Example sentences of "[vb pp] he would " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ A very sensible idea , Senhor Ng , ’ he said , and if he could have applauded he would . |
| 2 | If they were included he would surely return to No.1 for the first time in six years . |
| 3 | A couple more feet and even if the toe had caught he would have gone over backwards . |
| 4 | There is no doubt if he had ever been caught he would have hanged , ’ said Mr Stephenson , who left the police as an inspector in 1977 . |
| 5 | If there were difficult legal points to be resolved he would get legal aid . |
| 6 | He seemed to be counting and when he had finished he turned and reacted as Wexford had expected he would . |
| 7 | Stephen had rather expected he would do that . |
| 8 | She had expected he would . |
| 9 | Jessamy had n't really expected he would . |
| 10 | She 'd half expected he would want to make love with her again , had felt her own body liquefy with musky desire for him . |
| 11 | Doctor Sloan of Ayr who conducted a post mortem examination on John was approached later by a group of old miners with the question , The doctor confessed that he had not paid particular attention to the man 's feet , whereat the miners went off with knowing expressions on their faces ; superstition had convinced them that if the doctor had looked he would have seen cloven hoofs , proving that the devil had appeared in the guise of John Brown for some evil purpose of his own . |
| 12 | Olympic champion Christie , who was flying home to Britain yesterday after an eight-week training stint in Australia , has consistently protested he would not put his new-found sprint supremacy on the line over 60m at the world indoor championships . |
| 13 | He had decided he would not be sitting in the front any longer . |
| 14 | The young lad had also been battered unmercifully many a time and on that particular night he had decided he would put an end to the violence by teaching his drunken father a lesson he would never forget . |
| 15 | And yet again he let the silence come , as if the silence would answer my questions better than he could himself ; but just when I had decided he would not answer , he spoke . |
| 16 | The bright young theatrical crowd ( including Gerald , who had decided he would go after all ) piled into Bernard Walton 's Bentley , leaving Charles and Joanne on the pavement outside the house . |
| 17 | Busacher , after careful thought , had decided he would conduct the orchestra himself this evening . |
| 18 | From the door Shelley shouted , ‘ I thought we 'd decided he would n't agree to meet me ! ’ |
| 19 | Now once again we know about this because Edward Heath was given another job , just about nine months later , the king had decided he would summon a parliament in Oxford erm and in January '44 it was due to meet , but where were the members who were going to come into Oxford to stay . |
| 20 | He was a bully , he flew into rages , but to do what Albert believed he had done he would have to be wicked , and Carrie did n't think he was that . |
| 21 | It was generally felt he would have won at St Andrews after his 29 for the first nine in the first round if he had n't had part of the round washed out and had to continue the next day . |
| 22 | If the Hinkley C power station was built he would lose about 150 acres of his best land . |
| 23 | Bryan assured Sarah that if her marriage to Andrew could not be saved he would act for both of them in any settlement . |
| 24 | As she smiled smugly — she 'd suspected he would n't — he deliberately threw her a frosty glance . |
| 25 | She took it for granted he would be eager , and released him from her bear 's hug . |
| 26 | Certainly , the judge had indicated in the earlier argument that if such a submission were made he would reject it . |
| 27 | He would have made he would have made a good Sun journalist . |
| 28 | Dick Hern , who announced the decision yesterday , would not elaborate on the reason for choosing the easier option of the Champion Stakes , but Willie Carson , Nashwan 's rider , has said he would be loathe to try the horse at Longchamp again . |
| 29 | These were underlined yesterday by the League 's decision to bar Owen Oyston , the radio station owner who has said he would be willing to back Knighton 's offer , from an interest in United . |
| 30 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |