Example sentences of "would [adv] [verb] had a [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 | Then , likely as not , he would hardly have had a chance to open his mouth before the Collector would be off again . |
| 6 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 7 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | These latter would also have had a role as pasture , particularly for pigs or for cattle and horses in more open areas of woodland . |
| 10 | Had Canada won against the Swedes , Australia would then have had a home tie against them with the chance to recoup some of their financial losses in Cyprus , coupled with the incentive of knowing that further success would probably earn them a home match with the United States in the semi-finals . |
| 11 | Good auditors have used the right when they would otherwise have had a duty anyway … |
| 12 | Although we are not told it , Mary 's home would certainly have had a fire in the one and only downstairs room , and there the Holy Family would have met to eat and to share together . |