Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would 've given us another month to play with at least . |
| 2 | Oh you should 've heard him other day , all Parker pens that are in this house are his he says |
| 3 | I would 've seen it last week though . |
| 4 | See they 've offered me more money to stay at this one cos I 've got it running quite well |
| 5 | Oh Trevor was quite good he di he d he would 've got his big pay rise today an did n't push it too much I do n't think perhaps it 's Nick though |
| 6 | This Orient was , moreover a mirror in which Europe ( and subsequently America ) could see reflected its own supremacy . |
| 7 | He might well have formed his own opinion but he knew that would not bear cross-examination at some later date . |
| 8 | ‘ I wish I had ; ‘ t would have given me some hope that you might come to care for me . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I had hoped that joining Derry would have given me some hunger back for the game but it just has n't happened , ’ said Doherty . |
| 10 | The committee would never have given me this show if it was n't for the Machin revival . |
| 11 | You might have given her another stroke . ’ |
| 12 | After missing him so desperately over the last six weeks it was more than she had ever dreamed of to find herself suddenly close to him again , and maybe by the time they reached their destination he would have given her some clue about the way he wanted things to be . |
| 13 | She could have had my right arm if it would have given her any pleasure . |
| 14 | Right then Shannon would gladly have given her entire make-up kit for a rest , but there was no way she was about to admit any weakness to him , particularly after that crack about her ‘ poor over-used mouth ’ . |
| 15 | It would have given her infinite satisfaction to watch Adam being frogmarched to the door . |
| 16 | This must have given him great satisfaction for he used to refer to himself " as one who has been admitted a member of the great family of the deaf " , and described this family as " my people " . |
| 17 | warm water , and then put Savlon cream on it , vet said you could n't have done any better , cos he gave him an antidote , before I new what it was I would have given him funny itching rash that was making the poor soul |
| 18 | Evidence at the coroner 's court should have given him little confidence in the outcome , but events took an upward turn when Marion Lindo stepped into the witness box . |
| 19 | Dowd had stayed out of the Retreat all the time he 'd waited for Godolphin ( a wearisome three days ) even though it would have given him some measure of protection against the bitter cold . |
| 20 | His own connection may have given him military credibility , but his political credibility derived from his role as a central figure in his brother 's polity . |
| 21 | His own connection may have given him military credibility , but his political credibility derived from his role as a central figure in his brother 's polity . |
| 22 | The check would have given him more control over the hammers and the freedom to play more powerfully than he had done in 1777 , without making the piano jangle . |
| 23 | It also must have given them much-needed protection , for the seas at this time were tyrannised by the huge , two-metre-long sea scorpions armed with massive claws which fed on the smaller creatures of the sea floor . |
| 24 | They were both straining to reach , leaning forward as far as they could , agonisingly aware that the door and its ring handle that might have given them some leverage were out of their reach , when another sound fell on their ears . |
| 25 | ‘ Goodness , Mother , ’ said Margaret Seymour-Strachey , ‘ what can have given you that idea ? ’ |
| 26 | That would have given you some idea of the way I work . |
| 27 | ‘ I should have given you more time , ’ Mr O'Hara continued . |
| 28 | I wanted her to have an abortion because it would have given us more time to get ourselves sorted out and get our life going together before bringing another person into it . |
| 29 | I just felt like I would have given my right arm to be there with a camera — and that stayed in my mind for a long time . ’ |
| 30 | Back then , I 'd have given my right arm to have had the opportunity you 've collared . |