Example sentences of "that [pers pn] would have give " 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 | It was said of him that he would have given the Masai Africa had he been able . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He was a brave goalkeeper and every Palace fan rued the day when it was announced that he would have to give up his career . |
| 7 | He believed that he would have to give up a career to which he was deeply committed and which had promised to be highly successful . |
| 8 | The Collector had gone up to join Ford on the roof because he wanted to be in a position from which he could give the order to retreat at the right moment ; in his own mind there was no doubt but that he would have to give it sooner or later . |