Example sentences of "i would have [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Indeed , but for my brother 's tears , his reproaches that I had not drawn my sword , I would have dismissed the whole affair as a nightmare . ’ |
| 2 | But time was when I would have said the same of you , ’ he added wryly , and took heart at hearing Hugh laugh , if only briefly and softly . |
| 3 | In fact , if I 'd been there I would have given the wretched old woman a hefty slap myself — just to see how she liked it ! ’ |
| 4 | Even to play with a pick I would have to do the same thing , like Phil Lynott did , whereas to play with my fingers in a heavy metal kind of way , as I normally do , I have to have the bass quite low or else my wrist gets mangled up and I start having problems with tendonitis . |
| 5 | If it had been impossible for one reason or another to use a boat on the water I would have done the best I could with a plummet and noted what I could see from the banks . |
| 6 | Earlier Mr Garber told the tribunal : ‘ If a male member of staff belonged to the Chippendales and brought in photos I would have done the same . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I would have done the same . |
| 8 | Oh no I would have played the nine anyway . |
| 9 | ‘ First , had I chosen to have an abortion or for him to be allowed to die , I would have made the biggest mistake of my life . |
| 10 | The very next day , Sunday , I would have to attend the same chapel in its religious function , and the fact that the previous evening it had been a battleground for people who were supposed to be friends and allies , while the ‘ enemy ’ got on with his job uninterrupted outside , led to a more or less permanent confusion in my mind , which I now believe to be totally justified , between violence and religion , and between fact and fancy [ or film ] . |
| 11 | I would have to sell the second vase . |
| 12 | All the same , I doubt very much that when I was in a comparable situation I would have had the same faith and determination that Tom did . |
| 13 | Had I been asked to imagine myself as I would have looked during that time , you can be sure that I would have had the beautiful gown , the ruffled frill and the bejewelled fingers of a lady . |
| 14 | Erm beyond two thousand and six , I would have thought the strategic guidance would be in locations other than peripheral expansion around the Greater York area , which I would have suggested would would more than likely be to new settlements . |
| 15 | I would have thought the normal procedure would be for him to be committed to Preston Crown Court and for the Crown Courts thereafter to sort out the final venue . |
| 16 | I think they go for more sorts of jobs , it 's difficult to list them , but a lot are going into computing and electronics today , but we have people — we had one student who 's gone into accountancy , Royal Navy , weapons research , gas board , chemical side as opposed to physical side , video discs , hospital physics , where I would have thought the chemical aspects would be of use to them as well as the physics . |
| 17 | I would have thought the three , the first three , the first would of been three , right , but still , you know we want |
| 18 | He just managed to resist adding , ‘ Yours is twenty , and I would have thought the same went for her too . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I 'd had one drink but I would have taken the same stand if I had n't had a drink at all . |
| 20 | As the spend over the three years will be more than that — last year 's spend was £17 million and I expect this year 's to be £25 million , making a total of £42 million — I suppose that I could give my hon. Friend the assurance that he seeks , but even if our figures were so way out that I could be caught on that commitment , when I consider the matter next May — assuming that the burden still falls to me to do so — I would have to make the same calculation as I made this year . |
| 21 | ‘ I think if I had the confidence of 2 or 3 years ago I would have won the 2nd set and probably the match , ’ he said . |
| 22 | I could pay , I would have to pay the first eighty somewhat and I would have to pay the first ninety , ninety somewhat on a pair of glasses |
| 23 | I could pay , I would have to pay the first eighty somewhat and I would have to pay the first ninety , ninety somewhat on a pair of glasses |