Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [modal v] have given " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he must have been thinking something and I would have given anything to know what it was . |
| 2 | Vecchi was certainly the key to this whole set-up , and I 'd have given plenty for half-an-hour 's peaceful talk with him . |
| 3 | And I could have given you a bad one Dr I could have given you a good one . |
| 4 | When she was hurt she put herself out of reach ; Caro knew that by now , and she would have given a lot to undo the conversation . |
| 5 | And we 'll have given him a clue for how to budget for next year as well . |
| 6 | ‘ I had n't hit the wickets for a while and I was n't going to throw it because it was a rather tense moment and it would have given away at least one run if I had missed ’ Rhodes recalled . |
| 7 | Everyone said how lucky she was to have snared such a prize as the marquis , but she would have given anything to have changed places with Mary Waters , her maid , who was fat , plain and single . |
| 8 | Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow . |