Example sentences of "would [adv] have had [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather have had a knife . |
| 2 | I expect when he was a little boy he 'd rather have had a Bible for his birthday than anything else in the world , even a bicycle . |
| 3 | She 'd never have had a smash hit on Broadway if she 'd stayed here to work . |
| 4 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 5 | Differences occurred as to means , but examination of the electoral manifestos throughout the 1960s and 1970s shows a reluctance to politicize issues which , given the intractable nature of crime and the limited efficacy of measures to counter it , would only have had the effect of exciting popular expectations beyond the capacity of any government to fulfil . |
| 6 | It gives them greater job mobility but also a large number of people aged in their 20s who would not have had a pension now have them . |
| 7 | As far as the second witness was concerned , the appeal court had reached the view that his new evidence would not have had a material bearing on the jury 's assessment of Leighton 's credibility . |
| 8 | It is likely that he chose a group of men to be his special disciples — apostles — because at that time a women would not have had the freedom to become travelling evangelists — to go round preaching and teaching . |
| 9 | In that case the laws of physics would hold even at the beginning of the universe , so God would not have had the freedom to choose the initial conditions . |
| 10 | The point that we were making in drawing attention to it was that , if the Labour party had been in power , he would not have had the freedom to buy shares in BT . |
| 11 | Whyte ( 1955 ) agrees : ‘ As I sat and listened , I learned the answers to questions I would not have had the sense to ask if I had been getting my information solely on an interviewing basis . ’ |
| 12 | Had the Prime Minister called a general election in October 1978 , as was expected , the Commons would not have had the opportunity to inflict a spectacular dismissal . |
| 13 | He would not have had the opportunity to command the attention of the media . |
| 14 | In any case he would not have had the confidence to approach one . |
| 15 | I know that in the past I would not have had the confidence to let children work on the problem . |
| 16 | The fact that growing numbers of students are making the personal decision to go into higher education each year suggests strongly that our system of student support , far from providing a deterrent , is encouraging more people to go into higher education , who perhaps would not have had the confidence to do so or the belief that it is appropriate for them . |
| 17 | You attempt things you previously would not have had the courage to do because you know you possess the power to save yourself ’ . |
| 18 | Married or unmarried , he would not have had the courage of his proclivities : he needed the pretence there had been because pretence was everything to him . |
| 19 | Since his physical courage was beyond question either by himself or anyone else , he would normally have had no objection to saying so . |
| 20 | Then , likely as not , he would hardly have had a chance to open his mouth before the Collector would be off again . |
| 21 | ‘ I have grave doubts that Barbara Mullen would ever have had an understanding , Janet . |
| 22 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 23 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 24 | First , I would still have had the belief even if the car had not been there . |
| 25 | Leapor 's house , for example , would probably have had a clay floor , and if its lighting was primarily from rushes , it would have been dingy . |
| 26 | These latter would also have had a role as pasture , particularly for pigs or for cattle and horses in more open areas of woodland . |
| 27 | We would n't have had no dialogue with British Coal or very little dialogue . |
| 28 | Which was good for me ; if I had directed it in 1979 it would n't have had a chance . ’ |
| 29 | And you 're quite sure that while the car was down in Streatley , the thieves who I 'm after would n't have had a chance to take it and use it for their break-in ? ’ |
| 30 | You would n't have had a chance . ’ |