Example sentences of "but [modal v] it have be " in BNC.

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1 But would it have been different if Mrs Thatcher had had a spell on income support ? or if she had ever lugged a buggy , baby , toddler and bags of shopping on and off her infrequent , deregulated buses ?
2 But would it have been better ?
3 But would it have been fair to point all this out as they nuzzled one another on some Anglian plage and assumed I was n't noticing ?
4 Yes I did know she was going to be in Caracas and No I did n't tell you and Yes that was wrong but would it have been better if I 'd told you ?
5 No doubt his electoral leadership was of value ; but can it have been of decisive importance ?
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