Example sentences of "would [adv] have have [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd rather have have a cup of tea |
| 2 | I expect when he was a little boy he 'd rather have had a Bible for his birthday than anything else in the world , even a bicycle . |
| 3 | I 'd rather have had a knife . |
| 4 | No children , odd sex and , as a high churchman , he 'd really have had a better image of himself if he 'd managed to keep to celibacy . |
| 5 | She 'd never have had a smash hit on Broadway if she 'd stayed here to work . |
| 6 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 7 | Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’ |
| 8 | I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal . |
| 9 | Differences occurred as to means , but examination of the electoral manifestos throughout the 1960s and 1970s shows a reluctance to politicize issues which , given the intractable nature of crime and the limited efficacy of measures to counter it , would only have had the effect of exciting popular expectations beyond the capacity of any government to fulfil . |
| 10 | Since his physical courage was beyond question either by himself or anyone else , he would normally have had no objection to saying so . |
| 11 | Then , likely as not , he would hardly have had a chance to open his mouth before the Collector would be off again . |
| 12 | ‘ I have grave doubts that Barbara Mullen would ever have had an understanding , Janet . |
| 13 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 14 | Gloucester 's possession of the northern Neville lands meant that if Edward had withdrawn his favour the duke 's power would have been much reduced , but he would still have had a following . |
| 15 | First , I would still have had the belief even if the car had not been there . |
| 16 | We would still have had an extremist council — not Labour , but Labour and Liberal combined . |
| 17 | Leapor 's house , for example , would probably have had a clay floor , and if its lighting was primarily from rushes , it would have been dingy . |
| 18 | Quite intuitively , he told me : ‘ Had he stuck to what he originally put into the part , he would probably have had a totally different career over the next twenty years or so . |
| 19 | if given at the trial , the evidence would probably have had an important influence on the result of the case ; and |
| 20 | By re-amended notice of appeal dated 30 August 1991 the defendants sought an order to set aside or vary the judge 's order or to order a retrial and sought leave to adduce fresh evidence on the grounds , inter alia , ( 1 ) that the judge had erred in law in failing to take into account ( a ) the lack of a penal notice on the order which it was claimed that the appellants had breached ; and ( b ) the plaintiff 's delay of 18 months in applying for the committal order ; ( 2 ) that the judge 's decision was arrived at without regard to fresh evidence which the defendants had obtained since the hearing , part of which related to matters subsequent to the hearing and the remainder of which could not have been obtained with reasonable diligence ; which , if given , would probably have had an important influence on the result , which was credible and which should , therefore , be admitted ; ( 3 ) that , alternatively , the court should exercise its discretion to admit the fresh evidence as the liberty of the defendants was at risk ; and ( 4 ) that the sentence imposed was excessive . |
| 21 | These latter would also have had a role as pasture , particularly for pigs or for cattle and horses in more open areas of woodland . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm just sorry that he 's had this problem at a time when he would surely have had the chance to establish himself in the England side . |
| 23 | Had Canada won against the Swedes , Australia would then have had a home tie against them with the chance to recoup some of their financial losses in Cyprus , coupled with the incentive of knowing that further success would probably earn them a home match with the United States in the semi-finals . |
| 24 | Good auditors have used the right when they would otherwise have had a duty anyway … |
| 25 | The knock-on effect this had for me , which was quite important , was that I would otherwise have had an education slot for social policy issues . |
| 26 | They say drug-abusing mothers who would previously have had an abortion are bearing sickly babies with low chances of survival . |
| 27 | At one time she might have wanted to sit among the crowd , to escape from the prying eyes , but she would never have had the confidence to say so . |
| 28 | ‘ We 'll have seen parts of the world we would never have had the chance to visit otherwise , and we 'll have been a lot luckier than most . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I explained that if I did n't start on something really tough , I would never have had the willpower to finish it off , ’ he says . |
| 30 | Like the Rattries , she supposed , who would never have had the money for a marriage licence or to put in the vicar 's collecting plate . |