Example sentences of "[pers pn] 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 | And she would have little illusion about being able to save anything from the low wages she would receive from any of the available jobs . |
24 | ‘ I promise , ’ Katherine said in a small voice , not quite sure what it was she was pledging , though in later years she would have ample occasion to reflect on what he said . |
25 | But her remarks in America would subsequently be picked up by the papers here — so she would have two platforms . |
26 | Again we assume that she would have young children , children who would normally be expected to be living with her . |
27 | She would have all summer in the secret garden before he came back . |
28 | Grass is not her favourite surface and there were many who thought she would have great difficulty holding off the challenges of Steffi Graf , Martina Navratilova or Gabriela Sabatini . |
29 | If he went on like this she was n't even sure she would have enough composure to return to Vienna and resume her church and radio work . |
30 | Carrie was very pleased to see the change in her father now that he had settled into his new job , but she still fretted over her parents , and she had not forgotten her vow that one day she would have enough money to buy them a decent house to live in . |