Example sentences of "[pers pn] would [verb] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says if I 'd 've wanted a slice of fat and I 'd 've want burnt tomatoes I says I would 've ordered them . |
| 2 | Five frilly nightdresses straight from mail-order , their labels still attached — I 'd 've nicked a couple only I did n't know what disease they might be carrying . |
| 3 | And it was uphill work coming home afterwards ; and if I 'd ha' hit a cobweb I 'd ha' fallen back'uds . |
| 4 | I 'd have done I 'd have done a quick , a little man carrying a bag with dollars |
| 5 | I 'd have felt a lot happier . ’ |
| 6 | If I 'd been planning to abandon you , as you so melodramatically put it , I 'd have made a much better job of it . |
| 7 | ‘ Do you really believe I 'd have blown a career I loved just to get even with you for something that happened ten years ago ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I 'd have liked a job but you could n't , because the men had to be looked after , you just had to be there . |
| 10 | Head of Department : ‘ Yes , I 'd have liked a deputy Head of House , without increment … disappointed over that . ’ |
| 11 | I 'd have liked a lamb . |
| 12 | ‘ If I 'd thought we were going on a lecture tour , I 'd have brought a notepad and a lunchbox . |
| 13 | I 'd have got a nasty shock otherwise . |
| 14 | And I reckon Sunday I 'd have got a lift home . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'd have had a job , ’ said Simon . |
| 16 | ‘ Besides , if it was n't for the cuts , I 'd have had a permanent job by now . |
| 17 | I 'd been paying tax and national insurance for 12 years before I found myself having to make a claim and if I 'd been putting the money in a building society I 'd have had a lot more than I eventually got out of them . ’ |
| 18 | If I had a father-in-law as cold and unfeeling as Prince Philip — not to mention a mother-in-law more concerned with protocol than emotions and a husband who prefers to talk to his plants — I 'd have had a nervous breakdown by now . |
| 19 | ‘ You should have let me know you were coming earlier , I 'd have had a car waiting at the airport for you . ’ |
| 20 | I mean I , it 's no good me husbands to look af , I I this is my second husband but er with my first husband er I I sort of erm if it 's been left to him , God bless him , he 's dead now but if it 'd been left to him I 'd have had a houseful of children you know . |
| 21 | Under other circumstances I 'd have had a snappy answer for her . |
| 22 | If I 'd had my nailfile with me I 'd have had a go at it . |
| 23 | Otherwise I 'd have put a brick through your window . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd have married a boatman to get out . ’ |
| 25 | If I 'd known you did n't , I 'd have tried a different way … |
| 26 | I 'd have preferred a book that told a few truths , or even a few lies . |
| 27 | ‘ I 'd have preferred a bottle of Chardonnay to be quite honest , but that did the job . ’ |
| 28 | If you were sleeping with me , I 'd have booked a double room . |
| 29 | I know Everton are crap , ordinarily I 'd have predicted a Leeds win , but with the toffees loosing 3–0 at home on Saturday to QPR they will be doubly determined to get a result of some sort . |
| 30 | I 'd have drawn a market . |