Example sentences of "[pron] that he [modal v] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought he might have had a place at the Youth , it seemed to me that he might have been a leader if he 'd had the encouragement . |
| 2 | Pension schemes are vital to many of our constituents , and I should have thought that they would be of equal importance to Conservative Members in Scotland , who may soon have to look to their own pension schemes although the Minister has reassured me that he may have other arrangements . |
| 3 | Because Sandy was embarked on a marriage and a career pointing him in a more conventional direction than mine , planning the sort of life that looked to me to have more obviously evolved from the background I 'd put behind me , it did n't seem to me that he would have had the wherewithal — ‘ morally ’ , as I would have been quick to say then — to help me through my predicament or , if he did , that it was possible for me with my values , to solicit his assistance . |
| 4 | Semenov promised me that he would have a word at the highest level , with Yury Vladimirovich Andropov . |
| 5 | For many people the saddest aspect was the selectors ' policy of playing Randall at number three ; every fan in the country could have told them that he should have batted down the order and that exposing him so early was almost certain to fail . |
| 6 | He did not flatter himself that he might have had that effect on her , but he did wonder what course their liaison would take . |
| 7 | He returned to the chateau , furious with himself that he could have allowed people to live in this way . |
| 8 | It was something that he would have to find out . |
| 9 | As he sipped his wine in the bright , busy square , he thought that although the language was certainly a problem and one that he would have to continue to struggle with , it only provided him with an excuse , really , an excuse for why he had not been able to get down to the job of looking for Elsie . |
| 10 | If the transferor bothers to read the transfer form he will find that it differs slightly from the one that he would have used if he transferred his shares to his wife or children . |
| 11 | It was said of him that he would have given the Masai Africa had he been able . |
| 12 | He had told him that he would have died of hunger without Fagin 's kindness . |
| 13 | It had suddenly occurred to him that he might have underestimated Gazzer : he remembered that unexpected defiance , last night , on the Wheel . |
| 14 | She felt that the interview was over , and yet his stillness held her still , and the solemnity of his regard filled her with a curious sense of freedom and enlargement , as though she enjoyed the very fashion of intimacy with him that he might have shared with a man and his peer , even with the prince himself . |
| 15 | Twenty five , yes an and for that he can make hims he does n't want to really to pay me for food at all so I 'm going to tell him that he can have his cups , spare cups of tea and a drink of milk an and some toast . |
| 16 | She watched him search helplessly for a reply , the hysteria rising within her that he might have ruined her chances of being accepted by her family . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course — but unfortunately overlooked , ’ he replied straight away , and as it came to her that he must have been teasing her with his earlier attitude , he was asking , ‘ Now , can I get you a glass of wine ? ’ |
| 18 | It had never occurred to her that he 'd have been on his way to bed . |
| 19 | Barcelona had already been refused a penalty , but they soon drew level through Julio Salinas , the deceptively inelegant striker who has taken Gary Lineker 's reluctant ill-fitted role on the right wing and , on Saturday , made such a good job of it that he might have had a hat-trick but for Francisco Buyo 's reflexes . |
| 20 | He could at least spend the money on it that he would have used in buying a ticket to see Dinah , in powdered wig and paduasoy , as Lady Teazle , once again . |
| 21 | I was thinking to myself that he would have blown most of it on horses and strong drink . |
| 22 | Whatever Lanfranc 's intentions may have been , the result was different from anything that he can have anticipated . |
| 23 | It is clear to all of us that he must have discarded poor Lina … ’ |