Example sentences of "[vb past] she would [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To make life easier for us all I started to teach her a few commands , but I found she would obey any order before it was given . |
| 2 | She barely seemed to notice if he stroked her hair as they talked , but if he moved she would say quickly , ‘ Do n't go away , ’ and bring his hand back to her forehead . |
| 3 | There had been a time when she had thought of going with Roman and dreamed of dancing held tightly in his arms , but now she doubted she would go at all . |
| 4 | They looked out for Barbara Coleman on the way , but there were taxis about and no one doubted she would have called one . |
| 5 | There was not a lot to tour in the inclement weather , though the Bohemia concert party was marked down for a visit , and the bandstand too held promise , though with all these people about , she doubted she would hear the music . |
| 6 | Fiona Ray , who has Down 's Syndrome , was sure she could win the tough Duke of Edinburgh 's Gold Award , but experts doubted she 'd do it . |
| 7 | And perhaps , though he doubted she 'd agree , they could sit once more in the back seats for old times ' sake . |
| 8 | She even promised she would speak to Albert and see what could be done in the way of money . |
| 9 | Promised she would come and see me , but you know what these little chelas are like … |
| 10 | Nigel believed she would assume he had something incurable with a shade of film glamour to it — leukaemia , perhaps . |
| 11 | If she was killed to prevent her telling the truth about the paintings , her killer was someone who believed she would tell . |
| 12 | If she drove she 'd save money that way . |
| 13 | It seemed she 'd have to stay here for a while . |
| 14 | He imagined she would have been charm personified if she wanted something from him , but offhand and dismissive if she had not . |
| 15 | Not that she imagined she would have any difficulty finding a job . |
| 16 | Dana took her time in following her sister , and Claudia imagined she would take full advantage of her sister 's absence . |
| 17 | ‘ I never imagined she 'd do such a thing . ’ |
| 18 | When the time came she would do what she could to help . |
| 19 | When Nora came she would get her to run up to the flat and root out that paste thing she 'd once bought on a whim at Selfridges . |
| 20 | Rose was unable to do much when she was discharged from hospital after four months , but she assumed she would recover all of a sudden , because her illness had come on so suddenly . |
| 21 | Halfway through dressing , wearing his shirt and underpants , he looked for Moda in the workroom , where he assumed she would have thrown it on their pile of magazines ; he wanted to gaze at Bella Kropotkin again , but he could n't find the magazine . |
| 22 | ‘ I do n't know anything about the Bamford Hunt , ’ Meredith said , suddenly finding him unattractive and pushy , his manner hectoring , and disliking both the way he assumed she would agree with him and the arrogance he displayed in failing to give any reason why she should do as he asked . |
| 23 | I was worried , of course , but I assumed she 'd explain herself when she came back . |
| 24 | The clothes she assured her would look right on her . |
| 25 | Hewas so considerate when she lost the baby a year later , overlooking that she had failed in giving him what the nurse reluctantly told her would have been a son . |
| 26 | I did n't see her often , but whenever we met she would complain gently that they never went anywhere because Derek was always so busy or the babbas were teething or undergoing the whooping cough . |
| 27 | If a door creaked she 'd jump with fright . |
| 28 | Although she bet she would like him . |
| 29 | In winter when she entertained she would send him outside to chop more wood for their open fire . |
| 30 | When he looked away , she realised she would lose him for ever . |