Example sentences of "then [pron] [modal v] [adv] have " in BNC.

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1 ‘ When I opened the letter and saw the summons , ’ Jean says , ‘ I thought , ‘ Oh , the poor devil — I 'll have to just simply pay off the money owed , and then no-one will ever have to know about this ’ . ’
2 If I do n't do something , take some action , in our present situation , then I shall not have one atom of strength left to support Peter .
3 Then I wo n't have to be a kept man .
4 " If I ca n't have you , " she said aloud , for she often conversed with Timothy in that one sided manner , " then I wo n't have anyone .
5 ‘ But then I wo n't have my car ! ’ she shot back , losing the vestige of control she 'd managed to achieve .
6 If it has been made of lead , then I would also have suggested that it was a pommel .
7 Sure , then I would not have to stand in the rain talking to you ’ — PHIL DANAHER ( Ireland 's injured skipper ) talking to a radio commentator on the Athletic Park ( Wellington ) sidelines before Ireland lost the Second Test against New Zealand ( 59–6 ) .
8 If money disappeared from this world entirely , then I would not have to come here in order to get the sort of education I want .
9 She might have drawn the line if I 'd suggested murdering her , but even then I would n't have counted on her being able to break the habit of a lifetime .
10 If I had n't been too dumb I could have come to Mars-U as well , then I would n't have been alone .
11 ‘ If you 'd behave sensibly for once in your life , then I would n't have to make any threats at all , ’ he said in a rather grim tone .
12 If you want to put your foot down then I would n't have thought that was the car you wanted .
13 No , not at all , no I if there 'd been any doubt then I would n't have played , but erm no doubt at all .
14 And one final thought — if I ever come across any Crenicichla species ‘ Xingu III they would fit very well into my tank , with the Uaru , and then I would really have a dream come true !
15 She thought , ‘ I shall count , very steadily , all the way there and then I sha n't have a chance to be afraid , ’ and then the carriage turned right out of the driveway and went past the orchard wall and with a leap of pleasure , she thought , ‘ In two days the hens will be there !
16 ( ‘ Then I sha n't have to stop for lunch , ’ he said to himself ) .
17 If not , then I 'll probably have one to flog too : - (
18 ‘ If you 're — uh — gay , as they insist on calling it these days , then I 'll just have to accept it , but I shall always blame myself , always wonder where I went wrong with you , wonder whether it was that school I sent you to , I was never sure if it was a mistake or ’
19 It wo n't be long before she catches a chill , and then I 'll really have my hands full .
20 ‘ Dance Energy is only a phase in my life and unless I can do every idea I want on the BBC , then I 'll obviously have to do them somewhere else . ’
21 and then I 'll only have to carry forward of about three thousand , plus me twelve thousand deposit
22 If I take the time necessary for pupils to really understand a topic , then I will certainly have trouble exposing them to everything that is expected .
23 If I had been looking for a lover — I admit my husband 's fortunes were not at their brightest , and my friendship with the Philosopher was a little turbulent at that time — then I should not have chosen Gustave .
24 Then you 'll just have to wait until she 's over it .
25 I mean if you just want the teletext all you do is press your mute and then you 'll just have your teletext without the sound .
26 yeah , but then you 'll only have fifty P for lunch and that 's not enough
27 By the same token , if your equipment is small pieces of equipment then you would not have the facility to do a large volume of meals .
28 Then you would n't have to pay Sean . ’
29 Then you would n't have people thinking that going to a Phish concert means you have to put up with the smell of somebody who did n't do very well at school .
30 And then you would n't have to go round the fields doing the sheaves ?
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