Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] have [vb pp] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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1 | If she had been married to Francis , Mary might have had a harder time for he was a consummate bed player . |
2 | I knew Oscar would have preferred a quieter , less raucous venture , on a weekday perhaps , but I had to work on certain days and those days came up during his visit . |
3 | But Bowe believes Lewis should have had a harder warm-up than Dixon , who was outweighed by nearly two stone and was knocked down twice in a ten-rounder five weeks ago . |
4 | He 's won umpteen Grands Prix and if Dalgety could have managed a tighter mechanical edge last season the general consensus is that he would have been world champion . |
5 | He and Whelan would have had a better chance if they had come along the floor more often , even despite the permanent ten-man claret and blue wall . |
6 | By that time , the RECs should have developed a better understanding of the market , and pricing policies to suit . |
7 | Either Merovech or Childeric would have had a better claim to being " the first king " of the Franks . |
8 | But if he lied , saying that he came to Parfois with no felonious intent , and attacked only when he was surprised and frightened , Isambard would have won a better victory . |
9 | Jimmy could have had a better serve . |