Example sentences of "[vb mod] that [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | You bet it is impressionistic , and would that we had more such ‘ impressions ’ : |
| 2 | ‘ Would that we had died in the land of Egypt ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Or would that we had died in this wilderness ! |
| 4 | Only their opening wish is new : ‘ Would that we had died when our brethren died before the Lord ! ’ |
| 5 | Teenagers Andrew Duff and Delightful Steven Massey ‘ saved he day ’ on each of the two Saturdays — would that we had more like them so that we could have ‘ Live Aid ’ as well as Christian Aid . |
| 6 | Would that he had , he thought — how shamelessly it had flashed away , that spot of his time — ‘ What will you do with it when you get it ? ’ |
| 7 | Would that he had done the same in the biological parts . |
| 8 | Would that I had such help as men must have , |
| 9 | Would that I had the luxury of a museum director to track down and obtain credit for works by other artists that owe even superficial debts to my work . |