Example sentences of "would [not/n't] have be [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Some of those who attacked ministers ' devotion to the ‘ social gospel ’ were attacking a penchant for education bills , county council elections and slum clearance , but they would not have been as upset by a renewed campaign for disestablishment , which , no less than educational reform , could not be achieved without political action .
2 ‘ You , that have not been near me all day , and would n't have been if I was dying ! ’
3 He looked up and his eyes were dark , and we were both embarrassed in a way that we would n't have been if we 'd been close together , but it was better that we should stand on our own for this .
4 Perhaps we would n't but perhaps they would n't have been if it 's the right word for them , a bit sloppy .
5 And it would n't have been until the development of the first cities that streetwalkers really started to come into their own 11,000 — 12,000 years later .
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