Example sentences of "[subord] it would have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Intriguing but unimportant differences were that the Earth spun much faster in those early days — so the days and nights were much shorter ; and the moon was much closer , so it would have appeared vast in the sky ( if there had been any creature to observe it ) and the tides would have been far more dramatic . |
| 2 | And I did n't use ribbon cos it would have worked expensive for her I just used that erm |
| 3 | ‘ We did not want to call off the current tour because it would have created immense resentment back home among the players . |
| 4 | I admit I remembered then , but I did n't tell you because it would have sounded daft that I had n't told you before . |
| 5 | I had always imagined that when I finally lost my virginity , it would be for the same reason I smoked and drank , because it would have seemed unsophisticated not to . |
| 6 | A few weeks before it would have seemed inconceivable that she should ever see Hilda again , but now she almost looked forward to the meeting . |