Example sentences of "would have [vb pp] [art] [adj -er] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If Tim had been Czar of Russia he 'd have made a better job of it than the nincompoops that were .
2 I 'd have thought you 'd have made a better job of it . ’
3 There 's another in the keep would have done just as well , but seal or no seal , they 'd have wanted a better tale than I could think of before they 'd have given me the keys of the keep .
4 The acoustic in the solo works is a shade reverberant , and I 'd have liked a longer gap after the Concerto , but the recording quality throughout is very acceptable .
5 Had he seen a letter from Pope Gregory in AD 601 he 'd have had a better idea of what was happening .
6 I saw him play on Sunday and to be perfectly honest had he sat down in the middle of the field I reckon he 'd have had a bigger influence on the game .
7 Pity you were n't a captain , then you 'd have got a bigger disability pension . ’
8 But the second perspective is that the rent review clause is the landlord 's price for the grant of a long term , in the absence of which he would have granted a shorter term .
9 If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’
10 Well , they would have showed a wider picture of the actual picture , and apparently they take , co , the photographers had taken a baby away from it 's mother he 's standing in the middle of a desert , and there 's a picture of them with a baby and all these photographers photographing it !
11 Television showed he was onside and under the revised law it would have stood a better chance of being allowed .
12 Opinion polls suggested throughout the campaign that Labour would have stood a better chance with the Scottish lawyer at the helm , and he has powerful support on the backbenches , especially among fellow Scots .
13 This is thanks to handling and power which , to my mind , would have posed a greater threat to the Honda NSX 's title of best-handling car than any Mazda RX-7 .
14 The proposed change would have prevented the older couple from being evicted unless they had consented either to the mortgage or the later sale .
15 ( S. ) 335 recognise the exception illustrated by this decision : if the offence to which the juvenile has pleaded guilty is punishable with 14 years ' imprisonment and is therefore one for which the juvenile can be detained under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) for a longer period , a sentence of 12 months ' detention in a young offender institution is not objectionable , despite the plea of guilty , if the offence would have justified a longer term of detention under section 53(2) and the sentencer has given the juvenile a discount for his plea by choosing to impose a term of detention in a young offender institution rather than detention under Children and Young Persons Act 1933 , s.53(2) .
16 Delegates blocked the election of former ZSL Deputy Prime Minister and Agriculture Minister Kazimierz Olesiak , as chairman of the newly named party , feeling he would have hindered the broader moves towards the reunification of the peasant movement , electing instead Jozef Zych .
17 The remainder of the treatment would have cost a further £23,000 , most of which would have been recouped in return for appearing in advertising promotions .
18 Instead of the blue uniform , which sat well on his big frame , he was sporting a hideous shirt patterned with palm trees and his plump buttocks were compressed into a pair of fawn slacks , the cut of which would have flattered a slimmer figure but was less than kind to his own .
19 In an expanding universe in which the density of matter varied slightly from place to place , gravity would have caused the denser regions to slow down their expansion and start contracting .
20 That so few boilers in the UK would have met the tougher standards would have provided an excellent opportunity for new , cost-reducing investment .
21 It may be that he had missed his metier , and that he would have made a greater mark had he gone into politics .
22 Even so , it may be doubted that he would have made a greater impact upon the course of history .
23 Did you ever feel after having your own children that er you would have made a better midwife erm this experience than when you were single ?
24 She thought she would have made a better job of it , not believing a word , just because she was a good teacher .
25 ‘ We would have preferred an earlier chance to get back on the rails , ’ admitted Thompson , whose side 's defeat ended a run of six consecutive wins .
26 This meant further discontent on the part of the workers and peasants , which would have meant a greater use of coercion by the state .
27 The return flight was made via Horta in the Azores due to not having a Maia-assisted take-off , which would have allowed a heavier fuel load .
28 It would have needed a later generation of social workers , free from the prejudices of war , to detect the frustration behind the mask of ingratitude and disloyalty .
29 Carol and Mark were ever loyal and proud of their mother , while Denis had a role which would have dismayed a weaker man .
30 Robert did not like to think of himself as a snob , but , had he been in charge of the Independent Wimbledon Day Islamic Boys ’ School , he would have expected a higher standard of civility from the cleaning staff .
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