Example sentences of "would [adv] have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said : ‘ If he does n't select and stalk his victim , and obviously he did n't in the last three cases , he 'd normally have to expect a long wait . |
| 2 | And I think it w w was quite difficult for people because they 'd either have to walk a long way to try and make a telephone call . |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Her absence ( if it was regular and fairly lengthy ) would presumably have given a similar opportunity to her husband . |
| 6 | Howard would surely not have objected to either , although the idea of a department of corrections would have been very strange to him and the idea that it could act as a system to feed and clothe itself would presumably have seemed a desirable but unreal and irrelevant objective . |
| 7 | ‘ If she had married before she died , the sister would only have got a small legacy . |
| 8 | If in doubt whether a particular matter is relevant , a good test is to ask yourself whether , if the examiner had wished you to discuss it , he would naturally have framed an extra question upon it . |
| 9 | As it was , the most she could hope for was his speedy return to Hong Kong , but for now she supposed she would just have to endure a certain amount of contact , as he had warned her earlier at the party just before leaving her with Cavell Fielding and Penny Seu Chen . |
| 10 | I had wrung out the Spidersuit and Y-fronts and hung them over a Bible suck thinking how He would just have to lump a bare arse on His books for one night . |
| 11 | She believed Spittals would somehow have treated a male officer differently — spoken less patronisingly , with more respect . |
| 12 | By that time , of course , he would already have effected a great many ministerial and policy changes , but there would still have been sufficient sense of novelty about everything he touched to have ensured his eventual victory at the polls . |
| 13 | Typically they now run multinational operations , or parts of them , and spend a great deal more time in the air or in foreign hotels than their predecessors would ever have thought a necessary part of the publishing process . |
| 14 | Their enthusiasm started wearing thin after half an hour or so , but would nonetheless have generated an incredible upturn in business . |
| 15 | There was no inherent cost advantage in moving over to an entirely new financing system and it was also clear that whatever system was chosen , taxation would still have to finance a giant share of the service . |
| 16 | We would still have had an extremist council — not Labour , but Labour and Liberal combined . |
| 17 | In fact , nearly all the breeders are based round the London area , which would still have meant a difficult journey to collect a bird , even if I could find one . |
| 18 | Which would probably have cheered an angry Oz reader , who signed himself ‘ J.F. ’ in a letter to the magazine that year . |
| 19 | In retrospect , I would probably have saved a little bit more , but there it is — I did manage to save a little bit anyway . |
| 20 | The school magazine put it in writing : ‘ R. Jenkins has been a tower of strength in Rugby and under normal circumstances would probably have gained an International cap . |
| 21 | My first thought was that I was 320 duck-jumps behind and if I was ever going to make the state of shai-hai I would probably have to spend a whole weekend duck-jumping . |
| 22 | Then he had steered her to a chair , rather than the sofa , which would probably have provoked a new attack of ‘ imagination ’ . |
| 23 | In real life , of course , you would probably have to master a great deal more information , including details of the premises and the personal particulars of all the key staff . |
| 24 | But whatever those proposals may be , schools now will have the opportunity of opting out , and I think it 's a fair guess that if the opting out legislation had been in place when comprehensive education was imposed upon this county in 1964 , you would probably have found a great number of the grammar schools would have opted out , using the legislation , and I have no doubt whatsoever that in every single one of those cases you would have had a large majority of parents in support of that . |
| 25 | if given at the trial , the evidence would probably have had an important influence on the result of the case ; and |
| 26 | By re-amended notice of appeal dated 30 August 1991 the defendants sought an order to set aside or vary the judge 's order or to order a retrial and sought leave to adduce fresh evidence on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge had erred in law in failing to take into account ( a ) the lack of a penal notice on the order which it was claimed that the appellants had breached ; and ( b ) the plaintiff 's delay of 18 months in applying for the committal order ; ( 2 ) that the judge 's decision was arrived at without regard to fresh evidence which the defendants had obtained since the hearing , part of which related to matters subsequent to the hearing and the remainder of which could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence ; which , if given , would probably have had an important influence on the result , which was credible and which should , therefore , be admitted ; ( 3 ) that , alternatively , the court should exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence as the liberty of the defendants was at risk ; and ( 4 ) that the sentence imposed was excessive . |
| 27 | She was an extraordinarily attractive girl , with a pale complexion , a freckled face , and ginger hair : a girl for whom most of the other GIs would willingly have given a monthly pay-packet . |
| 28 | Had there been a genuine sense of Arabism during the post-war period , Aziz went on , then the Gulf States would not only have cancelled Iraq 's debts , but would also have organized a comprehensive Iraqi reconstruction plan . |
| 29 | Had the employer known of the pregnancy at the date of appointment he would not have appointed the woman and the employer would also have dismissed a male employee engaged for this purpose who required a leave of absence at the same time for medical or other reasons . |
| 30 | It would also have provoked a military crisis in that once in the Crimea , the Emperor must become virtually Commander-in-Chief of all the forces , including the British . |