Example sentences of "i would have [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I would 've hired a pro , ’ Dwayne says . |
| 2 | I would 've , me brother and I would 've got a pub in erm excuse me asking these questions because it 's a bit vague , you know |
| 3 | If I could 've chosen I would 've got a girl more sophisticated , talk awhile , have a few drinks then screw . |
| 4 | I sound like Piers , she thought suddenly , when a few months ago I would have giggled a bit at a remark like that . |
| 5 | I thought that , in spite of the noise of the birds , I would have heard a hammer going down there along the cliffs . |
| 6 | I would have to take a taxi back to Sligo once I had seen the sights , for there was no return bus . |
| 7 | I would have supported a move into anything intelligent , but I do n't think anybody 's voice was being heeded enough . |
| 8 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 9 | I would have said a charm over him , against the shot of gods , elves , and witches . |
| 10 | adventure was probably enough that erm I would have flown a kite and one or two things otherwise ! |
| 11 | ‘ I would have given a fortune to touch your hand , ’ cried Boldwood wildly , ‘ but you have let a man like that — kiss you ! |
| 12 | Lord save us , I would have given a bag of silver for the sounds and smells of old Cheapside ! |
| 13 | I had got so used to the straight criss-crossing North-South , East-West roads of most American cities that I would have to acquire a taste for the more complex and possibly much more fascinating spread of London lanes . |
| 14 | I do n't know what possessed me to do so but I started twitching the squid like I would have done a deadbait piking when suddenly the rod thumped over ! |
| 15 | I would have done a car with somebody holding it |
| 16 | I would have loved a drink , but I thought it might be drugged . |
| 17 | At a time when he was lounging about in bed most of the time I would have loved a bed tray but I not think , I do n't think I 'm going to bother with one now . |
| 18 | They looked about ten , with long hair , both so brown and handsome I could have hugged them ; if I were a woman I would have made a date with them for ten years ' time . |
| 19 | And Tim ever since has been going , ‘ If only I could be a cockney , Dennis , I would have made a fortune like you . ’ |
| 20 | I would have stayed a stag . |
| 21 | Ideally I would have liked a scan . |
| 22 | " If I 'd wanted to spend over five hours on the golf course I would have become a greenkeeper and not a professional golfer . " |
| 23 | I feel I would have had a chance of breaking my North West ‘ duck ’ . |
| 24 | I suppose it was good at the time that I was n't kissing Andrew , otherwise I would have had a mouthful of sick . |
| 25 | She added : ‘ If I had n't had Steffine with me I would have had a go . |
| 26 | I think if I 'd been in a Western country I would have had a lot more comeback … |
| 27 | What I was going to tell him , if he was to come over , take my car there when I 'd have taken this car over , I would have had a car to come back . |
| 28 | Because if I 'd have come home and it 'd been a mess I would have had a face the longest of all ! |
| 29 | ‘ I would have thought a photographer came prepared with much film , ’ Felipe grated , not all pleased to be spoken to like this . |
| 30 | Erm but I think I think certainly I would have thought a place like Reading probably half their people set the exams anyway so |