Example sentences of "[noun prp] would have [vb pp] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | If he 'd left it Mrs Blakey would have made a fuss , she 'd have wanted to take his temperature , she 'd have asked questions he could n't answer . |
2 | In Susanna Jennens Leapor would have found a woman able to fend for herself in adversity . |
3 | And as it turned out , private investors in Concorde would have lost a lot of money and minded terribly . |
4 | Edward was clearly , and not surprisingly , of considerable interest in Normandy at this date , and William of Jumièges would have had a motive for inventing Robert 's expedition against England , to increase Edward 's debt to the Normans in general and William 's father in particular . |
5 | Another couple of feet and Joey Beauchamp would have had a penalty , but the free kick gave them a goal with Mike Ford supplying the header . |
6 | purists may have an essential moral objection that this approach is false — what Ruskin or Morris would have called a lie . |
7 | Well , in Brixton they might , but only Lloyd would have had a tenor saxophone painted in gold on its bonnet . |
8 | Success at Wimbledon would have carried a £150,000 bonus , which Regal were offering for victory in both derbies , but the owner has refused the opportunity . |
9 | I think Paul Reaney would have had a job settling in to the defence last year . |
10 | It seems certain that Louis-Napoleon would have preferred a prolongation of his power by legal means , but in the long run it was equally clear that he would not shrink from a confrontation with the opposition . |
11 | However , it is highly dubious that Britain would have adopted a stance different to that it took in response to Schuman 's public declaration . |
12 | Of course , Amy would have left a daughter . |
13 | Charles would have wanted a son . ’ |
14 | But that wretched Sandra would have had a field day too — her picture in the local rag in her best dress . |
15 | Berlioz would have shouted a protest there and then , but Plantade registered his with the Courrier des spectacles : ‘ masterpieces should be left alone ’ . |
16 | He knew Carmella would have had a fit had she seen it . |
17 | Eleanor Thorne would have enjoyed a bowl of soup . |
18 | Unlike his younger brother , Nicu , Valentin would have preferred a life of anonymity . |
19 | By this time Charlotte would have felt a shock of surprise at ever finding that young man where he was supposed to be . |
20 | Beefy Obispal would have enjoyed a number of those ladies ' favours since the fighting died away . |
21 | 2.47 Lord Pearson would have awarded a multiplicand of £4,000 from which he would have deducted £250 for the accelerated receipt of the £10,000 . |
22 | ‘ Floy would have found a way , ’ said Fenella firmly . |
23 | There was love in that sofa , I said to George , love for which the Morrisons would have paid a fortune if he had n't been so prissy . |