Example sentences of "he would [adv] [vb infin] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd even smile and greet 'em , |
| 2 | Er , but even so the running boards did look very complicated because on one half an hour he 'd probably go and do a Six A run , another one a Six B run , a Two and a Four . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'd never let that happen , do n't you see ? |
| 4 | And if he ever decided to stay over when he had n't told me in advance , he 'd always ring and tell me where I could reach him . |
| 5 | If the police did n't find him first he would eventually wake and wander away . |
| 6 | He also got a copy of the underground railway map , and tried to trace that invisible geography over what he could actually see ; he would even try and trace the map of the flight paths of aeroplanes over the city , deciding which direction indicated which distant country . |
| 7 | He would generally stop and have a word or two or listen to her . |
| 8 | Not even for his father 's sake or his honour 's sake now , only because he would rather die than give Isambard best . |
| 9 | An attractive young lady was taken to him but Louis would have nothing to do with her , saying that he would rather die than commit the sin of adultery , even for medicinal purposes only . |
| 10 | She begged Charlie to sell Granpa 's old barrow to raise another pound , but Charlie 's reply was always the same — ‘ Never ’ — before adding that he would rather starve and leave the relic to rot in the back yard than let another hand wheel it away . |
| 11 | Why did he say he would rather resign than do a deal over PR , unless he knew he would n't have to ? |
| 12 | In fact she 'd had a brief nap on the flight over and the adrenalin was racing round her body , making the possibility of sleep unlikely , but anything was better than sitting like a frightened child beside him , hoping against hope that he would finally melt and utter the sort of words she had once yearned to hear . |
| 13 | He never tried to wake her , instead he would just stand and watch and pray that the angels had in fact gathered her and justice had been done . |
| 14 | He would just stare and say , whatever do you want to drag that up for ? |
| 15 | Although how we were supposed to be able to afford to rebuild , I had no idea , but whenever I queried anything he would just laugh and tell me to leave it all to him . ’ |
| 16 | He had given up his Saturday job in the supermarket some time back , so today he would just drive and drive , drifting along the miles of highway toward Edmonton . |
| 17 | He would just smile and dip his head a little , and she would have to wait until the very end to be reunited with him . |
| 18 | Well , he would just chop and chop and chop and chop |
| 19 | I wish he would just phone or write a letter to say he was all right . |
| 20 | In this way we may be able to see that he would both agree and disagree with the Archbishop 's statement . |
| 21 | If he lost an engagement , he would simply regroup and try again . |
| 22 | The doctor then went to the magistrate and swore on oath that he would probably die if sent to prison . |
| 23 | Otherwise it is very likely he would always hesitate or stumble when he would have to use these words in the course of a conversation . |
| 24 | With his quiet and loving manner , he would always listen and wish to know what local people thought before he made any decisions . |
| 25 | Elinor felt privileged to be one of his girlfriends for she was aware how little he cared for women and how he would sometimes wince when sitting next to one . |
| 26 | I went on , telling him how pitiful her situation was , if he would only go and see he would understand , and how I felt it my duty to do what I could , working myself up into a noble sweat of righteousness . |
| 27 | I could tell him anything , even share with him the contradictory motives within my personality , and he would still love and accept me . |
| 28 | Once that soapbox came out , Major campaigned as if he would now do and say what he really thought . |