Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] it [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 're not going to believe this , ’ said Alex , ‘ but I actually picked up the phone to call you this morning , except I realized it would have been the middle of the night your end so I put it down again . ’ |
| 2 | And then I realized it might not have been so all of a sudden at that . |
| 3 | And then I realised it would be impossible . |
| 4 | Later I realised it would have been wiser to have made a stitch on the empty needles and worked a couple of rows before finishing . |
| 5 | It was n't till the evening when we sat down and talked about it that I realised it could have been quite dangerous . |
| 6 | Then I realised it must be a ghost . |
| 7 | Duncan had not returned Armstrong by six , so I presumed it would be the next morning . |
| 8 | ‘ And I was saying , ’ Rozanov growled , ‘ I expected it will be truly international . ’ |
| 9 | README.DOC warns of large values — I found it would accept up to 9M in series calculations , and 1M in parallel . |
| 10 | The one I selected guaranteed 10 minutes of power backup , but I found it could run for over 20 minutes before it signalled that it was out of storage capacity . |
| 11 | Early in my first tour I argued with my colleagues that I doubted it would be possible to ditch a Wimpy or a Whitley on water , particularly if there was a heavy swell . |
| 12 | Since you can pick up a no-frills steam iron for £40 or £50 I assumed it would take all the angst out of what is arguably the last of the genuinely ghastly domestic chores . |
| 13 | I assumed it must have been Eric calling . |
| 14 | I recognised it could mean marking time but I do n't think in practice that has happened . |
| 15 | When I came it used to be a very old building which belonged to British Legion club previously and er Sikhs bought from them . |
| 16 | I said that I believed it would now be right to give some indication of the Government 's attitude to the building of a tunnel . |
| 17 | From that day I ate only pasta dressed with butter and felt safe , because I knew that however late I arrived it would have been saved for me ; no one else would eat it plain . |
| 18 | ‘ I reckoned it might tempt 'im , but no such luck . |
| 19 | ‘ Sorry to haul you off , girl , ’ Mr Hollins said in a low voice , ‘ But I reckoned it would be more comfortable for everyone if I got you out afore they had to start making excuses . |
| 20 | I reckoned it would take her three or four minutes to get back to her flat , but maybe it was n't a good idea to hang around the neighbourhood . |
| 21 | I reckoned it 'd have t'run' from the house to a point outside the perimeter fence , cuz that 'd take 'em clear of anyone who wuz in control of the grounds . |
| 22 | ‘ I guessed it would be high , ’ he said gloomily . |
| 23 | Just as I predicted it would , it 's falling off . |
| 24 | It was the last thing I needed to know as I prayed it would miss us . |
| 25 | I figured it might be useful for gaining access . ’ |
| 26 | And that that made a big influence on me and I swore it 'd never happen to my kids . |
| 27 | I thought long and hard about it but in the end I decided it would be for the best . |
| 28 | Having refreshed myself with a glass of one of the excellent local wines and a vision of two large ladies at the adjoining table munching their way through what looked like several pounds of ice-cream , I decided it would be fun to walk to France . |
| 29 | During the summer , and I called into the hospital on several occasions and I was reminded that I had agreed to participate in the ‘ fun run ’ and I decided it would be a good publicity gimmick and improve my chances of sponsorship if I took along and pushed him around the 10 mile course . |
| 30 | With ear-shattering shrieks echoing around the square , I decided it would be wise to wonder elsewhere . |