Example sentences of "[adj] [pron] would [verb] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she was fastened to my fist people really scared her , whereas if she had been free she would have been able to take evasive action . |
| 2 | If it had been wet it would have been impossible on horseback , but he managed it . |
| 3 | If ever afterwards Creggan had been asked at what moment on that journey north he knew he was free he would have been able to answer precisely . |
| 4 | If you 'd been around , I 'm sure I would have been able to say no . ’ |
| 5 | She would have gone herself , but her leg was stiff and sore again and she was n't sure she would have been able to manage the stairs . |
| 6 | ‘ Another 12 hours and I am sure she would have been dead . ’ |
| 7 | See th history of the union is I mean er but er you know it 's a it 's a process is n't it in in a way the management have are probably really kicking themselves now for what 's happened you know I mean , their li latest statement is er , Well if there had n't been so much ou outside interference I 'm sure we 'd have been able to settle . |
| 8 | We would have thought with something this important there would have been proper consultation . ’ |
| 9 | Without the knowledge that the grains were initially uniform it would have been impossible to reconstruct the original population ( Krumbein , 1934 ) . |
| 10 | Had this been successful it would have been possible for managers of education and training at every level within a locality to identify major employment issues , to assess likely large-scale change in employment patterns and to identify educational links which might have to be developed or changed . |
| 11 | A mixed one would have been unacceptable to both the women and their families . |
| 12 | If she had been unfaithful it would have been tricky to intervene . |