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'would have held' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it when talking about a hypothetical situation, or something that was possible but didn't end up happening. For example, "If I had stayed a bit longer, I would have held the door open for you."
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I probably would have held out".
What would have held them back?
The drama would have held true wherever".
Otherwise, says Lloveras, they would have held more such events.
"They would have held a more pro-government view.
Republicans would have held to this and blamed Obama".
"A clever union leader would have held back".
The foreign hybrid would have held a new entity called Denali, which would have held Dell shares, and Denali would have owned Dell's foreign subsidiaries.
No one would have held it against him if he had decided to go home.
The most important was whether Lindh's statement to the F.B.I. would have held up in court.
I wish they would have held firm, and we'd still be shut down".
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