Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [vb pp] [adj -er] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royalist Roman Catholic French would probably have made better conquerors of Ireland , if Ireland had to be reconquered once more . |
| 2 | However the Occupational Pensions Board called for a pensions tribunal and Tony Thurham , chairman of the Association of Pensions Lawyers , said : ‘ Many pensions lawyers would have preferred a tribunal since it would probably have had greater powers and more staff . |
| 3 | Retrospectively , therefore , some Minors might well have become later candidates for Major status . |
| 4 | Wherever they were , they would have been bombarded with radiations ; and as the primitive atmosphere was different in composition from that of today , and in particular would have lacked an ozone layer , they could well have received higher doses of radiation than they would today . |
| 5 | Had he survived , the old chap would surely have found better ways to fritter this weekend . |
| 6 | Later , a second change permitted these tax benefits to be offset against income that would otherwise have attracted higher rates of tax . |