Example sentences of "[Wh det] would have [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Athanasopoulos was charged with criminal fraud and forgery in the illegal sale as Greek produce of 20,000 tonnes of Yugoslav maize , which therefore did not attract countervailing levies by the European Communities ( EC ) which would have totalled 1,350,000 European currency units ( ECU ; approximately equivalent to US$1,630,000 ) . |
| 2 | Conversely had we had the profits last year which would have generated taxable profits then we would n't have needed to have done that , so that 's one reason why it was not disclosed on floatations at the time and floatation was not regarded as an asset . |
| 3 | The threat comes at a time when BA is putting on extra flights to cover the rush , which would have seen 100,000 passengers a day at Heathrow alone . |
| 4 | Goldfish have the remarkable ability to survive conditions which would have seen most other fish off long ago — a fact which has laid them open to much abuse . |
| 5 | Huy wondered whether that eldest daughter , who worked as Reni 's secretary , had helped him destroy the documents he drew up during Akhenaten 's reign , which would have given such priceless ammunition to his enemies , before turning his attention to the newcomers . |
| 6 | ‘ Two bullets from a gun fired in Amsterdam ; Ray Doyle dying ; and we would have had Menni Latowa , which would have stopped all this , if we had n't decided to bring him in too late . ’ |
| 7 | This probably resulted from the fall in sea level during the glacial period , which would have exposed more land around the continent , allowing the mantle to spread over a wider continent , to cover what is now shallow sea-bed , and to thicken inland along the line of the present coast . |
| 8 | In the face of a scheme which would have lost much of the old hospital , a local group determined to fight to save all the buildings and contacted SAVE for advice . |
| 9 | However , this suggestion would have given the combined group a market share in excess of 50 per cent of the British market , which would have fallen foul of the MMC guidelines . |
| 10 | Where at that date , any payment was accruing due , ie where payment in arrears was stipulated , the creditor may prove for the amount which would have fallen due if the debt had accrued from day to day ( r 6.112(2) ) . |
| 11 | An insurance company has pulled out of a plan which would have created fifteen hundred jobs near Swindon . |
| 12 | Second , we have seen off the threat of a world trade war which would have destroyed any hope of economic recovery . |
| 13 | The whole br reason for bringing the scheme forward in the programme was associated with the waste management plant and it was n't er er a scheme which would have achieved that priority in its own right . |
| 14 | This the Society secured for solicitors conducting investment business exemption from the terms of the EC Investment Services Directive , which would have involved burdensome compliance with associated capital requirements . |
| 15 | The Black Prince was to show that he was a man of considerable military flair but rather less political sensitivity than his father , and that he was capable of adopting a harsh and inflexible approach in government which would have augured ill had he ever become king . |
| 16 | David McCathie fought back from 22–12 down at 17 ends and almost pulled off a five on the last which would have secured another point for Essex but Paul Maynard continued his winning momentum to ensure the overall venue win . |
| 17 | Of a sudden Lexandro 's free hand gripped Valence 's wrist with a power which would have crushed any ordinary bones . |
| 18 | The judge has also decided not to go ahead with a preliminary trial on two key issues in the case , scheduled to begin on January 15 , which would have broken new legal ground . |
| 19 | A massive tribal gathering at Altamira helped to stop a $500 million loan to build hydroelectric dams which would have caused untold environmental damage . |
| 20 | There were signs that the marriage was breaking up , which would have caused Green serious financial problems . |
| 21 | In Frome , as elsewhere , a large proportion of the population lacked the general state of good health which would have gone some way towards combating these killer diseases . |
| 22 | For my part I think that there is abundant evidence which would have justified this court in substituting findings that Miss T. was not in a physical or mental condition which enabled her to reach a decision binding on the medical authorities and that even if , contrary to that view , she would otherwise have been in a position to reach such a decision , the influence of her mother was such as to vitiate the decision which she expressed . |
| 23 | Ahmed liked to be laughed at , but he was a peasant and Nour was , in his own estimation , a prince and I was of an English generation which would have felt free to laugh at the Grand Turk if it had been so inclined . |
| 24 | The government had vetoed the proposal in late July , the abolition of automatic wage indexation ( which would have covered 85 per cent of the workforce ) having been a principal element in the government 's anti-inflation programme announced in March [ see pp. 37312-13 ] . |
| 25 | It took a couple of seconds to sink in , then she was struggling into the boiler suit , using language , under her breath , which would have made treble word scores in Rude Scrabble . |
| 26 | THERE WERE pumpkins the size of bean bags and groups of onions which would have made fair roofs for Byzantine churches . |
| 27 | Nonni should have answered , of course , that they stayed cleaner longer , which would have made some kind of sense to my aunts . |
| 28 | Collegians seemed to be heading for a shock win which would have ruined Western 's chances of a possible date with Lisnagarvey in tomorrow 's final when winger David Hutchison put them in front with a superb solo effort in the 20th minute . |
| 29 | Once again Bush endorsed a Republican alternative which would have limited extra coverage to a maximum of 20 weeks , and which included an assortment of tax incentives for businesses and individuals . |
| 30 | I began to pole and pray with a vigour which would have astonished any monk . |