Example sentences of "would have [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 See I , I personally in , in the past I would 've jumped on it and gone for it .
2 No somebody would 've noticed that .
3 But at the same time so presumably he would 've supported it .
4 would 've struggled in that job .
5 ‘ I got him a bit of coley , and it cost me what salmon would 've cost a few years back .
6 round it and like Dave said it would 've cost him , sort of , seven or eight pound a day in petrol
7 For example then all of you do the inimitable NMTs and would 've lost a mark , the real thing is when you 've got a time clause stop , think and really focus on this meaning of the verb in the time clause , right ?
8 I 'm not saying that people would have never changed their ideas but if it would have been done in the manner that it would have been done in in the first place and if people would have been told about their future lives and if people had been , would 've accepted what was going on in light of all the decisions that have been taken previously regarding the merger issue .
9 I do n't want to raise your hopes too much , Rebecca , but I think what , er the idea behind this , I er , thing is , families with two tellies , paying twenty pounds extra for the second set , and perhaps for the third set , another twenty pounds , it 's to try and lessen the burden on viewers who genuinely ca n't afford the existing licence fee as it is now , and Rebecca , I would have thought that you would 've fallen into that category .
10 I tell you , if I 'd have know what the content of the training was gon na be , I would 've arranged for our twelve crime prevention officers to go across there and listen to it , because there was a locksmith there that gave a lot of sound advice in relation to security of homes as well cars that really was good basic grounding for a crime prevention officer .
11 So it would 've led to other things as well .
12 But that would 've tied in again with , with the beginning because what is affordable erm would he get the benefits that he was wanting at the end of it .
13 would 've lived in it .
14 ‘ Reagan , Hatch , Quayle , they would 've clapped you in jail in the old days . ’
15 It would 've saved a lot of agonizing . ’
16 But James Bond would 've handled it differently . ’
17 No one would 've eaten anything and my party would 've been a flop . ’
18 I would 've seen it last week though .
19 If someone had told him that he 'd been angry a moment before , he would 've denied it .
20 They would 've understood .
21 THE '70S — WHAT STALIN WOULD 'VE SAID
22 But as Phillips ' Amerind character would 've said , ‘ The spirit horse came to cart this one off about an hour ago . ’
23 But as Phillips ' Amerind character would 've said , ‘ The spirit horse came to cart this one off about an hour ago . ’
24 I would 've said that , but last night this meeting said they 'd very much like to see a officer in a car because they do n't see anybody at the moment
25 If they could have said to you would you keep it and , or transfer it t I would 've said yes please .
26 he would 've said Irene next .
27 well I would 've said he was , in his fifties , looking at him , oh do n't look like he washes much
28 Now that would not be what one would expect er two months ago if I 'd said well look you know that 's that 's what the revolution 's gon na bring about you would 've said I do n't believe you .
29 No but you would 've said to me to , you know I had no one there Catriona , I was the only girl in the shack I was the only girl there and it was just so
30 I would 've said yeah , on your bike
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