Example sentences of "as she would have [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | I kissed her for the last time as she lay in her hospital bed : the bedclothes were crisp and undisturbed , and she looked very clean , just as she would have wanted to ; and very small , because she was so old , and having started life none too big had ended up , at the age of ninety-one , not much bigger than a child . |
| 2 | She tiptoed out , leaving Sally-Anne to fall into a light sleep — but not before she felt a little mean , as she would have said in the USA , about deceiving the good old lady — and Dr Neil Cochrane , of course . |
| 3 | It occurred to her suddenly that she had rarely enjoyed herself so much as she was now doing , seated in Dr Neil 's kitchen , dressed like a skivvy and eating a huge meal , rather than languidly nibbling at it , as she would have done at one of Aunt Nella 's ‘ At Homes ’ . |
| 4 | She looked on it , without telling him , as a way of exercising her voice , practising her breathing as she would have done for the stage . |
| 5 | He said forget that run as she would have won by eight lengths on good ground . ’ |