Example sentences of "would have [vb pp] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I 'd 've laid odds you would , ’ said Constance , ‘ the way you were going on . ’
2 Oh yes , if Greg had been around when the storm broke he 'd have faced ruin — and probably gone to gaol into the bargain .
3 Ca , can I just do that then , with , with , yes , excuse me Kevin , I think we we voiced that one , we can see there 's , there a lot , will obviously be increased er er traffic , er from the site , er and it it 's clear that that the bigger the houses the more likely there is we 'd have increased traffic .
4 ‘ Or he 'd have minced meat on toast .
5 If you knew what I was doing you 'd have moved heaven and earth to stop me .
6 She 'd have killed Isabel if she could ! ’
7 If she had her own car , she knew she 'd have turned tail and run , back to Les Hiboux to begin with , and then to Bordeaux and its airport .
8 If they had the time they 'd have cut words or letters out of magazines .
9 No , if I 'd have cut time they would n't hear no conversation !
10 But now they do er twenty minutes they think they 'd have done wonders !
11 I 'd have given birth to twins and discovered what song the Sirens sang , and vaporized and condensed and fallen as snow all over central Calcutta . ’
12 As David Ryan , the drummer with big , bright eyes that explode out of his skull , who 's stuck with Evan longer than most , puts it : ‘ If things were n't going well I would n't be here , I 'd have flown home weeks ago . ’
13 ‘ I found I had to be very firm with her , or she 'd have run rings around me , and how would she learn ?
14 With both of these , you 'd have lost money , but they are exceptions .
15 Today I suppose he 'd have written variations on Happy Birthday , but this is more fun .
16 ‘ If I 'd known it was going to be like this I 'd have gone ages ago ! ’
17 Because I thought you 'd have said goodbye . ’
18 Yes Jason Donovan , the name of the same singer , it was Donovan but er if you 'd have said Jason Donovan yo of course you 'd have been incorrect .
19 At thirty quid , all but 5p , I originally thought the package was a wee bit overpriced — I 'd have said £20 was a better price point for it , but then I expect that it will be discounted down to that level anyway .
20 I was so hungry I 'd have eaten pork scratchings .
21 If it had n't been for that you 'd have reached Shipton and been on a train by now . ’
22 They 'd have reached Stella 's ears and I 'll not tolerate her being upset . ’
23 I 'd have asked Mark to dinner .
24 If he 'd left it Mrs Blakey would have made a fuss , she 'd have wanted to take his temperature , she 'd have asked questions he could n't answer .
25 She 'd have asked David for help .
26 Murphy points out that Russell 's character is supposed to be a brave , devil-may-care type , but Walsh says : ‘ Yes , but even so , he 'd have worn breathing apparatus surely I suppose you 've got to see his mug on screen , though . ’
27 ‘ I 'd have liked Naylor to come into the firm , ’ Guthrie answered for him .
28 ‘ You 'd have liked Sendei , ’ she told him .
29 She 'd have liked Huw .
30 Three girls , see you 're lucky really cos if they 'd had three boys an i , in a few times , you know , ten years time like , they 'd have all , the boys would of been growing up and they 'd have had cars stuck everywhere , you know what I mean ?
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