Example sentences of "[noun sg] who would [verb] [been] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , to the late , a long-standing member of the North East Division who would have been delighted to have seen me standing here today . |
| 2 | She went , moving like a sleepwalker past Ned O'Mara , who might even be in love with her , past the ginger-haired barmaid who would have been happy to settle for Ned and therefore hated her , past the mousy-haired barmaid who had a good man of her own and could therefore afford to pity her . |
| 3 | Why , he asks God , has he never sent him a friend who would have been able to make sense of his inner experience and translate the ‘ music ’ he has heard in his soul into intelligible sound ? |
| 4 | He was not the sort of evangelist who would have been content with a mere shallow ‘ decision for Christ ’ . |
| 5 | Section 1(1) provides that if death is caused by any wrongful act , neglect or default which is such as would ( if death had not ensued ) have entitled the person injured to maintain an action and recover damages , the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued is liable to an action for damages , notwithstanding the death of the person injured . |
| 6 | His wife turned without a word , and went to open the door ; and presently ushered in Detective Chief Inspector George Felse , mild , grey-haired and ordinary , a tired middle-aged man who would have been inconspicuous and among his peers almost anywhere he cared to materialise . |
| 7 | ‘ I should n't think there have been any shortage of women in your life who would have been delighted to make a home for you anywhere in the world ! ’ she told him waspishly , disliking the way he was making her feel a little sorry for him . |
| 8 | The only guy who would have been stupid enough to buy went overboard and drowned last year . ’ |