Example sentences of "he [modal v] have done [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Silly and stupid , the sort of thing he might have done as a child , pathetic for a man of his age .
2 He could have done with a saw .
3 I think he could have done with a general chapter on the French State , which would have placed Diderot more firmly in his times and made clearer the difficulties he encountered .
4 On being introduced he made an effort not to avert his eyes , as one felt he would have done as a young man .
5 A knowledge of the working of a solicitor 's office , particularly er o of those departments handling non-contentious business , can not be automatically imputed to the judge or to council and he may as well make it is not uncommon for an expert witness to give evidence of what he would have done in a particular situation after consideration and er I resign on that because in my submission er the issues in this case are clearly issues of mixed fact and law and my Lord it is seen from the report handed up that there is particularly in relation to the erm financial aspect of the case , reference to a provision within a professional conduct of solicitors guide as to what the nature of the er duties of the solicitor in the situation is .
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