Example sentences of "would [vb infin] have [to-vb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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1 | However , he would not have been around to negotiate with the RAF and would have had to rely on a tenuous radio link with the LRDG main base . |
2 | However popular such finely decorated silver plates may have been among the wealthy Britons , it is highly unlikely that they would be seen by the working potters , who would have had to rely on a more popular source for their repertoire . |
3 | I could n't explain that I would have had to leave in a month or so anyway — but I pointed out that in fact I was n't well , had n't been for quite a while whatever he chose to think , and that a rest would do me good . |
4 | Mr Fairley said : ‘ If he was in his bedroom he would have had to run past a gauntlet of flame . |
5 | But as no one shareholder had control to sell , the Government was able to acquire control of the company 's assets for a fraction of their true value ( and for a fraction of what it would have had to pay on a take-over bid ) . |
6 | The advantage to the bank is that it has the use of a deposit for a fixed period , but , because of the flexibility given to the lender , at a slightly lower price than it would have had to pay for a normal time deposit . |
7 | A surprising number of inexperienced pilots have n't really thought about how they would tackle having to land in a field . |