Example sentences of "would have [indef pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | The Queen 's argument was that , if something was n't done about it in less than no time , she 'd have everybody executed , all round . |
2 | ‘ Think about it and let us know when you get back — we wo n't pressure you , but I know you 'd have nothing to do but relax and be your wondrous self . ’ |
3 | Withou , they need er er anyone like ourselves , well , er er they 'd have nothing to do ! |
4 | And and I said he 's got , you know she 'd have nothing to leave . |
5 | She 'd have nothing to gain . ’ |
6 | To convince me that you are in fact the sweet , simple little soul you 'd have everyone believe ? ’ |
7 | He 'd have something to say after sixteen . |
8 | ‘ I thought that he 'd have something to do with it . ’ |
9 | I thought it 'd have something eat it . |
10 | She 'd have something to eat , go for a walk maybe — or paint the living-room , she suddenly decided . |
11 | I was quite convinced they 'd have something to tell me . |
12 | I thought , if you could be Welsh and a Jew , you 'd have everything going for you ! ’ |
13 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she 'd have somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
14 | Well you 'd have somebody had to go in with her to make sure she did n't take anything that belongs to him |
15 | ‘ I 'd have somethin' to say if it was n't . ’ |
16 | ‘ But if you did you 'd have someone to help with your problems ! |
17 | One is left wondering whether it was a dream or one really had been listening to a man whose clothes and surroundings were obviously of little importance but who knew more Latin and Greek than one ever had , could quote the classics and poetry , would have one lost in the depths of philosophy , someone who was probably in a Gaelic world of his own and was translating into English for the benefit of his listener although the learning had largely been gathered in that language . |
18 | The idea was that Davis would be the anchor man , the resident musician , and every week we would have one paid performer who would be highlighted as performer of the week , a tradition that was kept up throughout the history of the folk club and the Arts Lab . |
19 | Clare had planned so often the details of her own wedding , so often pictured herself , radiant in a long , white dress with train , leaning on her father 's arm , advancing with a slow , fragile step down the aisle towards Mark , handsome and smiling in morning dress , while the organ pealed and the candles and flowers blazed , and the guests beamed and whispered in the crowded pews — that she felt a surge of pity for the girl who would have nothing to remember but this sordid little ceremony . |
20 | When the final draft was completed , shortly after midnight in his suite at the Imperial Hotel , it was made known that he would have nothing to say to markets on this occasion . |
21 | I would have thought the UK hotelier would have nothing to fear from a European directive , ’ he said . |
22 | There are , indeed , Christians of certain sects who would have nothing to do even with other Christians , who do not , for example , allow their children to bring their school friends home , to accept invitations to their parties , or to receive presents from them , even when those friends claim to come from committed Christian homes . |
23 | I told her that we already had the tape and that she would have nothing to do but be there and play the role . |
24 | Frederick Cranko 's family , who had disapproved of his marrying a Jew , would have nothing to do with his widow . |
25 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |
26 | Those with proven allergies , such as asthma or eczema , may show other symptoms that most self-respecting allergists would have nothing to do with — hyperactivity , for example , or muscle aches. if these clear up along with the allergic symptoms when certain foods are withdrawn , then is it allergy or intolerance ? |
27 | They would have nothing to do with recognised ‘ sinners ’ such as tax-collectors because they considered them to be immoral . |
28 | The House of Lords would have nothing to do with it , nor would any senior member of the legal profession . |
29 | When he applied to one college for a teaching job he was told bluntly they would have nothing to do with blind people . |
30 | British trade unionism had found itself again after the traumas of the interwar years ; and it would have nothing to do with new-fangled ideas of socialist planning . |