Example sentences of "that [pron] [modal v] have given " in BNC.

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1 She had almost forgotten herself by walking to the big front door , and giggled inwardly at the shock that she would have given Mrs Parker if she had done so .
2 The fact that a deceased 's widow would have given up work to start a family but for the deceased 's death is not a matter to be taken into account so as to increase her dependency on the deceased from the date that she would have given up work ( Malone v Rowan [ 1984 ] 3 All ER 402 ) .
3 The last thought that flittered across her mind before she slept was that she would have given everything she possessed , sold her immortal soul , for Michele to have loved her as the Lion of Venice had loved his Lucia .
4 Because she was only doing it to protect herself , to hide the real truth — which was that she 'd have given anything to simply thrown herself into his arms .
5 That she should have given him the letter a week after his arrival .
6 It never ceased to amaze her that she should have given birth to such tall children .
7 She knows that and the statistics are at least available from the Library but not with the precision that she could have given if she had chosen to give them to the House .
8 ‘ Although I must say , Julie , ’ she added , throwing her briefcase down on to a nearby chair , ‘ I do think that you might have given me the ‘ Gypsy 's Warning ’ before I left for work today ! ’
9 However , it seems likely that they could have given the 1968 Act a more liberal interpretation since it merely requires a local authority to provide sewerage wherever it can but within the bounds of reason and by no means universally .
10 I think that he may have given her the choice .
11 It was said of him that he would have given the Masai Africa had he been able .
12 The judge applied a multiplier of 12 years ; and he said that he would have given a multiplier of ten , but he gave 12 to protect against the possibility of future inflation .
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