Example sentences of "[vb base] [that] would have " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are thought to have formed by partial melting of subducted oceanic crust — a process that would have been much more widespread early in Earth history than at present , owing to the higher thermal gradients prevailing at that time . |
| 2 | Any partial parse that is rejected will be removed — thereby removing any parse that would have contained this component . |
| 3 | GOALKEEPING giant Peter Schmeichel saved referee Brian Hill from a fan attack that would have shamed Manchester United . |
| 4 | Although parts of Sun , such as Sun Federal , have reportedly been flirting with IXI , Sun headquarters has clearly labelled the firm a competitor going so far as to put a last-minute kibosh on a real estate deal that would have moved IXI headquarters in Cambridge , England into Sun UK 's offices as a tenant . |
| 5 | When the child reached the bottom of the first page the woman darted forward , black hair swinging across her face , for the kind of effortful page turn that would have upstaged Paderewski himself . |
| 6 | Uninhibited by any tradition of building , they have taken off in a confused conglomeration of tile , cement , plastics , marble and paint that would have taxed the imagination of Disney . |
| 7 | This year Benskins came back with a demand for a £5,000 a year increase that would have taken John 's annual rent to £23,000 plus £100 a week for the business rate . |
| 8 | As they involved a great deal of the same work to bring them into effect — work that would have taken a considerable time — and would have imposed further contingent or actual liabilities on funds at a time when there was already considerable anxiety because of the uncertainty over the Barber judgment — |
| 9 | She was behaving with unaccustomed grandeur , slipping on a manner of authority and calm that would have made her mother laugh , if she had not wanted to cry . |