Example sentences of "[pron] would have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not , to be honest , think I would have much success — it 's not the sort of thing that I would have known all those years ago — but the idea of ringing up a few of my former colleagues was just irresistible . |
| 2 | oh the timetable which I as well will , will erm , would be about two months , the first step has to be taken by the defendant because we do n't know yet whether they are prepared to oppose the structure , and if so , what sort of structure they would be prepared to oppose , erm , if and when , er a formal offer of structure came through , I would have little doubt that we could instruct accountants and get a response within a matter of weeks , sometimes one has to if they 're doing an commercial structure within a week or so because the offer is only open for ten days |
| 3 | And this is of course , as if I agree with the view that you expressed yesterday in a general context , although it was made specifically then in relation to one village , any recommendation I make in relation to that village , if it is based on the general principle , must apply by analogy also to Skelton , and I would have little choice but to recommend to the councils that they may wish or indeed they should , reconsider this question of washing-over or insetting elsewhere . |
| 4 | These days , of course , now that I am a grown woman , I would have little problem with saying I was feeling ill and suggesting we take a break for a few minutes . |
| 5 | The main worry was whether I would have many players left for the play-offs through injury and suspension . ’ |
| 6 | I believe that the out-half position will prove troublesome for the Lions in New Zealand as I would have serious reservations about Stuart Barnes being the right player under the type of physical pressure he is likely to be subjected to in the important matches . |
| 7 | But I believe she always felt that I had leadership potential and that one day I would have great responsibility . " |
| 8 | I would have four pairs of dwarfs , or three pairs of dwarfs and one of the larger species . |
| 9 | Perhaps if I lived in Bath I would have momentary doubts , but anywhere else in the country , I would rather die than not vote Labour . |
| 10 | ‘ I would have immense concerns if consideration were given to further assessing the relationship between L. and her mother and thus protract L. 's sense of impermanence . |
| 11 | ‘ That I would have enough money to get started in anything I really wanted to do ; that he thought I had enough guts to be a success if I put my mind to it . |
| 12 | What on earth made me imagine for even one second that I would have enough strength to confront Luke ? |
| 13 | Of course , I would have few grounds for complaint had the words attributed to me been my own . |
| 14 | If the distance between bait and bullet was , say , 12 inches , then I would have 12 inches of line that would be out of my control . |
| 15 | Well I knew I would have three people in the studio with sandwich boards on . |
| 16 | Much as I was itching to play with the Bob Marley , I knew I would have more chance of parking Armstrong illegally when I collected Werewolf . |
| 17 | I knew that I would return to this island again when I would have more time to search . |
| 18 | ‘ If I thought I would have any chance of success , I probably would , ’ she said sarcastically . |
| 19 | It was so special , and I would have special party shoes which were gold or silver . |
| 20 | Last week I went to a fortune teller and she told me I would have another child even though I do n't want to . |
| 21 | I would have this country , con congress , to support this motion for the health and welfare of women members of the G B M B trade union , I move . |
| 22 | I would have some idiot life in another country because some medieval cleric in Iran decided I had to be killed . ’ |
| 23 | To develop a test of infant 's cognitive development which would have major uses both theoretically and as a screening measure . |
| 24 | As for Williams and James , they would collaborate again on issues involving the West Indies , but this fundamental difference in their opinions would cause a rift between the two men which would have practical implications for the cause of the West Indian nationalist movement 25 years later . |
| 25 | Perhaps to resist manipulation by a cuckoo you need bigger eyes or a bigger brain , which would have overhead costs . |
| 26 | For years , American X-ray astronomers have been pushing for an Advanced X-ray Astrophysics facility ( AXAF ) which would have better sensitivity and resolution of detail , than all other X-ray telescopes presently planned . |
| 27 | Is n't it also true that the European union or community or whatever you like to call it , is also intending to introduce a compulsory identity card in the form of a smart card carrying details of the citizen 's health , but which would have ample room to put all sorts of other things on . |
| 28 | Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation . |
| 29 | Public debt as a proportion of GDP is already rising steeply ; and if this is allowed to go unchecked , Britain would quickly change from being a low debt to a high debt country with a burden of interest payments which would have serious implications for future levels of taxation . |
| 30 | On the one hand some teachers saw the process as a hindrance — as something they had to do for the LEA and which would have little consequence for themselves . |