Example sentences of "[pers pn] would be [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd be drinkin' a pint of mild an ’ bitter in the ‘ Elephant and Castle . |
| 2 | I 'd be more'n happy to move out of this tied cottage and have the comfort of our own place , and I reckon with what Harry 's offered , we 'll soon have enough to buy summat small in Calking village , and if'n you doant want to come with me , Will Pritchett , then you can stay on here by yourself . |
| 3 | ‘ When I was at school I had no idea that one day I 'd be captain of Yorkshire . |
| 4 | ’ I 'd be dong exactly this — sitting here laughing my head off . |
| 5 | To them I was just another recruit , and if I did well , got myself through the first six months and became a legionnaire , then I would matter to them because I would be part of their system . |
| 6 | I did n't know whether I would be bale to finish and thought it best to drop out . |
| 7 | Should aught happen to Edward — as God forbid — I would be queen of England ! ’ |
| 8 | So er to get to your question erm I 've sort of not been doing anything erm I was hoping that I would be sort of fully fit round about now and then if I saw something on teletext er that was good I 'd just buzz off for a week or so . |
| 9 | To achieve this in four years ' time I would be doing |
| 10 | In three years ' time I would be doing |
| 11 | In two years ' time I would be doing |
| 12 | She 'd be matron of honour , of course ! |
| 13 | And Lachlan , She 'd be mother to the heir ! |
| 14 | Of course you 'd be panic stricken , your heart would be beating wildly , you would be sweating , shaking , feeling faint , and without a further thought you 'd be off like a shot . |
| 15 | ‘ An inch either way and you 'd be history , so I hear . |
| 16 | And then you dragged him to the altar , or was it the registrar ? — I 've never had an account of the joyful occasion — and then you came back up here , and-you thought you 'd be Queen of Oswaldston , with your little private income , and your nice stone house , and your upper-class ways . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ You 'd be Twoflower , would n't you ? |
| 18 | The Prince was deadly serious , emphasizing the earnestness of his proposal by reminding her that one day she would be queen . |
| 19 | Later it had to be accepted that she would be wheelchair bound for the rest of her life . |
| 20 | She would be putty in my paws when she awoke to see me with my superb physique and elemental masculinity , not to mention my irresistible voice . |
| 21 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 22 | He had not yet decided whether she would be friend or enemy , so his eyes were distant — and she knew it . |
| 23 | She would be bait , Zeno would be drawn , then Pascoe would appear with the gun and they 'd be asking a few hard questions . |
| 24 | At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort . |
| 25 | What may suit you would be folly for him . |
| 26 | Anywhere I was with you would be home to me . |
| 27 | Any luck with you would be pot luck would n't it ? |
| 28 | ‘ Nonsense , you are little more than a slip of a girl , you would be prey to all sorts of men , fortune hunters and the like . |
| 29 | We 'd be country weekenders . ’ |
| 30 | Even if it was the day we 'd be sort of coming back |