Example sentences of "would have [vb pp] [pron] [noun pl] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was Luke — and , if he had intended to break their date , it was highly unlikely that he would have sent her flowers to confirm it only that morning … |
| 2 | When they reached the sixth form all the ones that would have called them names had left . ’ |
| 3 | If , by overruling the existing authorities , this House were able to change the law for the future only I would have urged your Lordships to do so . |
| 4 | There are many generations of qualified town planners who would have failed their examinations had they suggested such a thing . |
| 5 | If , amidst the generally apocalyptic atmosphere of the time , devout Jews were anxiously awaiting the advent of two Messiahs — one royal from David , one priestly from Aaron — they would have had their eyes fixed on a limited number of families . |
| 6 | In thirteenth century Venice , such men would have been flogged and branded on the forehead , while a law of the Hanseatic League in the fifteenth and sixteenth century had provided that any sailor who deserted the master of his ship in time of danger would have had his ears slit ! |
| 7 | Shannon was pleased to welcome the warmth of the flames , but his easy success with a task she knew would have taken her hours irritated her still further and she shot him a withering look . |
| 8 | It 's tremendous really , it 's an unbelievable relief for me , it would have taken me months to get used to a new cue , that 's the only cue I 've ever had er since I started playing eight years ago . |
| 9 | ‘ It was not something I would have recommended my clients to do . ’ |