Example sentences of "[adv] have [vb pp] a [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thundering in her heart had grown so enormous that she would not have heard a thing had there been an earthquake . |
| 2 | To achieve it he had to work on individuals , exploiting relationships which were not open , public ones : he could not have called a meeting to appeal to everyone 's obligations as a relative by descent and by marriage , as if these were of the same kind as those of a citizen , an Arab or a Muslim . |
| 3 | ‘ Held with the intention ’ has come to mean brought into being with the intention , on the part of anyone , and subsequently held , by him or by anyone else' ; and if that is what the draftsman intended or was instructed to express , the conclusion is irresistible that he did so with a degree of competence that would not have disgraced a chimpanzee learning the piano . |
| 4 | She might not have had a daughter to sing them with but she could enjoy their soulfullness on her own . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He could easily have got a foot stuck and he would have drowned . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , the resolution might still have won a majority had it not been for the stolen goods in the outhouse . |
| 8 | Then , likely as not , he would hardly have had a chance to open his mouth before the Collector would be off again . |
| 9 | You will probably have had a chance to practise with the hand-held mask at antenatal class . |
| 10 | The programme should also have included a Bill to deal with the crisis in our prisons , by implementing at least part of Lord Justice Woolf 's report . |
| 11 | If it already runs a back to nursing course then it will also have established a policy geared towards attracting you back to work . |
| 12 | There he ‘ distinguished himself for Hebrew & Mathematics ’ , and might eventually have obtained a fellowship had he still been single . |
| 13 | Anyone who has travelled the country lanes around Holt , near Wrexham , may well have seen a tractor working that they could n't quite identify . |
| 14 | If you had your baby at BMH , you may well have had a leaflet left on your bed by Birmingham West branch . |
| 15 | Edward Lear , too , would have felt at home in Bletchley 's realm of Complete Nonsense ; and he would even have found a friend called Foss . |
| 16 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 17 | One of Luke Hunter 's ‘ usual harem ’ would n't have wanted a porter to chaperon her . |
| 18 | Dad would n't have wanted a promise to ruin your life . ’ |
| 19 | If it would have caught Meredith 's attention she would n't have minded a bone lodging in her gullet , but then there was always the risk he might think she was merely coughing — she could choke for nothing . |
| 20 | 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 ? ’ |
| 21 | But erm we had a sort of a spectrum you know it covered such a wide well area if you like of er of engineering that one would n't have had a chance to have a any contact with in in any other works , you 'd be doing as one certain sphere you know a certain type of work , and there you are you that 's your lot eh ? |
| 22 | At least that way I would n't have got a note thanking me for a ‘ wonderful evening ’ that never happened . ’ |
| 23 | The resident may earlier have expressed a wish to see a religious leader or priest and this should be arranged . |
| 24 | The plan to limit entitlement under the green form scheme may result in detained people who would otherwise have secured a discharge remaining on a section . |
| 25 | This will depend whether ( a ) the Nissan cars are for export to the EC , ( b ) they are sold in the UK to customers who would otherwise have purchased an imported car or ( c ) they are sold in the UK to customers who would otherwise have bought a car produced in the UK by one of the other UK manufacturers . |
| 26 | He 'd never have spent a week milksopping around this godforsaken backwater on account of — one little bag of bones . ’ |
| 27 | She 'd never have had a smash hit on Broadway if she 'd stayed here to work . |