Example sentences of "was [adj] [conj] i [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though it was easier than I could have hoped , my pride and self-pity would not admit it . |
| 2 | We went to Edinburgh on our wedding tour and I thought it beautiful but I think that my state of mind at the time was such that I should have thought anywhere beautiful . |
| 3 | ‘ Danker , ’ said the man in battle-dress , and to me : ‘ Hullo , old boy ’ as if it was inevitable that I should have come there some time or other , and went on throwing the ball about . |
| 4 | But Lawson then covers his back : ‘ For a time I was concerned that I might have made the wrong choice as Chief Secretary — a view I suspect was shared by John Major himself . ’ |
| 5 | I was n't listening and it was important that I should have picked that up . |
| 6 | Eliot was worried that I should have money troubles with Lewis , and in this he was right . |