Example sentences of "[pers pn] would be [v-ing] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If this were my life , ’ he says softly , ‘ I 'd be living in a hotel made of chocolate sponge cake and organ music . |
| 2 | I mean , personally I do n't think Terry 's very good at interviews , I think I 'd be flying in the face of public opinion if I said he was . |
| 3 | If I was 12 years old I 'd be squealing in the stalls as well . |
| 4 | ‘ I never thought I 'd be seeing in the New Year with Will Carling and company in Lanzarote . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm in the prevention and protection business , so I 'd be failing in my duty not to warn you of the possibilities . |
| 6 | I 'd be failing in my duty if I did n't make it my business to know who she 's consorting with . ’ |
| 7 | I 'd be failing in my duties as a husband . |
| 8 | Pretty soon I 'd be putting in a claim for ten per cent of his salary . |
| 9 | And it seemed that I 'd be standing in the way of your freedom and your opportunities . |
| 10 | They are not the reasons for the torture that I would be suffering in his place . |
| 11 | Again my mind wandered from my polishing and back onto the job I would be doing in a few hours . |
| 12 | Like all the other young men I had imagined that after a few brisk preliminaries I would be sitting in an aeroplane , learning to fly , but it turned out that this was so far in the future that it was hardly mentioned . |
| 13 | I would be sitting in the car looking out at the fascinating scenery , my mum and my brother would be doing the same , my sister would be looking at a book and my dad would be driving . |
| 14 | I would be failing in my duty if I allowed him such undeserved relief . |
| 15 | She says ; I feel I would be failing in my duty as a hostess if I did not tell you everything in this house stops for tea . |
| 16 | I would be failing in my duty to the school if I had not read it . ’ |
| 17 | Perdita , covering the bottom of the lorries with straw to protect the ponies ' feet , suddenly heard Alejandro shouting that she better dig out a pair of clean breeches and polish her boots , as she 'd be playing in the match that afternoon . |
| 18 | she 'd be climbing in the inside of it and ripping it |
| 19 | ‘ You 'd be living in a fantasy world ! |
| 20 | You 'd be putting in your Nat West one do , do , do , do , do |
| 21 | Soon , she knew she would be thinking in terms of shock , stress , guilt reaction , grief , anxiety , a clouded mind . |
| 22 | She stated she would be staying in their Huntingdon home rather than moving to London and admitted her wardrobe was sorely lacking in power outfits . |
| 23 | I wonder whether she would be staying in Wellingborough or |
| 24 | Comfort had sent it from Paris to say that she would be arriving in Venice in the evening of the following Saturday . |
| 25 | While he was in the stable saddling up his horse , he did not realise that his mother-in-law was only now breaking the news to Sarah that she would be remaining in Leeds . |
| 26 | Defence solicitor Mr Liam McNally , told Magherafelt Magistrate 's Court that , unfortunately the stars did not tell her that there were four policemen in a car following her and she would be appearing in court in September . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've never met her , ’ she replied quietly , and deciding that now was the time to come clean — albeit that she would be lying in her teeth , ‘ She , Miss Pankracova , arranged an interview for — er — me , with Mr Vendelin Gajdusek for last Friday , only he — ’ |
| 28 | But at least she would be treading in his footsteps , and somewhere along the way a clearer picture of him might emerge . |
| 29 | Since gilts pay a fixed annual rate of interest , you would be locking in a higher return before the rate cut . |
| 30 | If you assumed this public culture reflected political actuality you would be living in a fools ' paradise , the reverse side of Thatcherland . |