Example sentences of "they would have a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But most of them would have a neck that was quite high ; modesty was getting to be a really important factor , so we 're covered from head to toe .
2 Initially the males with slightly longer than average tails might have been fitter than average ; females who preferred to mate with them would have an advantage because they would produce better sons .
3 They 'd have a holiday to remember .
4 She realised they 'd want her to be a double agent , so they 'd have a mole inside American Intelligence .
5 I think they 'd have a battle on their hands if they did .
6 We had some extremely hot gear lying around so we asked them if they 'd have a go at getting rid of it for us out of town where it maybe would have cooled down somewhat .
7 Some anonymous little department at D15 that took care of people who got out of line , but would that necessarily mean they 'd have a go at me ?
8 If he filled those in they 'd have a devil of a job lifting them !
9 So you 've got your graph now and then they 'd have a question on it and they might say , Erm what would be the weight with five engines ?
10 I could give them the key to Father 's safe and they 'd be so grateful they 'd have a pair of boots made specially for me .
11 But getting back to The Case is Altered : I supposed that if the people got browned off , as we call it , they 'd have a settin' in .
12 He would invite me over for dinner quite often , and nearly every time they 'd have a fight .
13 April and Pet declared they 'd have a cup .
14 They 'd have a record if she had made a Will .
15 I expect they 'd have a giggle about our house , if they came round here . ’
16 Nicklaus had finished , so if Jacklin an Trevino parred the last two holes , they 'd have a playoff .
17 And then she would listen to them read , well this is what they finished with they 'd have a book and they 'd take it up and she 'd listen to one line !
18 I felt as though they were picking on me , trying to cause trouble so they 'd have a reason for stopping me home leave .
19 exactly , it 's the only way you can do it and I would n't do it any other way , because I do n't bel I do n't , I do n't think it 's fair , if I was using the phone continually I 'd get rather annoyed , I mean that I 'd , they 'd have a right to be annoyed , but as I do n't I think it 's ridiculous so I 'm not hardly surprised at all , so I think it 's stupid as you say , but there you go .
20 They 'd have a fit .
21 Although Mr Flowerdew used to come down occasionally and see him : sometimes they would have a row and sometimes they were quite friendly .
22 A series of studies by Patterson and her colleagues ( e.g. , Patterson and Kister , 1981 ) hypothesized that if children knew that they should ask questions when they were uncertain of a message 's adequacy , then they would have a procedure for resolving communication failure .
23 And they would have a king again in sympathy with them .
24 If there was a big bank at the back of the house they would have a hole just dug out and er built up with flagstones
25 On the annual ‘ Show ’ ( Carnival ) Day , they would have a parade of painted ‘ giants ’ and similar displays passing through the streets .
26 Well , they would have a er they would have a singsong , they would have er their own er er local artists , you know , er
27 The BBC would , at that stage , have had a generalist — the standard habit when I arrived in the field was that they would have a generalist producer , researcher , or somebody writing the script , cobbling together the best knowledge , whether the producer or researcher had worked on archaeology last time , flower-arranging next time , what have you after that …
28 Neil , 23 , of Wythenshawe in Manchester , is still recovering from shock , but Sue was determined they would have a Christmas to remember .
29 They would have a radio operator who could pass on the message .
30 Sorry it 's , it 's , if it 's allowed they would have a reason income support to pay .
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