Example sentences of "he 'd be [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was just thinking how easy he 'd be to fall in love with , and that she really must n't start cradle-snatching when he said , ‘ Perdita 's seriously good . |
| 2 | She went to the edge of the roof and shouted across the village at the unnamed thief that for this he 'd be struck with paralysis ; that he 'd be smitten with cholera and die : that unless he owned up and returned the cockerel , the gods would punish his family with poverty and starvation for ever . |
| 3 | He 'd be driven to Dracon which is a complex of well-guarded buildings off what they used to call Space Highway … ’ |
| 4 | She went to the edge of the roof and shouted across the village at the unnamed thief that for this he 'd be struck with paralysis ; that he 'd be smitten with cholera and die : that unless he owned up and returned the cockerel , the gods would punish his family with poverty and starvation for ever . |
| 5 | And now at least he 'd be left in peace to get on with some real work . |
| 6 | Later , when he brought the finished clothes back , he 'd be paid in grain . |
| 7 | I thought he 'd be touting for business ! |