Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [adv] have have a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’ |
| 2 | I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal . |
| 3 | On the other hand , you know all there is to be known about me : born Bigley Road , Grays , in Essex , twenty-six years old , wife Alice … who says if she had met you afore me I would n't have had a look-in — and she only saw you from a distance . ’ |
| 4 | I used to look at birth books and that , otherwise I would n't have had a clue . |
| 5 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
| 6 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 7 | You would n't have had a chance . ’ |
| 8 | Good auditors have used the right when they would otherwise have had a duty anyway … |
| 9 | Quite intuitively , he told me : ‘ Had he stuck to what he originally put into the part , he would probably have had a totally different career over the next twenty years or so . |
| 10 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 11 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 12 | Then , likely as not , he would hardly have had a chance to open his mouth before the Collector would be off again . |
| 13 | Which was good for me ; if I had directed it in 1979 it would n't have had a chance . ’ |