Example sentences of "[vb past] would [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If they huffed and they puffed would they blow it all down ?
2 Phoned the man and I asked would he fix
3 If Castro won would they accept it ?
4 Sir John said on the programme : ‘ They rang us up and said would we go across .
5 And , she said would we like these shirts ?
6 And I said would they pass me over
7 and I said would you integrate so it did n't stand out sort of too obviously four X cubed minus X times X squared .
8 and they would actually send and I know why because erm John Lewis in London erm Jackie wanted some fabric and she 'd seen it up there and Harrods and erm she found out she did n't have her card with her , just her Barclaycard said would you post this we wou we 'll have to charge you , like , two pound
9 He said would you call by , Curzon Street , side door . ’
10 and the men came , delivered the new ones and erm , one of them , er oh you said would you take the old one and they said , yeah , fine you know , dad said well it 'll take both of you , oh no , no , I can do that , he could n't even lift it you know cos they were so solid and two of them had a heck of a job did n't they ?
11 really great it was , you know I did n't really think it would turn out as big as it has done you know , but it 's turned out beautiful has n't it really , yeah we was , I was thrilled especially when they built the new houses round the front we used to go and keep looking at them , little did I think I would get one , and the housing officer came one day and he said would you like one of the new ones , I said I would and it was four bedroom but we got , you see we 've got the other bedroom over my daughter-in-law 's , so me and hubby used to have the en right down a long passage and the bedroom was over like the sit you 've got a bedroom over the sitting room like see and she erm , we used to have so the children did n't make a noise to disturb her so my hubby and I had that room , yeah , it was quite nice it was , nice house , I erm , you know , enjoyed being there , bringing up the family , you want plenty of room you 've got a big family do n't you really ?
12 so erm , he said would you like it
13 So I said to her she said would you like to go to the Regal so I said I do n't mind .
14 Never once said would you like to come up Macrows .
15 we finished the story and we got onto the rhymes I presume and a little body sidled in through the win through the door and he sort of sat there looking pathetic you know , I said would you like to come and sit on my knee ?
16 , but when they asked us to go , you know , I mean they two seats to spare and old Bert would n't speak and came and said would you two like to go , he 's on the committee , you see so he went and mentioned it to Lionel and Lionel got them out and said would you like to go and right I 'll put your name down so
17 I said well how about a I said would you like candles on , .
18 She said would you like to me to get you
19 who was on the ward last night and sister that was on today and I wan na know why and how he fell out of bed when I got up there they said would you like to come in , I said I most certainly would , she said erm , what would you like to say ?
20 He said would you like to get home , he said I 'm sure you would ? well no he said as far as he was concerned he could leave us
21 You said would you drive my Rover that 's the question ?
22 No , you said would I bring it up at this meeting .
23 They give you something for that cos I m the B B C asked me once to , they knocked the door and said would I make a note of all the programmes for one week and just put my opinion , it was just four different , you know ,
24 So why John said would I show you how to truss nice , I do n't wish to learn thank you !
25 Well she said would I tell anybody
26 Then he said would I move a little bit to the right so that he could see me because the edges of the picture distort .
27 It 's it is a nationwide survey on spoken English erm there 's a somebody approached me today and said would I carry a tape around for a week and record people talking .
28 They pho , phoned last night and said would I collect some stuff from someone in so
29 I told him about Charlotte and he said would I describe her , in the smallest detail that I could .
30 There was n't any new town or anything and er they 'd built those er Council houses in the front in and he also erm , he said would I like a nice new house , to have plenty of hot water for the boys for bathing and everything , so I moved into a four bedroom and er I was there , er brought my family up there for , till er , unfortunately my mother came to live with me and unfortunately erm I had to go away erm because I was n't very well on a holiday and I was called back cos she was found dead on the toilet my poor mother and er after that erm I came back and erm , in the middle of the week from holiday , oh bother it will it be okay ?
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