Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] would [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's just that , well , I thought Sacco or someone would be up here . ’ |
| 2 | It struck me as I fumblingly dialled the number that it would be better to go out to a kiosk , where I would be more sure of privacy , but having come to this decision I only wanted to hurry , hurry — every minute 's delay seemed dangerous . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not even going to ask how many phone calls you made to find where I would be staying — ’ |
| 4 | Or I would be , if I were sure of keeping it . ’ |
| 5 | Or I would be if it were n't for the circumstances . |
| 6 | I had to make haste now or I would be late , so I threw my kit in the back of the Porsche , threaded my way through the traffic on the Kingston By-pass and then put my foot down on the M3 , keeping a wary eye open for the police . |
| 7 | It was no place to row ashore , or I would be killed on the rocks . |
| 8 | I resolved to assert my authority from the beginning , or I would be trampled underfoot by even this most junior member of the Goreng clan . |
| 9 | erm er it 's very interesting because of course the children grow up probably much more comfortable around people who 've got mental problems than you or I would be |
| 10 | However , should you require further details on any aspect concerning this firm and its method of operation then naturally [ name of second partner ] or I would be delighted to help . |
| 11 | Rachaela tried to give Ruth what she had had with Emma , things she liked or which would be good for her : sausages and chips , chicken and broccoli , real carrots , grilled fish with cheese and baked beans . |
| 12 | Morton saw that Leonard and Mrs Cohen were very close , and nothing emphasised this more than her willingness to take them and their friends out for meals , especially to a favourite Greek restaurant where she would be the life of the party , not least in singing , and encouraged by good wine which the restaurateur would ply them with in order to get the mood of the evening going . |
| 13 | She had n't even known herself where she would be staying until she had walked out of the station the day before and asked a taxi-driver to take her somewhere clean and as cheap as possible . |
| 14 | She had lied to him because she wished to evade the unpleasant truth of her life as a rich heiress , to try to make a new life free of old ties and old mistakes , where she would be loved as McAllister , who had nothing . |
| 15 | I should be awfully sorry if you decided you ought to get a job elsewhere where you would be sure of a good future , but I would n't hold it against you . |
| 16 | I wonder if she has yet worked out that for every douse she has to pull less load ; probably not , or she would be pissing on the wood . |
| 17 | However , if the landowner threatens you with a firearm , it is comforting to know that he or she would be committing a criminal offence . |
| 18 | ‘ . When the signatories said that he or she would be prepared to enter into a deed to formalise the situation , they were not postponing the legal effect of the document or reserving a final view but merely saying that they would be willing to do so if required , ie record in a more formal way the transactions which had already been made . |
| 19 | There was a company rule incorporated into the woman 's terms and conditions that where an employee exceeded 26 weeks ' continuous sick leave , he or she would be dismissed . |
| 20 | They include the purchase of the minority shares by the other members or the company if the minority shareholder feels he or she would be better off out of it . |
| 21 | Do n't be afraid to ask the tutor if he or she would be willing to give you a reference . |
| 22 | He or she would be a narrow-minded twat not to , but such evasiveness does not help your case . |
| 23 | Thus , suppose that a member of the group recognises that he or she would be better off if no one did X. Before that member would embark on an attempt to persuade others , he would have to recognise that others might feel about X as he did . |
| 24 | It was while Cecilia was running upstairs for the third time to tell Tina she must get up , she really must or she would be late for school , that she heard the Cambridge School bell utter a single toll . |
| 25 | But , as in the case say of a temporary administrator coming in he 'd be able to or she would be able to take up this file and use it . |
| 26 | If a proprietor were to trade as ‘ The Saucy Sausage ’ and failed to comply with either of the above requirements , then he or she would be liable to criminal prosecution for such a failure . |
| 27 | Marriage would come or it would not and if it did not come sooner it would come later or she would be unmarried and what stigma was there in that ? |
| 28 | ( ii ) gave money to the addict in your life because he or she would be in trouble if you did not . |
| 29 | She did not gain them because some examiner decided he or she would be lenient , nor because the questions were easy . |
| 30 | Assistant recorder Martin Axtell imposed a suspended possession order , saying Mrs Carruthers could not play music in her flat for two years or she would be evicted . |