Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herr Hans-Eberhard Klein , the Frankfurt prosecutor who led the search , said : ‘ I am glad it is over , but I would rather have had a live Mengele than a dead one so that some of the thousands who suffered under him could have gained some little satisfaction from a trial . ’ |
| 2 | I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal . |
| 3 | There are some folk who will talk about the the baptism of the spirit , and the gifts of the spirit , and say , oh well , well they 're all very well and good but I would rather have the fruit of the spirit . |
| 4 | But I would sooner have my journal and fight against Tig than die , frozen , wolfmeat , without anything to remind me of the pure pleasure I 've had during my life . |
| 5 | ‘ But I would always have regretted it if I had turned down the chance to find out whether I could make it at this level . ’ |
| 6 | Grace commented , ‘ Robbie is a lovely dog and I could n't give him up now , but I would never have dreamt that rescuing a dog could cause me to lose my home . |
| 7 | But I would never have asked her . |
| 8 | But I would never have considered marrying someone I did n't admire greatly . |
| 9 | she said now that looks artificial , but I would never have thought the |
| 10 | The only thing I 'd say , I , I would have expected perhaps I missed out on , on yesterday 's course , but I would perhaps have expected more emphasis to have been given to something that you mentioned , right at the end , was ‘ Find out how long the interview 's going to be ’ . |
| 11 | And then , after a pause , he added : ‘ But I might well have mildly taken the piss … ‘ |
| 12 | Her whole body relaxed when Beth told her with a measure of amusement , ‘ No , Peggy , but I might well have done if you had n't come in when you did . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It 's frustrating but I 'll just have to be patient . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ But I 'll just have to collect my bag , so you run home and I promise to be there in ten minutes . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm sorry , but I 'll just have to lift you in then , one , two , three up he goes , ooh |
| 16 | But but I 'll only have one anyway . |
| 17 | But I shall still have to draw on some capital Brenda , nevertheless . |
| 18 | It wo n't be easy because of my hoarding instinct , but I shall really have to try . |
| 19 | Part of it was my upbringing , of course , but I could easily have had a violent reaction away from that if it had n't been for the inhibiting atmosphere in the company itself . |
| 20 | I knew it was a game but I could cheerfully have strangled her . |
| 21 | But I should never have let you slip away so easily . |
| 22 | ‘ Not to you , young man , ’ she shouted , ‘ but I will certainly have something to say to John Major . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't even remember the name of the horse that won it for me in Italy , but I will always have a special spot for Nicer , ’ he said . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm too young for pearls , ’ she teased , ‘ and I have shoes enough , but I can never have enough of romance . ’ |
| 25 | But I 'd rather have the Sunday off , cos of Cheeky . |
| 26 | But I 'd rather have it on the Saturday than the Sunday anyway . |
| 27 | If the worst came to the worst and we did get another president , I would do it , but I 'd rather have a break for a little while . |
| 28 | looks nice , no burnt or anything , and I says ee it 's lovely is it , I said alright , would been down for this morning like and I says ooh come on then do n't bother when you get home starting making anything I says just say , let's ask for steak pies , so I says er can we have er two steak and kidney pies please ? , she said I 'm sorry we do n't , there is n't any kidney an all , I 'm glad there is n't I did n't want , well I 'd of eaten 'em like but I 'd rather have them without |
| 29 | ‘ I know , ’ Kitty said , ‘ but I 'd never have thought of it without you , it just would n't have crossed my mind . |
| 30 | I did n't want her to be evacuated without me , but I 'd never have left the old ladies . ’ |