Example sentences of "have [verb] [pron] would [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jaguar insiders say the company bosses — all 14 of them — are so enthusiastic about the car that every one of them has claimed he 'd spend his own money to buy one if it goes into production . |
| 2 | She wrote , with an unaccustomed fluency , which made her sister wonder if the words had been thought up by her alone , that : — it would not be good for Oreste to leave here at this moment since he has been ill and though he is making a good recovery the doctor who you can be sure I was quick to call and no expense being spared but your money put to good use has said it would injure his general well-being to travel in his weakened state . |
| 3 | In fact she 'd forgotten she 'd put it there . |
| 4 | It seemed he had become confused over the time I 'd said I 'd pick him up , although it was always the same , and Miss Prescott thought he was a little agitated and so brought him round herself . |
| 5 | He 'd said he would hurt her … |
| 6 | She had told Dr. Saxby , and he 'd said he 'd mention it to Dr. Briant ; it could be she was having a bit too high a dose of the red capsules . |
| 7 | ‘ We thought she 'd thought we 'd run him down , ’ Fernando laughed , throwing his head back and holding his forehead . |
| 8 | ‘ I would never have taken her if I 'd thought it would upset her . ’ |
| 9 | He 'd thought he 'd die himself , he said when they came to the white iron gate , he 'd thought he 'd die when he 'd heard the woman 's scream , sharp as a blade above the whine of the wind and the rain . |
| 10 | If he turned and looked at her , she might have to give a straight reply , but to his narrow back , which could have been the back of a much younger man , she began to tease , in the way that she had learned so many of her new friends liked , when they made similar inquiries too , like the painter who 'd lain on her bed and asked her earnestly if she 'd ever experienced simultaneous orgasm , or the musician who 'd volunteered he 'd show her a ‘ perversion ’ he was sure nobody would have demonstrated to her before , and began nuzzling between her legs . |
| 11 | Somehow she 'd known he 'd seek her out , or else she was simply too tired to register any kind of emotion at his intrusion into her dressing-room . |
| 12 | actually married and said she was n't looking forward to going , but I 'd imagined she would enjoy it when she got there |
| 13 | ‘ I should 've thought you 'd want him to know . ’ |
| 14 | I suppose I could have thought from the little he 'd said up until then that my half-brother was dead , or ill , or that something had happened to him , but I knew then it was something Eric had done , and there was only one thing he could have done which would make my father look worried . |
| 15 | Having said we would introduce ourselves , perhaps we should . |
| 16 | I would n't have thought she 'd hear them would she ? |
| 17 | But I would have thought you 'd expect him to be faithful to you for a day or two at least . ’ |
| 18 | She should have known he would reject her sympathy . |
| 19 | Oh , I should n't have phoned you ; I might have known you 'd make it seem as if I 'm moaning . |
| 20 | I 'd have assumed you 'd know them well enough without wishing to hear them repeated . ’ |
| 21 | As the most experienced grown-up , I had calculated I would hold my edge till the second day . |
| 22 | The ‘ fairly ’ was troubling but Wickham had to accept he would get nothing firmer . |
| 23 | As soon as she realised what Garry had done she would have nothing more to do with him . |
| 24 | Edgar and Arvin had said they would leave it entirely to me . |
| 25 | Floy had said they would do their best , but Fenella and Caspar ought not to rely on it too much . |
| 26 | Eldorado 's death knell has been heralded since the week it started on July 6 , although BBC bosses had said they would keep it going for five years despite the torrent of criticism . |
| 27 | Rory , having ducked out of meeting Rosie the night before , had said they 'd pick her up later for a meal , but his talk was all of Jessica . |
| 28 | Peter had said he would meet her , and she searched the faces on the other side of the barrier for his familiar friendly grin without finding it . |
| 29 | He had said he would drag her through every court in the land , which sounded unpleasantly threatening . |
| 30 | Dr Nolan had said he would wash his hands of him if he did n't rest up properly . |