Example sentences of "would have been [vb pp] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , lest anyone think the Royal Society of Chemistry had pandered to Elena Ceauşescu 's vanity , he assured the public that ‘ the fellowship was presented at a ceremony no grander than would have been arranged for any other spouse of a head of state . ’ |
| 2 | Piggy is short-sighted ; and the spectacles he would have been prescribed for this condition could not possibly have been used as burning glasses . |
| 3 | The two ladies in attendance on the Queen had been banished to a corner of the solar , where they sat talking quietly , half hidden by a carved wooden screen , but only the slightest effort would have been needed for either of them to overhear the interrogation going on by the fireplace . |
| 4 | These would have been used for both flavouring and for medicinal purposes . |
| 5 | The deceased loved one would have been left for all to come and see , and grieve over , and most importantly to say goodbye to . |
| 6 | When they gave the measure their final approval , ministers arbitrarily changed the legal basis of the legislation in such a way that unanimous voting would have been required for any further tightening of pollution standards . |
| 7 | Quinn gave him the car , a Volvo saloon , and its registration number ; both men surmised , rightly , that the plates would have been changed for that meeting , then changed back again . |