Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
But for the timely intervention of the police, the thief ______ by the angry mob.
The phrase "But for the timely intervention of the police" indicates a hypothetical situation in the past, which suggests that the thief would have been lynched if the police hadn't intervened. In such a situation, the correct form to use is the past perfect conditional, "would have been lynched."
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