Example sentences of "he would have [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paisley asserted that , had he wanted to destroy the Unionist Party , he would have fielded candidates in all the constituencies . |
| 2 | If he had made up his mind to see her again , then he would have moved heaven and earth to accomplish it . |
| 3 | It was all she wanted to know really , the truth — that if Fernando had truly loved her he would have moved heaven and earth to get her back . |
| 4 | In February 1756 reference is made to four illustrations ‘ sent some time since by our friend , Mr. Collinson ’ and Miller said he would have sent others except for the fact that he had been waiting for better colourists . |
| 5 | He would have regarded mastication as a terrible waste of time . |
| 6 | If Charles had bothered to watch his wife 's stunning performance , he would have seen France 's top statesmen fawn in her presence . |
| 7 | He would have given Archie a hard time , I 'm sure of it . |
| 8 | That he managed to summon enough energy to make any collections at all during his stay is something of a miracle ; had he been more thorough and punctilious in his methods he would have saved history , as well as himself , a lot of time and trouble when it came to corroborating the theories that were to bring him such fame , and infamy , many years later . |
| 9 | In the old days he would have felt guilt . |
| 10 | If the penalty had gone in he would have matched Malcolm Macdonald 's five against Cyprus in 1975 . |
| 11 | He began to say all the prayers to the Blessed Virgin and the saints which he had been taught at his mother 's knee , and all the while , as he prayed , he was aware that under a mile to the west lay Gribbin Head , where murder had been done eleven months before : murder he had been witness to and had profited by ; murder he had known full well was mortal sin for which , at the Judgement Seat , he would have to give account to God . |
| 12 | Very soon , he knew , he would have to choose sides , and despite the success of tonight 's endeavour , and the security he 'd won with it , he was by no means sure that he belonged amongst the ranks of the purgers , even though they were certain to carry the day . |
| 13 | Had he been , he would have made Michael Codron 's chastisement seem like a love paean . |
| 14 | In the ordinary course of events he would have said Len Forbister was n't the kind of man to associate with him . |
| 15 | He would have to kill Potter . |
| 16 | She got into her car and pointed it homewards , and , unable to see who else but he would have contacted Paul Fisher 's head of department , she unexpectedly started to feel quite kindly disposed to Naylor Massingham . |
| 17 | If I was gone , he would have to put Jessie into the shop . |
| 18 | But there is some evidence of his association with liberals at Cambridge which must be mentioned briefly at this point , since it seems rather unlikely that he would have visited France in 1790 and again in 1791–2 if he had no sympathy with what was going on there . |
| 19 | Now , in spite of the spring sunshine , it would be hard to imagine a lonelier place in the British Isles , and it was here that Bob , the chief engineer , chose to announce that he would have to stop engines to effect repairs . |
| 20 | And muse upon the question of whether , ere the day was out , he would have joined Daniel and Lefevre . |
| 21 | ‘ I thought I had signed Saunders from Derby and he said he would have joined Forest if any other club but Liverpool had wanted him . |
| 22 | He would have joined Melissa on the great bed , pressing her down against the coverlet and ravishing her long white neck with passionate kisses . |
| 23 | Preston realised he would have to Take Action . |
| 24 | The right hon. Gentleman has said that in reaching his decision he would have to take account of the quality of the representations . |
| 25 | Something extra , something not foreseen , something else he would have to take care of . |
| 26 | Looking at the primitive clubs and golf balls which Morris would have had at his disposal in those days , it was engaging to speculate on how , with this equipment , he would have handled Portrush in an awkward easterly wind . |
| 27 | Certainly he would have lost Aquitaine . |
| 28 | He would have played Finland 's Sami Elopuro , who is a tenacious retriever but lacks the wherewithal to counter-attack as Eyles did . |
| 29 | Had Ras Makonnen lived he would have assumed control of the country when Menelik was incapacitated , and as his cousin would undoubtedly have succeeded him . |
| 30 | If he waited until his first female had completed laying , he would have missed opportunities for finding another female . |