 | The detractors say they are relative newcomers who would have constituted a gamble . |
| 5 | Politeness and kindness would have constituted a refusal . |
| 6 | In the following years , he would have undertaken a vision quest similar to that described by the Nez Perce warrior Yellow Wolf : |
| 7 | He would have applied a multiplier of 12 . |
| 8 | Those preferring to have them collected , or to take or send them individually , were mostly older people , and people in lower socio-economic groups , and people who — when they were talking about being so short of money that they would have to arrange a loan — thought in terms of a relatively small amount of money . |
| 9 | I had got so used to the straight criss-crossing North-South , East-West roads of most American cities that I would have to acquire a taste for the more complex and possibly much more fascinating spread of London lanes . |
| 10 | However , it seems unlikely that the British parent did not back Mr Nathan 's proposal , which would have secured a price for Imigran similar to that in Britain . |
| 11 | In March 1986 , the Iranians wanted Phoenix missiles ; in October they wanted 100 Howitzers plus 500 barrels , for which , as Cave told them , any country in the world would have to open a production line . |
| 12 | If our Lord had been resurrected only as a spirit it would have signified a victory over the spiritual world but the fact that it was a physical resurrection shows his sovereignty over history and the created world . |
| 13 | The procession takes place whatever the weather but Mr Cecil Hitch thought one year they would have to call a halt because of the terrible conditions . |
| 14 | I sound like Piers , she thought suddenly , when a few months ago I would have giggled a bit at a remark like that . |
| 15 | But to attract the funds needed to capitalize , NoS would have to persuade a merchant bank to sponsor it , which would inevitably lead to confrontation over the Right-On organizational principles on which the project was based . |
| 16 | " If I 'd wanted to spend over five hours on the golf course I would have become a greenkeeper and not a professional golfer . " |
| 17 | I thought that , in spite of the noise of the birds , I would have heard a hammer going down there along the cliffs . |
| 18 | Would have abashed a storm-trooper . |
| 19 | Had he been charged with the more serious offence of causing death by reckless driving , he would have faced a Crown court and a jail sentence of up to five years . |
| 20 | Had Woolwich failed in those proceedings , it would have faced a bill for interest , which would not have been deductible for tax purposes , in an amount far exceeding the net return which Woolwich could have obtained from investing the money withheld . |
| 21 | Had Woolwich failed in those proceedings , it would have faced a bill for interest , which would not have been deductible for tax purposes , in an amount far exceeding the net return which Woolwich could have obtained from investing the money withheld . |
| 22 | He told Gambrill he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances . |
| 23 | The judge told Gambrill he would have faced a prison sentence , but for mitigating circumstances . |
| 24 | If he had said his authority came from God , he would have faced a charge of blasphemy . |
| 25 | Along with the products would have gone a lot more of the people than USL cut loose right before it got bought . |
| 26 | By then the office would be busy and they would have to contrive a meeting where they would be unobserved . |
| 27 | The proposal would have ended a system of low taxation on land sales which had helped fuel a property boom since the late 1980s . |
| 28 | The words were propelled at them like stones from a sling : a direct hit would have killed a bear . |
| 29 | Loretta had assumed that she would have to leave a message for Jamie with some college functionary , and wait for him to ring back . |
| 30 | By this time Charlotte would have felt a shock of surprise at ever finding that young man where he was supposed to be . |