Example sentences of "[pron] [pron] would [be] " in BNC.

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1 I was interviewed by the Sudan Agent in London who gave me lunch at his club , and told me I would be called before a selection board when I came down from Oxford .
2 if you could maybe refer me I would be happy with that .
3 Without them I would be nowhere .
4 I looked at her with affection and Tremayne patted my shoulder and told them I would be staying on as arranged to write his book .
5 ‘ During my visit I told them I would be extremely surprised if they were not granted asylum and offered my help if they have any problems . ’
6 If I had hands to rub in glee , a rubbing of them I would be . ’
7 Well I kept well I I got on alright with him cos he I were a lot younger and he used to give me sixpence to go and get some ice cream so as I them would be on their own a bit you see .
8 Oh I I would be it would be nonsense to say that there has n't been failings of the system , sometimes through the carelessness of an officer , sometimes , certainly in the initial stage , because of their lack of awareness of the er provisions of the act .
9 I I would be happier having hair , there 's no doubt about that .
10 I I would be surprised if either of those settlements could accommodate the level of development being suggested in a satisfactory way .
11 When it comes to really assist those who er of the so I I would be grateful if members would remember that this item is on the agenda because first of all petition received and secondly because there is no explanation in that not the time to discuss whether this application should be .
12 Only , to say that I I I would be opposed because I believe you should delegate to committees to run their affairs and their resources in the way they want to .
13 I 'm mean we 've discussed it often but I I would be grateful if we could
14 Another criticism generally expressed was that headhunters , having approached a candidate and then been turned down , did not hesitate to make the most of the contact they had made despite the rejection and go on to ask , ‘ Well , can you recommend someone who would be interested ? ’
15 He was looking not for a new policy for Britain , but for a political protege for himself , someone who would be more gracious and romantic than Chamberlain .
16 I 'm sure there must be someone who would be glad of the money . ’
17 The ramifications of these doubts are reflected in a poll by Time magazine and CNN , which shows 53 per cent of voters do not think Mr Clinton is honest and trustworthy enough to be president ; 67 per cent think he would say anything to be elected president ; and 62 per cent say he is not someone they would be proud to have as president .
18 If you took it away I I it would be difficult to say quite how it would affect .
19 I 'll tell you something , if I it would be the first cruise liner I could find and I 'd be away and I
20 But , to identify one on and one off , as it were , throughout the organisation , I it would be er , virtually impossible .
21 Well I was saying to Daddy actually I it would be better if I got up first and went in the bathroom .
22 Perhaps the best way to start on this is to ask ourselves what would be lost if we were to speak without intonation : you should try to imagine speech in which every syllable was said on the same level pitch , with no pauses and no changes in speed or loudness .
23 I myself would be proud to donate to a fund of this kind , as I think a lot of people would .
24 Giving her reasons for that the mother said that she wished access to be resumed at some point in the future , that D remembered her as the natural mother , and there was a bond between them which would be cut off or damaged by adoption .
25 At first she and Ernest had been completely mystified , for how could some solicitors they had never met have any news for them which would be ‘ to their advantage ’ ?
26 They can be teamed up with an additional pair of short curtains hanging above them which would be drawn at night , thus giving a tiered effect .
27 I , for one , could n't make a 10in bowl in 45 minutes — at least , not one with which I would be satisfied .
28 All I have to do is tell her that our cold stores are full of life-saving health foods , without which I would be keeling over and clutching my left ventricle .
29 That they were n't having to give me a testimonial , which I would be entitled to soon , and were making a profit on my sale . ’
30 This included a stern order to attend a wine and cheese party in Kensington the following week at which I would be able to collect one of the following gifts ; an environmentally friendly tofu griddle and rotisserie ; postdated shopping vouchers for the Sock Shop , Tie Rack , Next , Laura Ashley , Habitat , Heals and the Conran Shop ; a holiday in Nepal ; or a year 's supply of irradiated fruit .
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