Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] would [vb infin] you " in BNC.
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| 1 | But have only one centimetre of bare flesh in contact — and the building would absorb you . |
| 2 | The light would pull you . |
| 3 | For one heart-stopping second you thought the wheel would pitch you out , headlong , over the town , to swim frantically , comically , in empty air until the ground roared up to meet you . |
| 4 | If you found the opening pitch a bit over the top , the follow-up would gross you out completely . |
| 5 | and then the law would tell you where you 're going wrong . |
| 6 | By that time you were attracted to her , and to defer the session would give you more time to get to know her . |
| 7 | They provided a bus , you had a bus ride and you picked up a couple of guides er , who during the night would take you over the er take you over the er Pyrenees , er over the mountains er , the Pyrenees , you see becau er you 're in need of a guide because the er the frontier posts etcetera etcetera were shut , were closed . |
| 8 | The masters , when they punished , instructed the prefects to slog you with a gym-shoe ; one prefect would hold you like a trussed chicken and the other would give you six of the best . |
| 9 | ‘ I know the Lord would want you to , ’ she said . |
| 10 | Whyte even gave tips on how to answer the questions correctly — that is , in the way the corporation would like you to : ‘ Repeat to yourself — I like things pretty well the way they are . |
| 11 | The operation would set you back around a thousand pounds . |
| 12 | Besides , it squeaks so loudly the Headmaster would hear you before you were halfway across . ’ |
| 13 | Not only that , but the way the light came around the edges and through the door would enable you to perceive clearly and in three dimensions what was happening on the other side of the door ! |
| 14 | Er it was n't like er you know the employer would meet you and discuss a wage rise for a whole yard . |
| 15 | In Excel PMT ( interest , term , principal ) calculates the amount would pay you if you borrowed principal for term at interest% per annum but returns it as a negative quantity — i.e. the amount you pay . |
| 16 | All your licensed premises on your area had to be checked at least once a week ( in uniform ) and the sergeant would pick you up and take you visiting these various posts , and I used to take a glass of beer . |
| 17 | ai n't as much as what the bank would charge you . |
| 18 | ‘ He is a good man , mademoiselle — all the world would tell you so — but he has had to be strong — to bear everything on his shoulders . |
| 19 | To make the film would cost you something like a hundred and twenty thousand pounds . |
| 20 | The Legion would return you to the place at which they had taken charge of you . |
| 21 | But , erm all that time I was running the young wives ' and we used to hold a stall in the garden , at the garden party at the church , and w when you took your takings in , you know th the treasurer would say you know , who are you , you know and I used to say young wives ' and then one day I said well , you know we 're no longer young wives , you know we were getting old and I decided there and then I 'd had enough of young wives ' , you know and er , er because I , I said , I , I was secretary and I 'll close it down it , it erm the young wives ' closed down and er er it , it had actually closed down and this lady was marvellous this secretary of the Guild , who would kno known mother and she was a councillor , she come dashing down , you know you , you , th the young wives ' has closed and you know you 've got excuse . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm afraid that for the moment , yes , the company would prefer you to resign . ’ |
| 23 | If a grant would help you to develop an idea that you have please tell us about it . |
| 24 | It 's funny how an animal like a cow or a horse would swim you would think it would be |
| 25 | You might be forgiven for thinking that the absorption of a stimulant would make you better able to function mentally — but in fact this is far from the truth . |
| 26 | It states that not using a lawyer would save you money initially but that it could be a false economy , particularly if your case goes to the High Court , where your opponent will almost certainly have a solicitor and a barrister . |
| 27 | My grandfather taught me necessary skills : how to tip my tea into my saucer and blow waves across it until it was cool enough to drink ; how to cut an orange in half crossways and pack a sugar lump into each half and then suck out orange-juice and sugar together ; how to walk along the crazy-paving garden path without stepping On any of the cracks or a tiger would get you ; how to butter the loaf and then clutch it to your chest and then shave off paper-thin slices ; what saint to pray to when you woke up at night and saw the devil moving behind the curtains . |
| 28 | Such a comparison would tell you about changes in language and in aesthetics , about the demands of performance in the eighteenth century , and about changes in social values . |
| 29 | ‘ Obviously , you ca n't continue to do all the work that a client would like you to do . |