Example sentences of "and [noun] would have [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This joint appeal to fear and hope would have exercised a magnetic potency . |
| 2 | Politeness and kindness would have constituted a refusal . |
| 3 | First , had proportional representation been in force in 1983 , then the Conservatives would not have been able to form a government on their own and coalition would have forced a moderation of policies . |
| 4 | In the Liberal cabinet the majority was against allowing the PLA and Lord Devonport to be coerced by the Transport Workers Federation into a settlement ; Lloyd George and Haldane would have preferred a minimum wage for all dock workers and disliked Devonport 's intransigence , but were outvoted . |
| 5 | Mandeville just muttered a curse and Southgate would have launched a vitriolic attack upon the abbey if Sir Edmund had not told him to shut up and drink his wine . |
| 6 | He and Whelan would have had a better chance if they had come along the floor more often , even despite the permanent ten-man claret and blue wall . |
| 7 | Had Norman Lamont been making his speech to the Commons 100 years ago , he would have worn a hat and commentators would have expected a rabbit to have been produced from it . |