Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] have [vb pp] your [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | MAURICE : ( sighing ) : I thought you might have changed your mind about publishing the letters . |
| 32 | ‘ You 'd have enjoyed your birthday even less if you 'd actually read it . ’ |
| 33 | ‘ But Ellen , ’ said Bernard , ‘ if you 'd only stuck it another month , you 'd have got your degree and we could have begun to live quite comfortably . ’ |
| 34 | If he had n't a done that you 'd have had your washer and everything still . |
| 35 | You 'd have earned your money if you were paid any . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ It 's a good job you did n't try to sleep in these , you 'd have caught your death of cold . ’ |
| 37 | If you 'd have brought your scale down a bit you would |
| 38 | ‘ You could have fired your drug at Marnya , Deems , and it would not have harmed her . |
| 39 | Always analyse how you could have improved your approach and landing and why you did not manage to touch down nearer to the spot . |
| 40 | She stopped , then said fiercely , ‘ If you 're thinking she would have treated your father like that you 're quite wrong . ’ |
| 41 | ‘ So , you know of no one from that time who would have wished your husband dead ? ’ |
| 42 | Because you would have received your pay and benefits net of tax if you had worked , your damages must take tax into account . |
| 43 | ‘ If you had turned round , you would have seen your fate indelibly written on the faces of the people behind you . |
| 44 | ‘ If you had turned round , you would have seen your fate indelibly written on the faces of the people behind you . |
| 45 | When you had recovered substantial damages against the hawker , you would have instructed your attorney to sue in the ecclesiastical courts for a divorce a mensa et toro . |
| 46 | When was the last time you would have sold your soul for a stick of celery ? |
| 47 | So that 's within six hours you would have worked your way through more than half of your compliment of armed officers ? |
| 48 | If you did n't like them , you would have used your power to change them . |
| 49 | You will have lived your lifetime and finally died having experienced nothing more traumatic than the normal ups and downs that any individual has to encounter . |
| 50 | By the time you write the conclusion you will have reached your destination . |
| 51 | But here , luckily , you will be spared the difficulty that can arise through not having " seen " that murder since in all probability you will have begun your story by describing , in as much vivid and convincing detail as you can manage , the killing itself or its immediate circumstances as they affect the perpetrator . |
| 52 | If you are low in stamina you will have lost your ability to get through the day without becoming over-tired . |
| 53 | Not only will you feel a sense of achievement but you will have re-educated your way of eating and the way you think about yourself . |
| 54 | If you try to press petals from a rose that is still closed , the petals nearest the centre will be so tightly curled that they wo n't press into a good shape , and you will have wasted your rose . |
| 55 | By the end of the year , when you will have established your platform and built some security for yourself , you will be free to enjoy the fruits of life . |
| 56 | You will have educated your stomach — and your taste buds — to appreciate a whole spectrum of foods rich in low-fat protein , fibre and complex carbohydrates . |
| 57 | Maybe by then you will have changed your mind about things . ’ |
| 58 | Incidentally , you will have shown your ability to accept a brief on either side , or even to be promoted to the Bench . |
| 59 | We 'd have got your mother back out of that place . ’ |
| 60 | If they need some quick cash they may have sold your father to another group as a long-term investment . ’ |