Example sentences of "that would [verb] be [adj] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plan contained no provisions for the long-term clean-up that would have been necessary if the tanker had been carrying heavier crude . |
| 2 | It was set in a triumphant smile , a smile that would have been smug if it had not been so full of the purest metaphysical good humour . |
| 3 | This movement , as Rufus had no doubt intended , sent Mary toppling forward into Adam 's arms , her breasts lightly slapping into his chest in a way that would have been blissful if it had been allowed to continue but Mary , drunk as she was , had sprung aside , actually sprung to her feet , and rather late in the day hugged her arms across her chest . |
| 4 | Just for a moment their fingers touched , then broke apart as they both stepped back with a haste that would have been comical if it had n't been for the sudden surge of sensation that arced between them . |
| 5 | Oz formed his face into a solemn mask that would have been funny if Jinny had not been trying to keep him happy . |