Example sentences of "have been a [adj] story " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would have been a long story , the warming of friendship and respect between the barrel-chested Iraqi Colonel and the young man from England who had proved he could stalk and kill . |
| 2 | ‘ It would have been a different story if the brewery had done the earlier repairs . ’ |
| 3 | It would have been a different story if they 'd had to find the key money for the flat themselves . |
| 4 | Had either realized her knack of manipulating it might have been a different story , but Sarah never allowed her determination to show . |
| 5 | If he 'd been alive when Robert kicked up all that riot and rumpus , there 'd have been a different story , I can tell you . ’ |
| 6 | If they had been , it might have been a different story , for Owen himself only carried arms when he had reason to believe he might need them . |
| 7 | If one of these had gone in it could have been a different story . |
| 8 | However the front end of the Ballymena triple failed to produce the same consistency in the second half of the game , otherwise it may well have been a different story . |
| 9 | It would have been a different story 30-plus years ago when John was a professional , playing in the First Division for Luton Town at soccer shrines like Old Trafford and Anfield . |