Example sentences of "he would have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 At least he would have hot water that night when he returned home — if he had the time to return home .
2 And when he began to have the confidence to talk to us , he would have long discussions with people about films which he had never actually seen , but which he could pretend to have seen , since he made a point of reading all the reviews of the new films and musicals when he found out that that was what people liked to talk about on first meetings .
3 Not , that is , more of a Chinaman : had he been born in Peking , no doubt he would have disappointed patriots there too .
4 During the next year he would have major roles in theatre , film and television .
5 If it healed , he would have matching scars now .
6 The adults and children of the family also learnt much of the Gospels and Psalms by heart , for , said Nicholas , ‘ Who knows how or where he shall be before he dies , suppose blind or in prison , and whether travelling on horseback , on foot or by sea , by reciting these passages he would have heavenly food and medicine with him . ’
7 When our son , Minoru , was born , I though he would have brown eyes and black hair .
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