Example sentences of "would [adv] have the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You would rather have the Conservatives in power ? ’ |
| 2 | They said they would rather have the cash . |
| 3 | The French would rather have the neutral Finns opting out of the EC 's common foreign policy , for example , than watering it down . |
| 4 | There are some folk who will talk about the the baptism of the spirit , and the gifts of the spirit , and say , oh well , well they 're all very well and good but I would rather have the fruit of the spirit . |
| 5 | It is quite normal to pay out bonus tickets in December which costs us over £30,000 but the committee felt members would rather have the benefit over 52 weeks so the bonus system was abandoned to cover the cost . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I would rather have the problems we 've got and still be in the European Cup than be without them and a place in the Champions League as well , ’ said the manager . |
| 7 | If the British proportion were increased in the 1990s then this would only have the effect of bringing Britain into line with her industrial competitors and , presumably , investing for the future . |
| 8 | It is , therefore , unreasonable to expect that first-line or even middle management would necessarily have the perspective or information needed to deal effectively with all ideas that are brought to their attention ( second communication gap ) . |
| 9 | And then it would er at that time you would just have the tank workers and the quarry workers . |
| 10 | He needs to think of how we are to find the right ministers , men and women — to let people know that there is a vocation called holy orders , of ‘ unique difficulty and unique happiness ’ ; the variety of ministers , deaconesses , teachers in schools , lay preachers , monks and nuns and friars who belong to ‘ the praying heart of the Church ’ , without which its mission would not have the power of God within it . |
| 11 | Soon she would not have the troops with which to maintain her responsible policy of granting independence only when a colony was politically , economically , and militarily ready to stand on its own feet . |
| 12 | She would not have the heart to do it , were it not for his own good . |
| 13 | ‘ I would not have the slightest objection to living the rest of my life here , ’ said Jose Rizal . |
| 14 | A good compound would not have the unwanted actions of adrenaline on the heart and blood pressure , and would go on acting for longer . |
| 15 | I asked him if he would teach John music , and explained the difficulty , as John wanted to know too soon and would not have the patience to practise . |
| 16 | The plans would become the absolute copyright of the Government , to choose from the several plans the whole or such parts as might be found desirable ; but the architects would not have the slightest claim to be employed in the execution of the works . |
| 17 | However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed . |
| 18 | Such co-optees would not have the full status accorded co-opted governors . |
| 19 | Clothes that suit teenagers may no longer suit the forty-five-year-old , but she , in turn , is able to carry off fashions that youngsters would not have the poise or elegance to wear . |
| 20 | But without man 's akashic linkage he would not have the instinctive perception of cosmic order enabling such mental processes to exist . |
| 21 | The two great strengths , he thought , were that the mystery plays were the beginning of drama in this country and that , although a modern audience would not have the universality of faith of a medieval one , the plays held the power of universal mythology , everyone knowing the stories being retold . |
| 22 | Labour leaders were delighted with Major 's accession , because they suspected he would not have the nerve to ‘ cut and run ’ early . |
| 23 | Now although there will obviously be occasions when this belief is warranted , when learners are of an age , for example , at which they would not have the capacity or disposition for analytic self-reflection , there seems no good reason for supposing that the belief is universally valid . |
| 24 | So the stark fact is that , even if there were a mortgage recovery , the societies would not have the funds to cope with an increase in borrowing . |
| 25 | After discussions with the South African Rugby Union , we decided that the match would not have the anthems of either country as a prelude . ’ |
| 26 | I can think of very few occasions when you would not have the time to state your case . |
| 27 | They Simply would not have the flexibility or the speed of reaction to cope with the complexities of everyday life . |
| 28 | If one accepts this interpretation then the third-person form would not have the negative connotations defined so sharply by John Lyons . |
| 29 | By the same token , if your equipment is small pieces of equipment then you would not have the facility to do a large volume of meals . |
| 30 | These were that the House would be inundated with appeals relating to the interpretation of statutes and that the House would not have the benefit of the careful consideration of the case before it went up to the House ( Drewry , 1973 ) . |