Example sentences of "he would have [verb] a [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If he died on 14 December 705 he would have reigned a full twenty years and probably several months as well . |
| 2 | Once he had decided to write the Guide Book he realised he would have to do a considerable amount of writing and although he never felt he was a good writer , his unwavering intent carried him through . |
| 3 | He would have given a great deal to have sounded less incredulous . |
| 4 | No doubt he would have made a nasty remark , and she did n't need to hear any more of them . |
| 5 | He would have made a great dramatic actor . |
| 6 | Even so , it may be doubted that he would have made a greater impact upon the course of history . |
| 7 | It may be that he had missed his metier , and that he would have made a greater mark had he gone into politics . |
| 8 | He was always so quick witted and courageous was John that I always thought he would have made a good secret agent — a James Bond kind of figure . |
| 9 | He would have made a good bad Roman Emperor . |
| 10 | He himself could always eat ; he would have made a good soldier . |
| 11 | He would have made he would have made a good Sun journalist . |
| 12 | He would have made a marvellous Wozzeck . |
| 13 | That much is clear from the standard of his labels ; he would have made a poor museum curator ! |
| 14 | First he would have pushed a strong diversionary force at Charleroi , then , when the allies moved to defend Brussels from the south , he would have launched the real attack to the west . |
| 15 | But the second perspective is that the rent review clause is the landlord 's price for the grant of a long term , in the absence of which he would have granted a shorter term . |
| 16 | He would have liked a good cigar . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe he would have played a few minutes more , ’ said Zoff . |
| 18 | If the hon. Gentleman had participated in our debates in Committee , he would have heard a wide range of differing views and opinions expressed by the various parties in Northern Ireland — and , to some extent , by people within the same party . |
| 19 | He would have lived a long and full life had it not been for Flodden . ’ |
| 20 | However , he would have to keep a close eye on our movements from now on , never allowing both of us to disappear from his sight for any length of time . |
| 21 | As it is , Mr Major could think long and reappoint Mr Lamont , who has borne the enormous strain of knowing that , if the Tories had lost , he would have taken a substantial part of the blame . |
| 22 | Robert did not like to think of himself as a snob , but , had he been in charge of the Independent Wimbledon Day Islamic Boys ’ School , he would have expected a higher standard of civility from the cleaning staff . |
| 23 | He would have used a common wood , not exotic , but all the same , there would be more of it to be found , perhaps even in the cabinet he was making of bleached oak . |
| 24 | and what better place to say it than here — had Middleton accepted my alternative he would have had a better chance of living ; but I would question very sincerely whether he would have had a VC . |
| 25 | Dr Julius Grayling , the man in charge , says that he would have had a worse chance of getting a grant from the Mandan Foundation if he had applied with a literal description of the work he wanted to carry out . |
| 26 | If she had said no he would have had a long way to jump . |
| 27 | If he had been a drinking man he would have had a half pint in every establishment . |
| 28 | It is ironic that if Len had stuck to his nails and string — however crude that method sounds — he would have got a perfect ellipse ! |
| 29 | He would have preferred a spinning wheel for her to sit at , but one had to move forward with the times . |
| 30 | He would have preferred a special health-service pay factor , but had to settle for an above-average offer to the nurses , who most certainly were the priority group , having fallen badly behind over the previous ten years . |