Example sentences of "i [vb past] [pers pn] would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I was aware of players from both sides running towards me and I shouted I would clear it . |
2 | When we got married I promised I 'd give you everything you want and so I will . |
3 | But just because I promised I 'd make you a rich widow , do n't think you 're going to get rid of me yet . |
4 | how tight Mike was going to be with you know having to look after Paul and all the rest of it I promised I 'd take him to Snetterton market and he could have , he was going to buy some records . |
5 | It was the last thing I needed to know as I prayed it would miss us . |
6 | My life is here , and I have no intention of sharing it with you , not if you offered me an Empire , let alone a castle in Scotland and the fortune of a man whom I despised and who I warned you would treat you badly . |
7 | ‘ Aye , ’ said Jake , ‘ I swore I 'd get him one day — I strung 'im up yon old oak and lit a bonfire under 'im . ’ |
8 | I decided I 'd make him laugh , so the house was shaped like a penis . |
9 | Then , over breakfast , I decided I 'd keep it to myself . |
10 | I felt he would protect me from Mrs Reed . |
11 | But I felt I 'd let him down . |
12 | I felt it would bind us together . |
13 | ‘ I knew we 'd see you here . ’ |
14 | I knew they would follow me quickly so I told the spaceship to take me to a very quiet part of the Galaxy , a long way from any planets with people on . |
15 | Knowing both of them , I knew they would hit it off when they got to know one another better . |
16 | I knew 'e would like you , because you are a wonderful girl , and 'e is a wonderful man . |
17 | As I believe that you both did , when you were my age — if you can remember so far back — but I knew you would prevent me from doing so if I told you the truth . ’ |
18 | She reddened , said : ‘ I knew you would think I had taken too much responsibility on myself . ’ |
19 | So I knew you would eat it like that in an omelette . |
20 | Ben said , ‘ I knew you would keep her . ’ |
21 | ‘ I knew you would read it sooner or later . |
22 | ‘ I knew you 'd do it , lad . |
23 | I knew you 'd do it ! ’ |
24 | As soon as I saw him I knew you 'd love him . ’ |
25 | As soon as I saw you riding , I knew you 'd make it — so long as they did n't get to you . |
26 | ‘ I knew you 'd get me , ’ Midwinter said . |
27 | ‘ I knew you 'd see it , me boy , ’ his father smiled , putting an arm round his eldest 's shoulder . |
28 | ‘ I knew you 'd see it my way . ’ |
29 | I knew you 'd ask me that . |
30 | He 's such good fun , and I knew you 'd like him . ’ |