Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [adv] [vb infin] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't too impressed with this — I 'd rather have seen a film — but Andy thought it was all right , so I did too . |
| 2 | I 'd rather have had a knife . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd never have called a boy Apricot . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Of course , I 'd never have breathed a syllable if he 'd kept quiet about the dog track . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Anyway , I examined the body myself ; I 'd never have missed a thing like that . ’ |
| 6 | I 'd never have associated a man like Tweed with such an atrocity . ’ |
| 7 | I would willingly have sponsored a Corpus Christi Mystery , being so close to the Feast-day . ’ |
| 8 | But I think in the long run , although I do n't agree with forty , I would rather have gone a forty two , erm it will probably help the sport immensely in the end . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ I would n't have said a word , but yes , I noticed . ’ |
| 12 | " And I would n't have said a word , ducky , if I had n't heard you phoning that doctor . " |
| 13 | If I 'd known that , I would n't have stood a chance . ’ |
| 14 | Even I would n't have done a thing like that ! ’ |
| 15 | I would n't have made a good martyr , for the frown of the tyrant alarmed me more than the threat of wild beasts or the rack . |
| 16 | On the other hand , you know all there is to be known about me : born Bigley Road , Grays , in Essex , twenty-six years old , wife Alice … who says if she had met you afore me I would n't have had a look-in — and she only saw you from a distance . ’ |
| 17 | I used to look at birth books and that , otherwise I would n't have had a clue . |
| 18 | Finally this study has given me a good idea of what life has been for people living in the past in America , where as before , I would n't have had a clue and it 's also taught me that no matter how many times you read a book , you 'll always find new links and connections . |
| 19 | ‘ If I had written a script for myself I would n't have changed a thing ’ , he said . |
| 20 | But he admitted with a grin : ‘ If that was a trial run for Sunday I would n't have minded a bit more notice ! |
| 21 | At least that way I would n't have got a note thanking me for a ‘ wonderful evening ’ that never happened . ’ |
| 22 | I would n't have thought a wilderness would warrant a hostess . ’ |
| 23 | In retrospect , I would probably have saved a little bit more , but there it is — I did manage to save a little bit anyway . |
| 24 | Lost in the malai chain of command , shuffled round from captor to captor , I would not have given a great deal for my chances . |
| 25 | ‘ Without the programme I would not have prepared a proper business plan or met the contacts essential to business ’ . |
| 26 | I would not have thought a youth of such tender years would have been able … |
| 27 | I would not have put a stray dog out into such a night . |
| 28 | But mostly I remember the fishing and if it had n't been for having to carry a gas mask , go without sweets and put up with loud bangs in the middle of the night , I would hardly have known a war was going on . |
| 29 | Had I gone on with this research at the depth which I had in view I would undoubtedly have used a far more informal interview and , having chosen possible points of difference , I would have introduced these in the interviews and let the informants develop the themes themselves . |
| 30 | I do n't remember any unusual faces that lunchtime and I would definitely have spotted a famous one like that . ’ |