Example sentences of "not have made [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hence the major cause of unemployment lies outside the government 's responsibility and a Labour government would not have made much difference . |
| 2 | Without Bully , her Red Riding Hood character would not have made much impression , but with the black-faced wolf-like dog following her she won loud applause . |
| 3 | She herself knew she could not have made much of a showing , bulky as she was , wearing the Peter Robinson gown , let out at the seams , her state disguised only by a light scarf . |
| 4 | He wished that he could have listened to their conversation , but he would not have made much of it if he had been sitting at the next table . |
| 5 | He insisted : ‘ I could not have made that statement . |
| 6 | But early users of the language would not have made such a distinction . |
| 7 | ‘ I should not have made such quick assumptions . ’ |
| 8 | We also acknowledge the tremendous response from our members and our Branches , for without their enthusiasm and organisation we could not have made this 50th anniversary such a financial success . |
| 9 | A company doing business overseas may not have made proper allowances for the high cost of inducing people to work overseas . |
| 10 | Hospitals in the eighteenth century may not have made national mortality worse ( Cherry 1980 ) , but they were too few to improve the national health . |
| 11 | Should you not have made these calculations and blithely continue entering more stitch patterns , you will be given no warning that you are approaching the limit of the memory . |
| 12 | ‘ You should not have made these arrangements without my approval , Adam ! ’ |
| 13 | The historical ruler , who might or might not have made disastrous political mistakes , gave way to the woman who might or might not have written the Casket Letters ; and scholars plunged into the absorbing task of deciding whether letters whose originals had not been seen since 1584 , and whose texts had been translated from French into Scots and then back into French , were forgeries or not . |
| 14 | There was no mob rule or intimidation and Mr Cranley should not have made those remarks ’ . |
| 15 | Personally , I 'd not have made any heavyweight preparations but avoided giving any clues until the last moment . |
| 16 | It would not have made any difference in that borough . |
| 17 | Thank goodness my vote would not have made any difference . |