Example sentences of "[indef pn] would [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Someone would carve it on an adamantium monument . |
| 2 | ‘ I wish someone would tell me just what 's going on . ’ |
| 3 | He wished someone would tell him what to do … . |
| 4 | hoping that someone would tell us we were wrung — nobody would . |
| 5 | ‘ I wish someone would lend me a farm hand , ’ said Dancer 's Interior Designer sulkily . |
| 6 | They rushed out into Regent 's Park — out of earshot — and Simon told her , yes of course he was forcing her hand , it was blackmail : he did love her so , she was the right one for him and he 'd take her tomorrow on five hundred pounds , if someone would lend them to him , and he did rather fancy himself as a married man at twenty-one . |
| 7 | He lay in bed , hoping the phone would go away or someone would answer it . |
| 8 | PMT ( interest , term , -principal ) works out what someone would pay you if you lent them principal and this is positive . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish someone would ruin me with that sort of money . ’ |
| 10 | Darlington police issued a photograph of the man hoping someone would identify him . |
| 11 | Perhaps if he wrecked the thermostat , someone would think it worth putting a little pressure on their British friends . |
| 12 | Maybe someone would think it was . |
| 13 | He hoped some day someone would play it — if it was worth playing . |
| 14 | He started to smile , teasing me , and for the second time I was convinced that someone would flourish it back to existence , that it was all only a game . |
| 15 | But then a god-like creature appeared , and I protested to him — her ? — that if I was a monster , then monsters were GOOD creatures — I was good , truly I was — if only someone would kiss me like in fairytales . |
| 16 | I stood there looking up at him , wishing that someone would demolish me . |
| 17 | Rachel asked her to come back after the show , when someone would take her to her sister 's lodgings . ’ |
| 18 | There was a lot of activity , surely someone would take her across . |
| 19 | He remembered the ancient legends of the Guardians , the Brotherhood of Sorcerers who would serve and master if they were paid enough , and who would guard anything in the world if someone would employ them sufficiently profitably ; he remembered as well that the Conablaiche and the Lad of the Skins were abroad in the world again . |
| 20 | An unidentified spokesman for the V&A was quoted in The Independent newspaper of 16 May , 1992 ( which featured several colour illustrations from the album ) as stating , ‘ We have always said that we could not raise the money to buy it , but would be very happy if someone would buy it and give it to us ’ . |
| 21 | Perhaps someone would see it somewhere some day . |
| 22 | If someone would come he could ask them to check the brake on the van . |
| 23 | In view of the circumstances of his team 's downfall , perhaps the most ironic touch about the final was that Chapman had said in the Sunday Express a week before the game : ‘ I know nothing of the art of clairvoyance , but I should feel happier if someone would foretell me the vital incident which is almost sure to decide the match . |
| 24 | It could have been just relief that someone would have me . |
| 25 | Do you look through the pages of Ideal Home , admire the houses and the handicrafts and say ‘ I wish someone would teach me how to do that ’ ? |
| 26 | Nobody would miss me . |
| 27 | As I said at the beginning I think one should be wary about using the word natural , because sometimes people use it you know to promote something you know like on advertising you know it 's natural , must be good for you , but at the same time there are certain things that are natural that are very bad for you like death and if I were to say you know death is natural , nobody would think I was advocating suicide of course not . |
| 28 | I thought , must be nobody would go I turned round and no plastic on it . |
| 29 | I saw him put it in his pocket , do n't know where he got it fucking act the eejit fucking walk about places in the town where he , nobody would stop them , they 'd stop me |
| 30 | you never tasted anything like it in all Anyway nobody would eat them , the ducks |