Example sentences of "i would have [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If I had n't been so besotted and obsessed to the point of madness I 'd have called the whole thing off ! ’
2 I 'd have gone the next Thursday after like .
3 Sergeant says to her , ‘ If I 'd been there , I 'd have done the same . ’
4 ‘ I 'm sure that in your place I 'd have done the same .
5 I 'd have done the same .
6 I 'd have done the same myself .
7 Well , I could n't go in without him , so I 'd have to do the same .
8 We had Wednesday night in the Earls Court hotel , then I said I 'd have to spend the next night away , and she said OK .
9 and I 'd have caused the other one to slow down .
10 I could n't go without the gear , so I 'd have missed the first day .
11 If I was Wyatt Earp I 'd have shot the four of them .
12 Fact , for two pins I 'd have taken the joint out of the oven and put me 'ead in instead .
13 ‘ She said I 'd have to pay the full amount or put it back in the freezer , ’ said Mr Parker , of York .
14 I 'd have thought the same thing would apply to you , ’ she said , evading a direct answer .
15 ‘ I thought I 'd have to comb the whole town for you , ’ he began jovially , coming forward .
16 A caveat though — if all the modems had been bundled with UltraFAX or WinFax Pro , I 'd have chosen the cheapest .
17 ‘ 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 . ’
18 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 .
19 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 ! ’
20 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 .
21 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 .
22 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 . ’
23 I would have done the same .
24 Oh no I would have played the nine anyway .
25 ‘ 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 .
26 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 ] .
27 I would have to sell the second vase .
28 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 .
29 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 .
30 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 .
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