Example sentences of "'d have been [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ At least there 'd have been no doubt about our ability to pay . |
| 2 | There 'd have been no improvement . |
| 3 | ‘ It could n't possibly have been Eddie who impersonated Delia and anyway there 'd have been no point when she lives in the same house as Angy . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ If she 'd stuck to the patterns , ’ said my mother , ‘ there 'd have been no need , but Cynthia had to fiddle with them . ’ |
| 5 | There 'd have been no need for Ephraim Cook then to manage the business when he was gone ; an upright , Nonconformist — Mr Cook — the kind who never allowed a drop of alcohol , or a smile , to pass his lips and whose well-trained conscience would never allow him to cheat Gemma nor to waste a penny of her money , no matter how hard Tristan tried . |
| 6 | He 'd have been a mark for all the wise guys without me to look out for him . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd have been a martyr , would n't I ? |
| 8 | He 'd have been a mouthful . |
| 9 | With the cash to match my pretensions I 'd have been a menace for our Dennis . |
| 10 | He was only about Nigel 's age , which meant that he 'd have been a toddler then . |
| 11 | If it had n't of been for the war I 'd have been a model ! |
| 12 | ‘ If it had been a different time you 'd have been a doctor or an engineer , ’ Rose said . |
| 13 | I 'd have been a lot more worried if I 'd known how much it was going to be … |
| 14 | Not a word of this before , not a hint ; surely there 'd have been a hint , a nod , a wink ? |
| 15 | He 's had a lot of fuss made of him in Britain , but if he 'd have been an American , his win would probably have rated one line in their papers . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't believe for one minute I 'd have been the saviour , but I 'd have loved the chance to make a contribution in my country 's hour of need . |