Example sentences of "they would [vb infin] had a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was never less than fifty feet from the wall and at that distance , with a small pistol in the dark they 'd have had a job to hit a double-decker bus . ’ |
| 2 | They 'd have had a lot . |
| 3 | They 'd have had a nine inch thick |
| 4 | Thirty five , but that includes the meal as well , they 'd have had a meal in the restaurant there wo n't you ? |
| 5 | Uderzo says they preferred not to film in America : ‘ They would have had a very different idea of how to approach the jokes . |
| 6 | True , they would have had a stronger showing had not their former prime minister , Lothar de Maizière , stepped down before the election amid charges ( which he denies , and which an inquiry looks set to discuss ) that he used to work for the former East German secret police . |
| 7 | They would have had some sort of premonition , or maybe some would say they would have had a revelation from God . |
| 8 | Also , one of my carers — who is very caring , goes all the time , does the work for the person — is very young and quite quiet , and I feel … well last week a doctor came in to see her client , and if it had been one of the older carers I 'm sure they would have had a go at the doctor and forced him to do more than he actually did . |
| 9 | This would be expected because , first , they would have been socialized into a version of mathematics nearer to that of the university ‘ modern ’ pure mathematicians than that of their elders and because , secondly , they would have had a potential interest in changes that could , within schools , challenge the seniority of their elder colleagues or , at least , they would have had less of a vested interest in current practice . |
| 10 | She could see that if the circumstances of their meeting had been happier they would have had a good drink of her mother 's secret stash of Bushmill 's and reminisced all night . |
| 11 | ‘ The whole town pretended to be scandalised , but if the boot had been on the other foot — if Sidney , or anybody else for that matter , had done the same thing to Riddle — they would have had a good laugh and it would have been looked upon as good business . ’ |
| 12 | But those involved in entente floral feel at least they would have had a fighting chance of clinching the title . |
| 13 | ‘ IF Bulgaria had qualified for Euro 92 they would have had a good chance of winning it . |