Example sentences of "[conj] they would [vb infin] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | They told him to ignore it and to remain at home where they would join him for the evening . |
| 2 | Should there be any emergency he was to phone Dockhead police station , or they would phone him if they had reason to call . |
| 3 | The natives insisted he burn the book or they would attack him . |
| 4 | He dare n't go back or they would see him . |
| 5 | It was expected that they would interview him later today . |
| 6 | He was n't even sure that they would want him . |
| 7 | Jackson said : ‘ I told Nigel he was too thin to play rugby and that they would break him in half . ’ |
| 8 | He made himself as meek as a lamb , hoping perhaps that they would give him an extra morsel of food or some other favour . |
| 9 | There would be no more hinting now that they would like him to leave . |
| 10 | Police indicated that they would charge him under Zimbabwe 's Law and Order Maintenance Act for a statement he issued on Monday accusing the government of ‘ state terrorism ’ against students . |
| 11 | He had a few enemies amongst the more militant dockers but he had many loyal friends too , and many had told Carrie that they would follow him without question . |
| 12 | Not that they would condemn him . |
| 13 | Could Kevin 's parents really be so careless that they would lose him twice ? |
| 14 | Forcing open the door against the wind , he waved at the advancing policeman and stepped clear of the cabin so that they would see he was unarmed . |
| 15 | But when he said so , hoping that they would find him a job away from the Zoo , they said instead that if he wanted he could work through the remaining years to his retirement as general helper and sweeper . |
| 16 | I rather got the impression that they would take him er , er , continue interest in what would happen , I 've got the impression they have a representative here to give their view of how it was er |
| 17 | They came to his home uninvited once or twice and they would waylay him as he emerged from work at the factory . |
| 18 | And they would call him Michael , not Mick . |
| 19 | And they would believe him . |
| 20 | They were no more than the truth , but now his mother would ring Victoria and Emma and they would ring him and it would be one question after another until he went completely mad and started calling for humming-bird sandwiches or something . |
| 21 | In late 1687 he began polling the deputy lieutenants and JPs to see if they would assist him in obtaining the election of a Parliament committed to the repeal of the penal laws and the Tests . |
| 22 | He felt like telling the old folk it was not New Year 's Eve , but he doubted if they would believe him . |
| 23 | While waiting for this money to come through , he asked the owners if they would allow him to order goods for the coming summer season . |
| 24 | Alexander had to argue with the authorities before they would let him compete , but he convinced them that he was descended from the royal house of Argos . |