Example sentences of "she would [adv] [adv] have be " in BNC.

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1 She said how convenient it would have been for her , instead of having to wait for chaps to go out and kill rabbits and deer and all that , and for the peasants to bring in the vegetables ; she 'd much rather have been able just to nip down to the shops and buy what she needed , when she needed it .
2 If it had n't been for Josie , she would n't even have been aware of it .
3 He mused on how different his life would have been if he had met Viola when he was twenty-two , or rather someone like her , for she would not even have been a twinkle in her parents ' eyes at that stage .
4 Tonight she would far rather have been getting on with a hundred and one other things , but conscience had dictated that she must get the books finished first .
5 He expresses the opinion that had Miss Thomas arrived at hospital before 1.32 a.m. she would almost certainly have been saved .
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