Example sentences of "if he [vb mod] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | He finished his beer sadly , wondered if he would have been better off , after all , among them at the club . |
| 2 | ‘ My beloved husband died after a lingering illness on 29th April at 18 minutes past 4 o'clock in the morning … if he would have lived to the 25th August , he would have been 63 years old . ’ |
| 3 | Allen looked as if he would have liked to have said more , but the presence of Meryl evidently constrained him . |
| 4 | Carey continued : ‘ I doubt if He would have been impressed by the argument that the goats had been waiting for these things to trickle down as a by-product of economic growth . ’ |
| 5 | Adam sat down beside him , wondering if he would have to pay the coypu man . |
| 6 | I wonder if he would have had any joy that day … only if you tied the rabbits ' legs together , I expect . |
| 7 | Duncan looked at the people passing by , wondering if he would have been one of them had Grandfather Ilya Denknetzeyan decided not leave Russia . |
| 8 | Tom did not know if he would have them . |
| 9 | The delicate tumbler was out of place in his heavy hand ; he looked as if he would have been more comfortable carrying a bottle of beer . |
| 10 | Just in time , out of consideration for Philippe Bonard 's feelings , she checked herself from saying ‘ the body ’ , although it was doubtful if he would have heard . |
| 11 | And if he would have preferred it not to be Frizingley , to be , in fact , anywhere else but there , he managed to quell his initial misgivings by the grim reminder that he would be unlikely to know anyone in St Jude 's now . |
| 12 | He would wait and see if Mr McWhirter arrived , or if he would have to fill in . |
| 13 | I very much doubt if he would have done so in any case . |
| 14 | Even with England and Denmark behind him , ’ had said Thorkel Fóstri with scorn , ‘ I doubt if he would have got a levy over the Forth . |
| 15 | The bastard smiled evilly at me as if he would have loved to have put a noose round my neck and had me swinging on a branch of the overhanging elm tree . |
| 16 | If he would have received £10,000 but was found to be 25% contributorily negligent , his damages will be £7,500 . |
| 17 | In such a case the plaintiff could recover the extra cost of the special equipment , but could not recover the basic cost of the car if he would have needed one in any event . |
| 18 | ‘ I often wonder if he would have fulfilled his dream . |
| 19 | ‘ No , I have n't really got round to it , ’ he said , frowning a little , as if he ought to have done . |
| 20 | One of the engineers has fallen , and it sounds as if he may have broken his leg . |
| 21 | ‘ He 's circling again but if the undercarriage fails it looks as if he may have to make a crash landing . |
| 22 | Jackie looked as if he might have been going to put a hand on Biff 's arm . |
| 23 | Wiping it away with his handkerchief , he closed his eyes , opened them and looked round the room , then back at the newsprint in front of him , as if he might have been dreaming or have imagined it . |
| 24 | Rufus wondered if he might have invented that part because he had so much to do with wombs in the course of his own daily life . |
| 25 | Mr Stych stopped in his tracks at the mention of such a sum of money , as Hank had hoped he would , and looked at the boy as if he might have gone dangerously mad . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , she was both surprised and touched when , with an obvious effort , he said that he would be in London at the weekend and wondered if he might have the pleasure of taking her out to lunch . |
| 27 | His father , also Norman , who died a year earlier , in 1772 , is portrayed in Allan Ramsay 's portrait as if he might have been Bonnie Prince Charlie — in wrap-around plaid , curly white wig , a gold-hilted claymore at his left hip , right hand outflung , and he stands in a landscape of rock , sky and water . |
| 28 | It certainly sounds as if he might have a peptic ulcer — especially as the pain is eased by milk . |
| 29 | He would have been happy if he might have affected not to see her . |
| 30 | Gustav need n't have been telling the truth about the Allies — though it sounds as if he might have been telling it about his wife . |