Example sentences of "[conj] i 'd have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't realize how much , or I 'd have written to you . |
| 2 | Or I 'd have called the police I think . |
| 3 | " Thank God you did , or I 'd have cracked up and had even less money saved than I have now . " |
| 4 | Obviously I 'd left the rabbits alone for too long , or I 'd have known about the existence of such a brute . |
| 5 | ‘ Meaning , I suppose , that I 'd have fallen over in a swoon ? ’ |
| 6 | He did n't actually talk about it to me — I suppose he knows me well enough to guess that I 'd have dug in my heels . |
| 7 | Not that I 'd have cared if it had gone up . |
| 8 | I was miserable most of the time , but it would be a towering ingratitude to say that I 'd have done anything else with my life . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Your colouring is so unusual that I 'd have thought you 'd have got quite used to answering that question by now ! ’ |
| 10 | Well maybe it 's not really right , but , but perhaps that I 'd have thought it would be alright . |
| 11 | You did better against those … those twats than I 'd 've expected . |
| 12 | I was worried , more worried than I 'd have admitted . |
| 13 | And he went bump , bump , bump took the prize down and I said , and I walked past we said like , to his mate Chris , I said , he 's improved a damn sight more than I 'd have thought . |
| 14 | I could n't go without the gear , so I 'd have missed the first day . |
| 15 | She with , it 's true , Janey 's help , cooked , served , washed up , cleaned , drove us here , there and everywhere , the doctor , school , the dentist , up to London for nerve-racking bouts of clothes shopping , she had the Nigels to stay , and laughed at the J ills at the garage and I 'd 've died if she 'd found out about Paul . |
| 16 | That 's a fairly tenuous er sort of platform to get rid of those er hunting jobs and I 'd 've thought that er , a party whose leader Mr saw him , was it yesterday ? , proclaiming the importance of er protecting employment and combating unemployment . |
| 17 | Anybody could have kissed me and I 'd have kissed them right back with interest . |
| 18 | The acoustic in the solo works is a shade reverberant , and I 'd have liked a longer gap after the Concerto , but the recording quality throughout is very acceptable . |
| 19 | ‘ You could have had a hundred casual affairs , and I 'd have adjusted to them somehow and tried to make you fall in love with me , but the thought that you 'd loved someone else and still loved him , because it seemed to have gone on over the years , periodically resumed … |
| 20 | The two biffos would have come sneaking through the door , rubbing their hands and telling themselves they 'd got me by the balls , and I 'd have pointed the extinguisher and put out their fire . |
| 21 | Vecchi was certainly the key to this whole set-up , and I 'd have given plenty for half-an-hour 's peaceful talk with him . |
| 22 | and I 'd have caused the other one to slow down . |
| 23 | ‘ And I 'd have loved to see him . |
| 24 | And I 'd have eaten you up with guilt and bitterness first . |
| 25 | I was miserable at the time , but later I realised Heavenly Father was looking after me because if Aunt Mary had said play , we 'd have gone out , and I 'd have missed the breakthrough . |
| 26 | And I 'd have shot myself if we lost because I 'd wasted a good chance just before the goal . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a tough old world and I 'd have thought you 'd learned that lesson in your line of work . |
| 28 | Cos I think last time we hired them from Staffordshire and I 'd have thought if they 're going to buy some they will be very happy to hire us them . |
| 29 | ‘ She was halfway there already … and I 'd have looked after her . ’ |
| 30 | I 'd have dithered and I 'd have got tired and I 'd gone off of |