Example sentences of "i would have [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sound like Piers , she thought suddenly , when a few months ago I would have giggled a bit at a remark like that . |
| 2 | I thought that , in spite of the noise of the birds , I would have heard a hammer going down there along the cliffs . |
| 3 | I might as well have had that shower , she thought drily ; at least I would have felt a hundred times more human . |
| 4 | I would have to take a taxi back to Sligo once I had seen the sights , for there was no return bus . |
| 5 | I was told that I would have to take a strange aircraft that night , I learnt that my aircraft had been damaged by flak — and Italian flak to boot — and one of my lads was in hiding as he claimed I had threatened him with dire punishment if he damaged my aircraft . |
| 6 | I would have supported a move into anything intelligent , but I do n't think anybody 's voice was being heeded enough . |
| 7 | If it were not , you may be sure that I would have arranged a better climate for the Brits than the Lord has seen fit to give them . ’ |
| 8 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 9 | I would have said a charm over him , against the shot of gods , elves , and witches . |
| 10 | adventure was probably enough that erm I would have flown a kite and one or two things otherwise ! |
| 11 | One of these days , though , I 'll find an office where there really is a Mr Middleditch and I would have to leave a well-wrapped paperback edition of The Story of 0 . |
| 12 | ‘ I can well comprehend your daughter 's being upset but , I assure you , I would have given a great deal to prevent it . |
| 13 | ‘ I would have given a fortune to touch your hand , ’ cried Boldwood wildly , ‘ but you have let a man like that — kiss you ! |
| 14 | Lord save us , I would have given a bag of silver for the sounds and smells of old Cheapside ! |
| 15 | I would have given a good deal to have the stalwart Lord Byron by me , armed with the handgun . |
| 16 | At this point in the proceedings I was offered a choice ; either I would have to undergo a major operation , knowing that the surgeon did not know what was wrong , or I could go into a residential physiotherapy hospital , Farnhan Park , one of the largest of its kind in England . |
| 17 | I had got so used to the straight criss-crossing North-South , East-West roads of most American cities that I would have to acquire a taste for the more complex and possibly much more fascinating spread of London lanes . |
| 18 | ‘ I would have done a great deal more , Hilary , ’ he told her seriously . |
| 19 | I do n't know what possessed me to do so but I started twitching the squid like I would have done a deadbait piking when suddenly the rod thumped over ! |
| 20 | I would have done a car with somebody holding it |
| 21 | I would have loved a drink , but I thought it might be drugged . |
| 22 | At a time when he was lounging about in bed most of the time I would have loved a bed tray but I not think , I do n't think I 'm going to bother with one now . |
| 23 | ‘ I would have made a great secretary , I love organising things . |
| 24 | They looked about ten , with long hair , both so brown and handsome I could have hugged them ; if I were a woman I would have made a date with them for ten years ' time . |
| 25 | And Tim ever since has been going , ‘ If only I could be a cockney , Dennis , I would have made a fortune like you . ’ |
| 26 | On the other hand , if tomorrow I confirm a speculative theory implying that the gravitational attraction between two bodies depends on their temperature , falsifying Newton 's theory in the process , I would have made a significant contribution to scientific knowledge . |
| 27 | As I was quite unable to organise the shop myself and continue with my studies at the university I quickly came to the conclusion that I would have to appoint a temporary manager . |
| 28 | I would have stayed a stag . |
| 29 | Ideally I would have liked a scan . |
| 30 | Oh I 'm not bothered about things like that , but I would have liked a decent size garden . |