Example sentences of "would [adv] have have " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she would rather have had a handful of honest reviews . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | England would rather have had Thorfinn in Scotia , I can tell you , than Siward or Norway . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I enjoyed the challenge , though I would rather have had my father back . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They would only have had you in as a last resort . ’ |
| 8 | Without it , the county education authority would only have had £650,000 to spend on building work this year . |
| 9 | ‘ Without man-made snow we would not have had the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics . |
| 10 | We would not have had World Cup races this season in Australia and the USA , or any at all in Europe . |
| 11 | It gives them greater job mobility but also a large number of people aged in their 20s who would not have had a pension now have them . |
| 12 | Certainly , an oil engine and clutch system would not have had the same degree of flexibility as a steam engine , even if a suitable engine had been available . |
| 13 | It is likely that he chose a group of men to be his special disciples — apostles — because at that time a women would not have had the freedom to become travelling evangelists — to go round preaching and teaching . |
| 14 | It is worth bearing in mind that , in terms of the wider system , the data on the forms was subject to a number of validation checks , and failure of the procedure at section level would not have had any disastrous consequences . |
| 15 | If there had been very few cases , the crime would not have had much importance . |
| 16 | The officers would not have had to split up . |
| 17 | In any case he would not have had the confidence to approach one . |
| 18 | In the country it was the custom for the estate workers or tenants to act as both coffin- and pall-bearers , this was a necessity as the local builder often doubled up as undertaker and would not have had so many men at his command as the full-time town undertaker . |
| 19 | Even if she had heard the locomotive 's whistle as it entered the tunnel , she would not have had time to run to the bridge in time to meet Mr Cross as he parked his car in the goods yard . |
| 20 | Whyte ( 1955 ) agrees : ‘ As I sat and listened , I learned the answers to questions I would not have had the sense to ask if I had been getting my information solely on an interviewing basis . ’ |
| 21 | Using my 7 × 50 binoculars I was able to locate it at once , though I would not have had the slightest hope of finding it had I not been told exactly where it was . |
| 22 | Do n't forget that when they first did this , people would not have had personal watches . |
| 23 | I know that in the past I would not have had the confidence to let children work on the problem . |
| 24 | Had she lived , I felt sure he would not have had time for me . |
| 25 | It can not be assumed , therefore , that stimulation would not have had some effect on another occasion in those patients who were stimulated but showed no interference in their speech . |
| 26 | Had the Prime Minister called a general election in October 1978 , as was expected , the Commons would not have had the opportunity to inflict a spectacular dismissal . |
| 27 | She enjoyed herself and acknowledged a disloyal thought that if Anthony had been there she would not have had nearly so much fun . |
| 28 | Similarly , if the gravitational mass of the proton were significantly different , one would not have had stars in which these nucleides could have been built up , and if the initial expansion of the universe had been slightly smaller or slightly greater , the universe would either have collapsed before such stars could have evolved or would have expanded so rapidly that stars would never have been formed by gravitational condensation . |
| 29 | In that case the laws of physics would hold even at the beginning of the universe , so God would not have had the freedom to choose the initial conditions . |
| 30 | You attempt things you previously would not have had the courage to do because you know you possess the power to save yourself ’ . |