Example sentences of "[prep] which would have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , this selection of flowers could have been framed in a pale green mount , or the entire design could have been created on a very pale blue-grey background with no mount at all , both of which would have given a very different emphasis to the pink roses . |
| 2 | Thirteen would have been unable to cope with the elimination regimen for social reasons or because of poor understanding , eight had tight small intestinal strictures , and eight were on high dose steroids ( both of which would have made the results difficult to interpret ) , four refused , two were treated for postoperative fistulas , two were pregnant , and one was treated for extensive pyoderma gangrenosum and had no gastrointestinal symptoms . |
| 3 | Engineers , whose prime objective had been to maximise net revenue , originally had put forward four proposals for the upgrading of the junction , all of which would have made the head-on collision of two trains on a single-track section of line outside the station impossible . |
| 4 | Instead of the blue uniform , which sat well on his big frame , he was sporting a hideous shirt patterned with palm trees and his plump buttocks were compressed into a pair of fawn slacks , the cut of which would have flattered a slimmer figure but was less than kind to his own . |
| 5 | During the course of March , however , anti-abortionists attempted to enact laws in Guam and Idaho , either of which would have forced the Supreme Court to decide upon the legality of the core of the Roe v. Wade judgment . |
| 6 | The delight of the Gloucester supporters was in no way diminished by the fact that Barnes had missed three easy kicks at goal , any one of which would have wrapped up the game for Bath . |
| 7 | There are remains of four levels of wall , the lowest of which would have had wooden gates to protect its main entrance . |
| 8 | There are along the route four long tunnels , each of which would have required attention . |